2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello
2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello
2001-2003 Catalog - University of Arkansas at Monticello
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170<br />
<strong>Arkansas</strong>-<strong>Monticello</strong><br />
Course Descriptions<br />
PSY Courses<br />
(Psychology)<br />
PSY 1013 Introduction to Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Survey <strong>of</strong> the science <strong>of</strong> behavior.<br />
PSY 1023 Advanced General Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
In-depth coverage <strong>of</strong> basic psychological concepts,<br />
providing the core <strong>of</strong> knowledge necessary for<br />
understanding the subdisciplines <strong>of</strong> psychology.<br />
PSY 2203 St<strong>at</strong>istical Methods<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisites: PSY 1013, MATH 0183<br />
Introduction to the use and interpret<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> st<strong>at</strong>istics.<br />
PSY 2263 Mental Health<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Survey <strong>of</strong> the techniques necessary for making a positive<br />
adjustment to our environment.<br />
PSY 2273 Experimental Methods in Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Introduction to the research methods used by<br />
psychologists. Offered every fall.<br />
PSY 2282 Experimental Methods Labor<strong>at</strong>ory<br />
2 credits: 4 hours labor<strong>at</strong>ory.<br />
Prerequisites: PSY 2203, PSY 2273.<br />
Student will design, conduct and analyze psychological<br />
research. Offered every spring.<br />
PSY 3243 Social Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Social behavior through group dynamics and mass<br />
communic<strong>at</strong>ion.<br />
PSY 3253 Adolescence<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Physical, mental, and emotional development <strong>of</strong> children<br />
and adolescents, including social adapt<strong>at</strong>ion, interests,<br />
<strong>at</strong>titudes, and ideals.<br />
PSY 3413 Psychology <strong>of</strong> Learning<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Major empirical findings and theoretical positions in the<br />
psychology <strong>of</strong> learning.<br />
PSY 3423 Industrial Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Applic<strong>at</strong>ions <strong>of</strong> psychology in industry, including<br />
personnel selection, placement, and counseling,<br />
engineering and organiz<strong>at</strong>ional psychology, labor<br />
rel<strong>at</strong>ions, the consumer, and survey research.<br />
PSY 3433 Child Development<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Surveys major research findings and theories concerning<br />
development from conception through adolescence.<br />
PSY 3443 Developmental Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Comprehensive study <strong>of</strong> individual development from<br />
conception to de<strong>at</strong>h.<br />
PSY 3453 Exceptional Children<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 3433<br />
Atypical children; survey <strong>of</strong> major findings rel<strong>at</strong>ed to the<br />
causes and n<strong>at</strong>ure <strong>of</strong> devi<strong>at</strong>ions.<br />
PSY 3463 Principles <strong>of</strong> Guidance and Counseling<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Interviewing skills, counseling techniques, and theories<br />
<strong>of</strong> interpersonal dynamics.<br />
PSY 3473 Human Sexuality<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Physiological, psychological, and sociological aspects <strong>of</strong><br />
human sexual behavior, with emphasis on healthy<br />
adjustment.<br />
PSY 3483 Physiological Psychology<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Introduction to the biological bases <strong>of</strong> behavior<br />
including the role <strong>of</strong> neurology, sensory physiology, and<br />
endocrinology in the medi<strong>at</strong>ion <strong>of</strong> behavior.<br />
PSY 3493 Fundamentals <strong>of</strong> Measurement<br />
3 credits: 3 hours lecture<br />
Prerequisite: PSY 1013<br />
Basic psychometric concepts, methods, and problems in<br />
the use <strong>of</strong> aptitude, interest, personality, and psychodiagnostic<br />
tests.
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