Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
SU) Psychological factors influencing development from the
prenatal period through 5 years of age. Emphasizes interaction
of heredity and environmental influences on personality,
perception, learning, motivation, cognition, and socialization.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC3053 Psychology of Business and Industry
(IR) Application of psychological principles to the problems
of business and industry with emphasis upon employee
morale and attitudes, labor turnover, industrial relations, safety,
fatigue, etc. Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC306V Special Readings and Projects (1-6)
(FA, SP, SU) For undergraduate majors in psychology.
May be repeated.
PSYC3073 Research Methods (FA, SP, SU)
Training in execution and interpretation of experiments using
the classical experimental designs. Limited enrollment.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2013.
PSYC3083 Research in Applied Psychology (SP,
Even years) A lecture and laboratory course dealing with
the application of psychological research methods to practical
problems. Prerequisite: PSYC 3073.
PSYC3093 Childhood and Adolescence (FA, SP,
SU) Psychological factors influencing development from
age 6 to early adulthood, with emphasis on cognitive, personality,
and psycho-social processes. Prerequisite: PSYC
2003.
PSYC3103 Cognitive Psychology (SP) Introduction
to theories and research in cognition including memory, language,
and problem-solving. Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC3183 Research in Human Learning (FA,
Odd years) A lecture and laboratory course dealing with
the simpler forms of human learning. Prerequisite: PSYC
3073.
PSYC3283 Research in Social Psychology (FA,
Even years) A lecture and laboratory course dealing with
research methods commonly used in social psychology as
well as experience involving the design, conduct, analysis,
and presentation of research projects related to the processes
discussed in lecture. Prerequisite: PSYC 3073.
PSYC3383 Research in Developmental
Psychology (FA, Odd years) A lecture and laboratory
course dealing with developmental research methods as well
as selected research topics and laboratory experience involving
the design, conduct, and analysis of research on selected
developmentally-related problems. Prerequisite: PSYC 3073.
PSYC3483 Research in Physiological
Psychology (SP, Even years) A lecture and laboratory
course dealing with techniques for investigating the relationship
between brain functions and behavior in both human
and animal research. Students should expect to carry out a
research project using laboratory rats. Prerequisite: PSYC
3073.
PSYC3583 Research in Personality (SP, Odd
years) A lecture and laboratory course dealing with
methodologies for the study of personality. Individual and/or
group research projects including reviews of literature, application
of methodology, and writing of reports will be conducted.
Prerequisite: PSYC 3073.
PSYC3683 Research in Perception (SP, Odd
years) Lecture and laboratory course dealing with research
methods and experimental designs applied to the study of
perception. Emphasis on application of psychological methods
in the study of audition and vision. Prerequisite: PSYC
3073.
PSYC3783 Research in Cognition (FA, Even
years) A lecture and laboratory course dealing with the
design, conduct, and analysis of experiments in the area of
memory, language, and other aspects of more complex
human information processing. Prerequisite: PSYC 3073.
PSYC3923H Honors Colloquium (IR) Treats a special
topic or issue, offered as part of the honors program.
May be repeated when the content is changed. May be
repeated. Prerequisite: honors candidacy (not restricted to
candidacy in psychology).
PSYC399VH Honors Course (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
May be repeated for 12 hours. Prerequisite: junior standing.
PSYC4013 Exceptional Children (IR) Study of children
whose development follows atypical patterns, including
for example, the mentally deficient, the physically and emotionally
handicapped. Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC4023 Adulthood and Aging (SP, Even years)
Psychological factors occurring from young adulthood
through old age. Emphasis on cognitive, personality, physical,
and psychological factors. Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC4033 Educational Psychology (IR)
Psychological theories and concepts applied to the educational
process. Investigates the learner and instructional variables
in a wide range of educational settings. Prerequisite:
PSYC 2003.
PSYC4053 Psychological Tests (FA) Nature and theory
of individual and group tests of intelligence, personality,
interests, and attitudes. Prerequisite: PSYC 2013.
PSYC4063 Psychology of Personality (SP)
Development and nature of the normal personality.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC4073 Psychology of Learning (FA, SP, SU)
Basic principles of learning showing how these principles are
derived from experimental studies and how they are applied
to explain more complex forms of behavior. Prerequisite:
PSYC 2003.
PSYC409V Psychology Seminar (1-18) (IR)
Provides intensive coverage of specialized psychological topics.
PSYC4123 Perception (FA) Survey of principles and
theories of sensation and perception. Content covers the
classical senses with emphasis on integrating physical, physiological,
and psychophysical evidence concerning the operation
of sensory system in humans and other animals.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC4133 Behavior Modification (SP, Odd years)
Introduction to the basic principles of behavior modification
and contingency management. Presents procedures of conditioning,
reinforcement, token economy and self-control of
individuals and groups in a variety of settings with emphasis
on discussions of research and ethics. Prerequisite: PSYC
2003.
PSYC4143 History and Systems of Psychology
(FA) Examination of the concepts, methods, and systems
which have contributed to the development of modern psychology.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC4183 Physiological Psychology (FA)
Examination of the biological basis of behavior. Surveys neuroanatomy,
neurophysiology, and neuropharmacology, and
then investigates how the nervous system produces various
types of behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC4193 Comparative Psychology (SP)
Similarities and differences in behavior across different
species, including man. Special reference is made to principles
concerning the organisms adjustment to its environment.
Prerequisite: PSYC 2003.
PSYC498V Senior Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
PSYC5013 Advanced Developmental Psychology
(SP) Critical examination of the research relevant to the
psychological factors influencing the growth processes of the
individual from birth to maturity. Prerequisite: PSYC 4073.
