Course Catalog - 2004-2005

     

PSYC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY ***** Survey of topics, problems, and approaches in contemporary psychology. Includes the biological basis of behavior, sensation, perception, attention, learning and memory, thinking, language, abnormal behavior and therapies, personality and individual differences. Required for psychology majors. ***** Instructor(s): Schneider, Pomerantz, Staff.
 

PSYC 102 - READINGS IN INTRO PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 1
Description: READINGS IN INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY ***** Discussion of articles and research reports in psychology. ***** Instructor(s): Staff.
 

PSYC 202 - INTRO TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** Overview of topics in social psychology. Includes conformity and social influence, attitude change and the mass media, aggression, altruism, relationships, liking and loving, prejudice and stereotyping, and socialization. Required for psychology majors. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. ***** Instructor(s): Beal, Schneider.
 

PSYC 203 - INTRODUCTION COGNITIVE PSYC

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ***** An introduction to topics in cognitive psychology including perception, memory, psycholinguistics, problem solving and decision making. Required for psychology majors. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. ***** Instructor(s): Ro, Burgund.
 

PSYC 221 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** Study of behavorial changes with age and general laws in both human and nonhuman species. ***** Instructor(s): Chen
 

PSYC 231 - INDUS. & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYC

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: INDUSTRIAL & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** An overview of the principles, techniques, and theories of psychology applied in the industrial setting. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. ***** Instructor(s): Hebl, Staff.
 

PSYC 308 - MEMORY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: MEMORY ***** Critical review of traditional and contemporary approaches to the study of remembering and forgetting. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, PSYC 203, or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 50. ***** Instructor(s): Watkins.
 

PSYC 309 - PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE ***** Study of human and other animal communication. ***** Also offered as LING 309. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, PSYC 203, or permission of the instructor. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 315 - SEMANTICS: INTRO STUDY MEANING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Prerequisite(s): LING 200
Description: SEMANTICS: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF MEANING ***** Introduction to basic approaches to the study of meaning in linguistics and related fields. Includes the cognitive representation of meaning, lexical categorization, conceptual structures, metaphor/metonymy, meaning change, pragmatic inference, and the relation of language and mind. ***** Also offered as LING 315. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYCH 101, 203, LING 200, or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Kemmer.
 

PSYC 321 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** Study of behavioral changes with age and general laws in both human and nonhuman species. ***** Instructor(s): Chen.
 

PSYC 329 - PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING ***** Techniques for measuring individual differences and critical review of theories of individual differences in intelligence and personality. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 330 - PERSONALITY THEORY & RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PERSONALITY THEORY & RESEARCH ***** Examination of those aspects of personality emphasized by major theorists past and present. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, 202, or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 50. ***** Instructor(s): Beier.
 

PSYC 331 - PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER ***** Overview of research and theory on gender in psychology. ***** Also offered as WGST 331. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 332 - ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR ***** Study of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. ***** Prerequisite(s): Psych 101. ***** Enrollment limited to 70. ***** Instructor(s): Potts.
 

PSYC 339 - STATISTICAL METHODS-PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4
Description: STATISTICAL METHODS-PSYCHOLOGY ***** Introduction to quantitative and computer methods applicable to the analysis of experimental data. Required for psychology majors. http://davidmlane.com/teaching/psych339_s05 ***** Also offered as STAT 339. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 50. ***** Instructor(s): Dannemiller, Lane
 

PSYC 340 - RESEARCH METHODS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4
Description: RESEARCH METHODS ***** A continuation of PSYC 339, with emphasis on individual student experiments and the writing of research reports. Required for psychology majors. ***** Prerequisite(s): Psych 101, 339, or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 25. ***** Instructor(s): Chen, Burgund, Watkins
 

PSYC 342 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ***** The use of computers in psychological research and in usability engineering. The emphasis will be on dynamic HTML and JavaScript. Topics will include designing and running psychology experiments to run on the web and the use of web-based video. ***** Enrollment limited to 10. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 350 - PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING ***** A consideration of historically important and modern perspectives on learning. Both human and animal research will be discussed. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 351 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION ***** Overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human vision and audition. Offered in alternate years. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 and 203, or permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Pomerantz.
 

PSYC 360 - THINKING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: THINKING ***** Study of the higher mental processes. Includes concept formation, problem solving, decision making, and reasoning. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 362 - BIOPSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: BIOPSYCHOLOGY ***** Overview of the neurophysiological correlates of behavior. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101. ***** Instructor(s): Potts
 

PSYC 370 - HUMAN FACTORS & ERGONOMICS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group II
Credit Hours: 3
Description: INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS DESIGN ***** Application of principles of psychology and human performance to the design of modern systems. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, 203, or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 50. ***** Instructor(s): Byrne.
 

