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(SS) Social and Administrative SciencesPS – Psychology (continued)PS 388Learning and MotivationPrerequisite: PS 101.A survey of major theories and supportingresearch related to classical and operantconditioning, social learning, and motivationalprocesses. Consideration of behaviormodification and applications in solvingclinical, motivational, educational, and societalproblems. 3:0:3PS 390Selected Topics in PsychologyPrerequisite: PS 101 or permission of theinstructor.Intensive study of an area of psychologyselected by the instructor on the basis ofstudent need or current issues. Variable credit:1-3 hours.PS 398 (SO 398)Junior SeminarPrerequisite: PS 101 and junior standing.Designed to provide our majors with resourcesin career planning toward specific postgraduationgoals. Facilitates preparation for thesenior capstone, field placement, internships,and establishment of a successful work identityand goals. This class is not transferable fromany other institution. 1:0:1PS 401Abnormal PsychologyPrerequisite: PS 101.An introduction and investigation of the causes,development, sympto-matology and treatmentof abnormal behavior. Primary focus is aneclectic view of persons and their adaptation oftheir environment. 3:0:3PS 402Systems of PsychotherapyPrerequisites: PS 101, PS 401 or PS 315 andjunior or senior standing.Explores the major schools of psychotherapy.The course includes an extensive use of actualcase studies. 3:0:3PS 403Special Problems in PsychologyPrerequisite: permission of the instructor.A seminar in which special problems related topsychological theory or practice are discussedon the basis of extensive readings. 3:0:3PS 404History and Systems of PsychologyPrerequisites: PS 101, and junior or seniorstanding or permission of the instructor.Study of history of the philosophical andscientific bases of the evolution of modernpsychology and a critical examination ofthe systems of structuralism, functionalism,behaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalytic,humanistic, and existential theories.3:0:3PS 405Independent Study in PsychologyPrerequisites: major in psychology, permissionof the instructor, and junior or senior standing.May be taken for up to six hours. 3:0:3PS 406Experimental PsychologyPrerequisites: EN105, EN106, PS101,SO 307, SO 300, passing the WCT, and 60accumulated hours.An introduction to the design and analysisof laboratory experiments and other researchmethods in psychology. Topics mayinclude: cognitive, social, perceptual, clinicaldevelopmental, and biological processes.Students conduct and evaluate experiments,may serve as subjects, and gain experiencesin writing scientific research reports. Thiscourse will satisfy the EN306 requirement forPsychology major. 3:0:3PS 407Field Placement in PsychologySupervised field placement in an agencyspecifically concerned with application ofpsychology. Prerequisites: major in psychology,permission of the instructor, and junior orsenior standing. Variable credit: 1-6 hours.PS 408Cognitive PsychologyPrerequisites: PS 101, and junior or seniorstanding or permission of the instructor.Students are introduced to modern conceptsin cognitive psychology. Human informationprocessing, representation and organizationof knowledge, and the uniqueness of highercognitive skills are emphasized. Classroomdemonstrations and experiments are used inexploring human learning and memory. 3:0:3337