PSYC5023 Neuropsychological Assessment (IR)
Introduction to the principles, techniques, and tools of
assessment in clinical neuropsychology. Includes training in
the interpretation, integration, and reporting of results.
Prerequisite: PSYC 5043.
PSYC5033 Psychopathology (FA) Psychological and
somatic factors contributing to pathological behavior.
Interrelations of these factors will be analyzed in terms of
how they lead to differential abnormal states. Prerequisite:
PSYC 3023.
PSYC5043 Assessment of Intellectual and
Cognitive Abilities (FA) Training in the theory, administration
and interpretation of individual tests of intelligence and
mental ability. Prerequisite: PSYC 4053.
PSYC5053 Advanced Personality Assessment
and Clinical Diagnosis (FA) Guidelines for using standardized
instruments and structured interviews in the diagnosis
and clinical assessment of major psychological disorders.
Includes training in the interpretation, integration, and reporting
of results. Prerequisite: PSYC 5043 and PSYC 5163.
PSYC5063 Advanced Social Psychology (SP)
Theory, methodology, and contemporary research in the
major areas of social psychology. Topics include attitude theory
and measurement, group processes, social and cultural
factors.
PSYC5073 Introduction to Clinical Practice: Core
Skills and Ethical Guideli nes (FA, SP) (Formerly
PSYC 507) An introduction to clinical practice focusing on a)
interview methods and techniques and b) ethical principles
and guidelines.
PSYC5113 Theories of Learning (FA) Major concepts
in each of the important theories of learning.
Prerequisite: PSYC 4073.
PSYC5123 Cognitive Psychology (SP, Even
years) Contemporary theories and research on human
information processing including topics such as memory, language,
thinking, and problem solving.
PSYC5133 Inferential Statistics for Psychology
(FA) Inferential statistics, including representative parametric
tests of significance. Special emphasis on analysis of variance,
covariance, and component variance estimators as
applied to psychological research. Prerequisite: PSYC 2013
or STAT 2013.
PSYC5143 Advanced Descriptive Statistics for
Psychology (SP) Special correlation techniques followed
by a survey of representative nonparametric tests of significance.
Major emphasis on advanced analysis of variance
theory and designs. Prerequisite: PSYC 5133.
PSYC5163 Personality: Theory & Disorder (SP)
An introduction to empirically based theories of personality
and personality disorders with an emphasis on clinical application
and intervention.
PSYC523V Research Practicum (1-3) (FA, SP)
Presentation, evaluation, and discussion of on-going
research proposals. Required of all experimental graduate
students in the first 2 years of their program.
PSYC5313 Introduction to Clinical Science:
Research Design and Ethical Guid elines (FA)
Provides a) guidelines for designing and conducting empirical
research in clinical psychology, b) ethical principles that regulate
clinical research, and c) supervised opportunities to
develop a clinical research proposal.
PSYC600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)
PSYC602V Seminar: Teaching Psychology (1-3)
(FA, SP) Survey of the literature on teaching of psychology
in college. Includes: planning the course, method, examining
and advising students. Prerequisite: teaching assistant.
PSYC607V Clinical Practicum III (1-3) (FA, SP)
Provides supervised experience in the application of the
more complex and lesser known psychodiagnostic techniques
and training and experience in psychotherapeutic
techniques with the more severe functional disorders. Level
of responsibility and independence to increase in 608V.
Prerequisite: PSYC 507V and PSYC 508V.
PSYC608V Clinical Practicum IV (1-3) (FA, SP)
Provides supervised experience in the application of the
more complex and lesser known psychodiagnostic techniques
and training and experience in psychotherapeutic
techniques with the more severe functional disorders.
Prerequisite: PSYC 507V and PSYC 508V.
PSYC609V Clinical Graduate Seminar (1-3) (FA,
SP) Provides intensive coverage of specialized clinical topics.
Open to all graduate students.
PSYC611V Individual Research (1-18) (FA, SP,
SU)
PSYC6133 Advanced Physiological Psychology
(FA) Examination of the biological basis of behavior, with
emphasis on underlying neural mechanisms.
PSYC6163 Psychotherapy (SP) A conceptual
overview of psychotherapy, with an emphasis on a) common
mechanisms, and b) cognitive and interpersonal approaches.
Prerequisite: PSYC 5033.
PSYC6173 Clinical Child Psychology (SP, Even
years) Intensive study of psychopathology, assessment,
and treatment of children. Broad survey with emphasis on
theory, practice, and research from a developmental perspective.
Prerequisite: PSYC 5033 and PSYC 5043 and PSYC
5053.
PSYC6183 Group Psychotherapy (FA, Even
years) Examination of theory, research, and practice in
group psychotherapy.
PSYC6203 Marital and Family Psychotherapy
(FA, Odd years) Examination of theory, research, and
practice in marital and family psychotherapy. Includes supervised
clinical experiences.
PSYC6213 Behavior Therapy (FA, Even years)
Provides clinical experience and training in the major behavior
modification technique. Includes also a critical evaluation
of theory, research, and issues in the area.
PSYC6223 Diversity Issues in Clinical
Psychology (SP) The impact of clients’ diversity on
assessment, treatment, and research in clinical psychology.
Broad coverage with an emphasis on implications for clinical
practice.
PSYC6233 Professional Issues in Clinical
Practice (IR) Examination of major issues the professional
practice of clinical psychology, including regulations governing
licensure, the business of behavioral health care, and
the role of clinical psychologists in the courts.
PSYC6323 Seminar in Developmental
Psychology (FA, Odd years) Discussion of selected
topics in the area of human development. Emphasis will be
on a review of current theory and empirical research. Topics
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