08-09 Graduate Catalog/w pics - University of Louisiana at Monroe

152 THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA AT MONROE
PSYCHOLOGY
(PSYC)
For Graduates Only
501. COGNITION. 3 cr. The study of the thinking processes of normally functioning individuals.
Topics will include memory, problem solving, heuristics, creativity, and decision making.
Prerequisites: 325, 439.
502. SOCIAL COGNITION. 3 cr. Study of the manner in which people sort, store, and assess
information about others. Emphases include causal attributions, social attitudes, person
perception, stereotyping, and small group process. Prerequisites: 315, 402, 439.
503. ADVANCED CHILD PSYCHOLOGY. 3 cr. Topical approach to examination of mental, motor,
social, and emotional development of children and adolescents. Relevant research and
literature regarding normal development, deviations from normal, and multicultural issues
associated with the developmental process are presented.
505. ADVANCED ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY. 3 cr. Topical approach to examination of mental,
motor, social, and emotional development of adolescents. Relevant research and literature
regarding normal development, deviations from normal, and multicultural issues associated with
the developmental process are presented.
507. PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF LEARNING. 3 cr. Principles of learning and the
experimental evidence upon which they are based, including individual experimentation in
learning.
509. INTELLIGENCE TESTING. 3 cr. Administration and interpretation of intelligence tests, including
development and theoretical issues, with a focus on the Wechsler scales and Stanford Binet as
well as other tests and methods. Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Prerequisites:
Admission to psychology graduate program or Approval of Department Head.
511. INDIVIDUAL TESTS. 3 cr. Training and supervised practice in the administration, scoring, and
interpretation of individual tests of intellectual and personality functioning. Emphasis is on the
Diagnostic Interview, Exner System Rorschach, Wechsler Scales, Minnesota Multiphasic
Personality Inventory, and apperceptive measures. Three hours lecture and three hours
laboratory. Prerequisites: Admission to psychology graduate program or Approval of Department
Head.
515. PSYCHOPATHOLOGY. 3 cr. The manifestations of deviant behavior in individuals, and the
principles and theoretical models used in the description and interpretations of psychological
disorders. Emphasis is on the use and limitations of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of
Mental Disorders.
518. PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT. 3 cr. Instruction and practice in administration and
integrated interpretation of tests and other instruments used in the assessment of individual
personality traits and psychopathology. Emphasis is on assessing psychopathology using a
combination of techniques. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory. Prerequisites: 509 or
511, and Approval of Department Head.
522. QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES. 4 cr. Methods of analysis of
variance and covariance, multiple regression, significant parametric and non-parametric tests,
and an introduction to experimental design. Two hours lecture and three hours laboratory.
Prerequisite: 439.
523. RESEARCH METHODS. 3 cr. Research techniques; collecting, processing, analyzing, and
interpreting psychological research. Prerequisite: 522. (Formerly 521.)
527. PROFESSIONAL SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGY. 3 cr. Programs, problems, techniques, and ethical
considerations of the psychologist in the school. Prerequisite: 509 or 511.
528. SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY. 3 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Selected
current areas and fields of professional psychology.
529. DIRECTED STUDY. 1-3 cr. Maximum, 6 cr. Individual investigation of selected topics in
psychology. Three hours laboratory per credit hour. Prerequisite: Approval of Department Head.
534. THEORIES OF LEARNING. 3 cr. Classical theories of learning through the year 1952, and
developments giving rise to current theoretical perspectives.
552. BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. 3 cr. Emphasis on theory and practice of modification of human
behavior.
553. BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION LABORATORY. 1 cr. Field experience in behavioral
assessment and the development and implementation of behavior modification programs. A
laboratory course to accompany 552.