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psychology

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History and Systems of Psychology   (PSY-400)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Survey of historical developments in the emergence of modern scientific psychology. Contemporary theoretical systems discussed with emphasis on how they approach the recurring problems of psychology.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Survey historical developments of modern scientific psychology.
  • Discuss contemporary theoretical systems related to psychology.
  • Analyze some of the recurrent problems of psychology.

 
Research in Experimental Psychology   (PSY-322)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Research in Experimental Psychology (PSY-322) provides an introduction to the research methods used by experimental psychologists as they attempt to understand human behavior. Examples of research studies, chosen from a variety of areas of experimental psychology, demonstrate these methods and provide you with an understanding of the knowledge these studies have produced.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Explain why the scientific thinking used in psychological research is better than common sense as a means of acquiring knowledge about behavior.
  • Explain the logic of the psychology experiment and describe the features of experimental methodology intended to satisfy that logic.
  • Compare and contrast predictive and causal relations between variables.
  • Compare and contrast manipulated and non-manipulated variables.
  • Explain the problem of confounding in psychological experiments and describe methods used to minimize the problem.
  • Describe ways of summarizing patterns of data.
  • Explain the principle of drawing inferences from patterns of data and describe ways of measuring the confidence that should be attached to these inferences.
  • Describe factors that limit the generalizing of experimental findings in psychology.
  • Describe the analysis required to determine whether experimental findings are accidental.
  • Describe the format for reporting research findings.

 
Social Psychology I   (PSY-370)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Introduction to Social Psychology explores how humans think and behave in social situations. The course examines concepts such as perception, cognition, and attitudes as they relate to understanding, thinking, and evaluating the social world.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Identify major historical developments in social psychology.
  • Discuss the role of personality, particularly perception, cognition, and attitudes, in social functioning.
  • Explain the dynamics of social influence and persuasion.
  • Analyze theories about understanding of the self and self-esteem, and identify how trait theory can shed light on culturally defined gender differences.

 
Industrial Psychology   (PSY-363)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Industrial Psychology is a survey of industrial psychology with an emphasis on the application of psychological theories and research to staffing and development functions, as well as workplace design.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Understand the job analysis process and outline the steps needed when conducting a job analysis.
  • Identify the key aspects of the legal issues related to employers and employees.
  • Discuss the major areas of employee selection: recruiting, interviewing, references, testing, selection, and evaluating selection decisions.
  • Discuss the steps in the process of employee evaluation.
  • Understand how to design and evaluate training systems.
  • Understand how employee motivation, satisfaction, and commitment are related and how to treat employees fairly.
  • Discuss the different types of organizational communication and the types of interpersonal communication.
  • Identify leadership qualities and the kinds of skills that are essential for effective leadership.
  • Explain group behavior and how this relates to work teams and the potential types of conflict that may occur in groups.
  • Discuss how and why organizations change as well as how to handle change.
  • Describe stress and how it interferes with work and daily life.

 
Social Psychology II   (PSY-371)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Continued study of the field of social psychology and exploration of major topics, including communication, friendship, prejudice, conformity, leadership, aggression and altruism. The course aims to teach students to evaluate interpersonal communication and media presentations of current issues.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Discuss experimental studies of prejudice and discrimination and their impact on what is known about identity.
  • Evaluate the determinants of interpersonal attraction such as attitudes, beliefs, values, and interests.
  • Analyze the factors involved in the formation and maintenance of close relationships including friendships, romantic relationships, and marriage.
  • Discuss laboratory experiments studying conformity, obedience, and aggression and their contributions to the field.
  • Explain the dynamics of helping behavior.
  • Discuss the nature, causes, and control of aggression.

 
Psychology of Racism   (PSY-430)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Psychology of development and consequences of stereotypes and attitudes toward outgroups. Examination of race as a social construction, attitude formation, social psychological principles, forms of racism and discrimination, privilege and social power, psychological response to racism, and racial identity development.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Discuss how race develops in regard to social construction.
  • Explain the relationship between race and attitude formation.
  • Explore some of the social psychological principles as they apply to race.
  • Discuss some of the forms of racism and discrimination.
  • Analyze the relationship between privilege and social power.
  • Describe some of the psychological responses to racism.
  • Discuss racial identify development.

 
Psychology of Personality   (PSY-352)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Psychology of Personality: Although each of us has one, there is no clear definition of Personality. This course surveys major theoretical approaches to the study of personality. Students explore concepts regarding the basic components of personality, processes underlying behavior, and methods of research. Both scientific discoveries and personal insights are explored.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe personality research as an ongoing developmental process, or set of processes, involving both continuity and change, by giving examples from the literature.
  • Analyze different approaches to personality from the perspectives of the major theories of personality—trait, psychodynamic, learning, humanistic-existential, cognitive-Gestalt, and biological--and recognize those theories when used by others to analyze events.
  • Explain how research contributes to the understanding of personality.
  • Identify important personality concepts and apply these concepts in various situations.
  • Formulate relevant questions about personality processes and structures, and use projective and standardized techniques for gathering answers to these questions.

 
Abnormal Psychology   (PSY-350)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Abnormal Psychology provides a unique opportunity to see how real people with particular psychological disorders actually behave. The primary purpose of this course is to observe a variety of human behaviors classified as abnormal. The course focuses on the causes of abnormality, the prevalence of different forms of abnormal behavior, various theories that have been put forth to explain abnormal behavior, and common forms of treatment.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Demonstrate understanding of abnormal behavior, stress and anxiety, personality disorders, substance abuse disorders, sexual disorders, mood disorders, psychotic disorders, and behavioral disorders of children.
  • Describe the manifestation of depression and coping strategies.
  • Describe phobias.
  • Describe the symptoms that characterize the schizophrenias and explain and identify the criteria that are used in diagnosis.
  • Describe features of alcohol, nicotine, and cocaine addiction.
  • Demonstrate understanding of organic mental disorders, Alzheimer's and AIDS dementia complex.
  • Describe behavioral therapy and psychopharmacology.
  • Identify methods for preventing psychological disorders.

Available by TECEP exam.  
Developmental Psychology I    (PSY-211)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
The study of the life span, the subject of Developmental Psychology intrigues us all. Each of us, and everyone we care about, is constantly developing. We see development in childhood more readily because rapid changes take place in physical size, knowledge, and social interactions. Heightened public awareness of the problems of aging in our contemporary society has led to new information on the processes of growth and change taking place in middle and late adulthood as well. This course includes both scientific discoveries and personal insights.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Describe the life span as an ongoing developmental process, or set of processes, involving both continuity and change, by giving examples from the literature, including physical, social, cognitive, and personality development.
  • Analyze different developmental events from the perspectives of the four major theories of development--cognitive, learning, psychoanalytic, and humanistic--and recognize those theories when used by others to analyze events.
  • Explain how research contributes to the understanding of development.
  • Identify important developmental concepts and apply these concepts in various situations.
  • Formulate relevant questions about developmental processes and events, and use standardized techniques for gathering objective answers to these questions.

Available by CLEP and DSST exam. 
Physiological Psychology   (PSY-374)   3.00 s.h.  
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Course Description
Anatomical, neural and biochemical bases of behavior are studied. Topics include localization of function, neurohormonal interaction, sensory and motor functioning, emotions, the relationship of neurophysiological processes and personality.

Learning Outcomes
Through the Portfolio Assessment process, students will demonstrate that they can appropriately address the following outcomes:

  • Discuss the anatomical, neural and biochemical bases of behavior.
  • Review topics such as localizations of functioning neurohormonal interaction, and emotions.
  • Discuss the relationship of neurophysiological processes and personality.

 
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