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PSYCHOLOGY 279
scores; the normal distribution and the central limit theorem;
the logic of hypothesis testing; correlation and regression;
multiple regression. {Fall}
Corequisite: 503L.
502. Design and Analysis of Experiments. (3)
Introduction to the logic of experimental design and to
experimental designs commonly used in psychology and the
corresponding analyses. {Spring}
Corequisite: 504L.
503L. Advanced Statistics Laboratory. (1)
Computational techniques for statistical methods introduced
in 501. Emphasis placed on the use of a computerized statistical
package, e.g., SPSS®.
Corequisite: 501. {Fall}
504L. Design and Analysis of Experiments Laboratory.
(1)
Practical issues related to material introduced in 502.
Emphasis placed on use of a computerized statistical package,
e.g. SPSS®.
Corequisite: 502. {Spring}
505. Research Seminar. (1 to a maximum of 3) ∆
Facilitates development of active research in first-year graduate
students. Presentations include 1) research lectures by
faculty and graduate students; and 2) research proposals by
class members, critiqued by instructor and classmates.
506. Seminar in Mathematical Psychology. (3)
Discussion of recent research in various areas of mathematical
psychology, including behavioral decision theory
and mathematical learning theory.
511. History and Systems of Psychology. (3)
Survey of historic and contemporary systematic issues and
conceptual viewpoints in psychology.
of cognitive development and subsequent challenges, both
theoretical and empirical, to that model.
530./430. Alcoholism. (3)
Causes, course, prevention and treatment of problem drinking.
531. Professional Issues in Clinical Psychology. (3)
An exploration of the professional contexts that have led to
the development of modern clinical psychology and a review
of the ways professional issues are relevant to practice and
research in psychology.
532. Seminar in Psychopathology. (3)
A research-bases course that provides a comprehensive
study of abnormal behavior. It stresses diagnosis and assessment
of psychopathology and examines various theories of
etiology. Recommended treatments are mentioned briefly.
533. Psychological Evaluation: Cognitive and
Neuropsychology Functions. (3)
Provides an introduction to intelligence testing, contemporary
factors influencing intellectual performance, and clinical interpretation
of cognitive tests. The neuropsychological implications
of cognitive deficits are reviewed, along with different
approaches to neuropsychological assessment.
534L. Practicum in Psychological Evaluation. (3)
Practicum experience in the administration and interpretation
of cognitive and personality tests.
535. Psychological Evaluation: Personality Functions.
(3)
This course examines: 1) psychometric principles involved
in the development and evaluation of psychological tests; 2)
major means of personality inventory construction; and 3) the
general logic of major personality assessment procedures,
including MMPI and Rorschach.
ARTS AND
SCIENCES
512. Advanced Health Psychology. (3)
This course will examine research and theory on important
issues in health psychology including stress, health behaviors,
and managing chronic disease. Learning tools include
analyzing, synthesizing, and integrating these readings and
discussing them in class.
513. Emotion and Health. (3)
This course will examine research and theory on the application
of psychology interventions to health problems including
coping with illness and health behavior change. The interventions
will include stress management, mediation, and cognitive
behavioral therapies.
514. Health Psychology. (3)
This course will involve examine research and theory on
issues in the study of emotion and health. Areas covered
include the psychology of emotion, emotion and mental
health, emotion and physical health, and emotional intelligence.
**521./421. Advanced Developmental Psychology. (3)
Investigation of the theoretical bases and critical issues in the
area of developmental psychology.
522./422. Child Language. (3)
(Also offered as LING 560.) Theories, methodologies and
findings in child language, from birth to late childhood.
Emphasizes implications of child language data for linguistic
and psycholinguistic theories. Topics: biological foundations;
pre-linguistic communication; phonological, syntactic, semantic
and pragmatic development; bilingualism.
523./323. Social Development. (3)
A seminar that integrates theory and research focused on
social dynamic processes and relationship-formation within
cultural settings throughout development.
528. Seminar on Cognitive Development. (3)
A seminar covering theory and research on the development
of cognition, organized around Piaget’s constructivist model
**536./436. Family Psychology. (3)
Focuses on the major theoretical approaches to family dysfunction
and examines family influences on the development
and maintenance of deviance, including juvenile delinquency,
substance abuse, anorexia nervosa, depression and schizophrenia.
**539./439. Child Psychopathology. (3)
Theories and practices related to an understanding of children
and adolescents who deviate from normal development
either intellectually, educationally, emotionally, physically
or in some combination. Relevant family variables are
considered.
540. Biological Bases of Behavior. (3)
Provides an introduction to basic aspects of neuroscience;
e.g., historical perspectives, neurocytology, neurophysiology,
neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroanatomy. In depth
critical discussion of fundamental and current topics.
542. Seminar in Recovery of Function and Epilepsy. (3)
Focuses on the literature and current experiments on epilepsy
and functional recovery, the two major problems following
traumatic brain injury or stroke. Mechanisms of these
processes and clinical advancements will be discussed.
547. Drugs and Behavior. (3)
Study of the pharmacological action and physiological and
psychological effects of drugs of abuse including stimulants,
depressants, narcotics and hallucinogens. Course may be
used towards major.
551. Graduate Problems. (1-3, no limit) ∆
561. Cognitive Processes I. (3)
Surveys the major topics and issues in lower order cognitive
processes. Includes coverage of fundamental theoretical and
empirical work in sensory detection, attention, perception,
and motor control.
UNM CATALOG 2006–2007 Symbols, page 611.