2009-2010 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
PSYC 306L Experimental Psychology Lab
Experimental Psychology Laboratory: Application of techniques and procedures of psychological
research including conducting experiments. Three hours laboratory per week. This course
must be taken concurrently with PSYC 306. Fall Term, every year. 1 hr.
PSYC 308 Exceptional Child
Exceptional Child: Study of problems experienced by children who deviate from normative patterns
of growth and development. Prerequisite: PSYC 320 or permission of the instructor.
Spring Term, even years. 3 hrs.
PSYC 310 Applied General Psychology
Applied General Psychology: Study of the abilities and limitations of humans to sense, store,
process information, and act applied to the design, use and maintenance of human/machine
systems including human computer interaction. Fall Term, even years. 3 hrs.
PSYC 311 Psychological Tests
Psychological Tests: Introductory study of principles of test evaluation and interpretation and
consideration of examples of the major types of psychological tests in reference to these principles.
Prerequisite: MATH 106. Fall Term, odd years. 3 hrs.
PSYC 312 Sensation and Perception
Sensation and Perception: An introduction to the processes by which humans receive and interpret
information from the environment. Sensory coding, information processing, perceptual
development, perceptual illusions and psychophysical methods are among the topics discussed.
As needed. 3 hrs.
PSYC 314 Psychology of Learning
Psychology of Learning: An introduction to the processes by which humans receive and interpret
information from the environment. Sensory coding, information processing, perceptual development,
perceptual illusions and psychophysical methods are among the topics discussed.
As needed. 3 hrs.
PSYC 315 Lab in Conditioning and Learning
Laboratory in Conditioning and Learning: Conducting experiments in respondent and operant
conditioning and in human verbal learning. Prerequisite/ co-requisite: PSYC 314. Three hours
laboratory per week. As needed. 1 hr.
PSYC 316 Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology: Scientific study of mental processes involved in the acquisition, storage,
retrieval and use of knowledge. This course covers theory and research in cognitive psychology
as applied to topics such as attention, memory, language and problem solving. Fall Term, every
year. 3 hrs.
PSYC 320 Develpmental Psychology
Developmental Psychology: An introduction to developmental processes from conception to
old age. The emphasis in the course is on developmental principles, theoretical views and recent
research. Fall and Spring Term, every year. 3 hrs.
PSYC 328 Infant & Child Development
Infant and Child Development: An examination of the development of children from early infancy
through middle childhood including various aspects of pre and post natal development. Theoretical,
empirical and practical aspects of the cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development
of the young child will be covered. Prerequisite: PSYC 201. Fall or Spring Terms, every
year. 3 hrs.