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280. Directed Study. (1-3h) Student research performed under faculty supervision. P—PSY 151
and approval of faculty member prior to registration.
282. Independent Research. (1-3h) Independent reading or research conducted under faculty
supervision. P—PSY 151 and approval of faculty member prior to registration. Pass/Fail only.
310. Methods in Psychological Research. (4h) Introduction to statistics and research design for
students minoring in psychology. P—PSY 151 (QR)
311, 312. Research Methods in Psychology. (4h, 4h) Introduction to the design and statistical
analysis of psychological research. Lab—twice weekly. P—PSY 151 (QR)
313. History and Systems of Psychology. (3h) The development of psychological thought and
research from ancient Greece to the present. P—Two PSY courses beyond 151 or POI.
315. Vienna Psychologists. (3h) Examines the roots of psychological theory in Vienna in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth century. Focus is on how the thinking and practice of influential
Viennese psychologists were affected by historical, political, and social contexts. Psychologists
studied include Sigmund Freud, Adler, Fankl, Anna Freud, and Erikson.
320. Physiological Psychology. (3h) Neurophysiological and neuroanatomical explanations of
behavior. P—PSY 310 or 311 or POI.
322. Psychopharmacology. (3h) Survey of the influences of a wide range of psychoactive drugs,
both legal and illegal, on human physiology, cognition, and behavior. P—PSY 151.
323. Animal Behavior. (3h) A survey of laboratory and field research on animal behavior.
P—PSY 310 or 311 or POI.
326. Learning Theory and Research. (3h) Theory and current research in learning, with emphasis
on applications of learning principles for behavior modification and comparisons across species.
P—PSY 310 or 312. C—PSY 312.
329. Perception. (3h) Survey of theory and research findings on various sensory systems (vision,
hearing, touch, taste). P—PSY 310 or 312.
331. Cognition. (3h) Current theory and research in cognitive processes. Emphasis on memory,
attention, visual and auditory information processing, concept identification/formation, and
language. P—PSY 310 or 312. C—PSY 312.
333. Motivation of Behavior. (3h) Survey of basic motivational concepts and related evidence.
P—PSY 310 or 312. C—PSY 312.
335. Fundamentals of Human Motivation. (3h) Description and analysis of some fundamental
motivational phenomena, with special reference to human problems; includes reward and
punishment, conflict anxiety, affection, needs for achievement and power, aggression, creativity,
and curiosity. P—PSY 151.
338. Emotion. (3h) Survey of theory methods and research in the area of emotion. Developmental,
cultural, social-psychological, physiological, personality, and clinical perspectives on
emotions are given. P—PSY 310 or 311.
341. Research in Developmental Psychology. (3h) Methodological issues and selected research in
developmental psychology. Research projects required. P—PSY 310 or 312. C—PSY 312.
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