1999-2000 - The University of Scranton

PSYC 110 Staff
(S)Fundamentals of 3 credits
Psychology
An introduction to the scientific study of
behavior through a survey of psychology’s
principal methods, content areas and applications.
Course requirements include participation
in psychological research or
preparation of a short article review.
PSYC 210 Drs. Baril, Dunstone, Hogan
(Q)Statistics in the 3 credits
Behavioral Sciences
An introduction to the basic statistics used
in the behavioral sciences, including
descriptive statistics, correlation, sampling,
hypothesis testing and inferential
statistics.
PSYC 220 Dr. Baril
(S)Social Psychology 3 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) Social determinants
of behavior from a psychological
perspective. Topics include liking, love,
conformity, persuasion, attitude change,
and person perception.
PSYC 221 Drs. Buchanan, Slotterback
(S)Childhood and Adolescence 3 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) Survey of psychological
research dealing with the development
and behavior of children. The
physical, cognitive and social aspects of
development, from infancy to adolescence,
are considered.
PSYC 222 Dr. Slotterback
(S)Adulthood and Aging 3 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) Survey of psychological
research dealing with the agegraded
aspects of behavior in adulthood.
Course will consider the physical, cognitive
and social aspects of the aging process
from late adolescence to death. Topics
include occupation selection, marriage,
parenthood, middle age, retirement and
dying.
PSYC 224 Drs. Baril, Slotterback
(S)Personality 3 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) A survey and
critical evaluation of personality and its
implications for assessment, psychotherapy,
and research.
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PSYC 225 Drs. Alford, Norcross
(S)Abnormal Psychology 3 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) A comprehensive
survey of mental and behavioral disorders
from biological, psychological, and
sociocultural perspectives. The course will
consider diagnosis and labeling, overview
of specific disorders, and various treatment
approaches.
PSYC 230 Dr. O’Malley
Sensation and Perception 3-4 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) Concerns the
study of sensory mechanisms and perceptual
phenomena. Optional lab entails
supervised individual experimentation.
Three credits lecture and optional one
credit laboratory. Lab fee; lab offered only
in Spring.
PSYC 231 Dr. Cannon
(E)Behavioral 3-4.5 credits
Neuroscience
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110 or BIOL 141-
142) Introduction to the field of neuroscience,
examining the cellular bases of
behavior, effects of drugs and behavior.
brain/body correlates of motivation and
emotion, and neural changes accompanying
pathology. Three hours lecture and
optional 1.5 credit laboratory. Lab fee; lab
offered fall only.
PSYC 234 Dr. Buchanan
(S)Cognitive Psychology 3-4 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) Considers a
number of approaches to the study of
human cognitive processes with an
emphasis on the information processing
model. Topics include pattern recognition,
attention, memory, imagery, concepts and
categories, and problem solving. Three
credits lecture and optional one credit laboratory.
Lab fee; fall only.
PSYC 235 Dr. Dunstone
Conditioning and Learning 3-4.5 credits
(Prerequisite: PSYC 110) Concerns the
experimental study of both classical and
instrumental conditioning. Optional lab
involves supervised animal and human
experimentation. Three credits lecture and
optional 1.5 credit laboratory. Lab fee;
spring only.