PSYC 409 - HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: METHODS IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION ***** Introduction to methods for developing and testing user interfaces to computer systems. The focus is on web-based applications. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101, 203, or permission of the instructor. ***** Enrollment limited to 12. ***** Instructor(s): Lane
 

PSYC 411 - HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY ***** Survey of evolution of psychological theory from the Greeks to the present. Includes development of scientific approaches to the study of human thought and behavior. ***** Instructor(s): Schneider
 

PSYC 430 - COMPUTATIONAL MODELING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING COGNITIVE PROCESSES ***** A survey of computational approaches to cognitive processes. The emphasis will be on recent production models, but other approaches will be covered as well. The course will involve evaluation of existing models and hands-on experience in modeling. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 431 - ADV INDUS'L/ORGAN'L PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL/ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY SEMINAR ***** An emphasis on reading original published research. Topics covered include personnel selection, training, motivation, job attitudes, and groups. ***** Enrollment limited to 10. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 231. ***** Instructor(s): Staff
 

PSYC 432 - BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR ***** The neural basis of higher mental functions in humans such as perception, attention, memory, motor skill, and language will be examined. Claims and controversies from neuropsychology will be examined. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 440 - ADV SEM:GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ADVANCED SEMINAR IN GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** Extensive reading and thorough discussion of empirically oriented issues drawn from various areas of psychology. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 441 - HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION ***** Study of the design and evaluation of interactive computing systems for human use and the major phenomena surrounding them. ***** Enrollment limited to 12. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 442 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS ***** Use of small computers in psychological research. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 460 - PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTN & MOTVATN

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY OF EMOTION AND MOTIVATION ***** Study of motives and emotions as causes of human behavior. Includes biological motives, aggression, emotions and emotional expression, and individual differences in motivation. Emotion and Motivation. ***** Enrollment limited to 30. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 465 - OLFACTORY PERCEPTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: OLFACTORY PERCEPTION ***** This seminar course provides overview of theories of olfaction, methods to assess olfactory performance, and the structure and function of the olfactory system. Specific topics include olfactory memory, sensory integration, the effect of emotion and cognition on olfactory perception, and olfaction as a channel of communication. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Chen
 

PSYC 470 - ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY ***** Principles of psychology and human performance applied to the design of modern systems. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 480 - ADVANCED TOPICS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ADVANCED TOPICS IN PSYCHOLOGY ***** Section 1 is titled "DEVELOPMENTAL COGINITIVE NEUROSCIENCE" Section 2 is titled "TOPICS IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY". ***** Instructor(s): Burgund, Diddel. Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 485 - SUPERVISED RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
Description: SUPERVISED RESEARCH ***** Supervised empirical research. Open only to psychology majors. Research paper required. ***** Instructor(s): Staff. Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 488 - SUPERVISED READING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
Description: SUPERVISED READING ***** Supervised reading of books and empirical papers on a topic of mutual interest to students and faculty. Open only to psychology majors. Term paper required. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 490 - UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH ***** Intensive research experience for undergraduates. ***** Prerequisite(s): Sponsorship by faculty member required. ***** Instructor(s): Staff.
 

PSYC 495 - SUMMER INTERNSHIP

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 3
Description: SUMMER INTERNSHIP ***** No description. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required.
 

PSYC 499 - HONORS THESIS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
Description: HONORS THESIS ***** No description. ***** Instructor(s): Potts Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 502 - ADV PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS I

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS I ***** Introduction to inferential statistics with emphasis on analysis of variance and multiple regression. ***** Also offered as STAT 509. ***** Instructor(s): Byrne
 

PSYC 503 - ADV PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICSII

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ADVANCED PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS II ***** A continuation of PSYC 502, focusing on multiple regression. Other multivariate techniques and distribution-free statistics are also covered. ***** Instructor(s): Lane
 

PSYC 504 - COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN PSYCHOLOGY ***** The use of computers in psychological research and in usability engineering. The emphasis will be on dynamic HTML and JavaScript. Topics will include designing and running psychology experiments to run on the web and the use of web-based video. ***** Also offered as PSYC 342. ***** Enrollment limited to 10. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 507 - RESEARCH METHODS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: RESEARCH METHODS ***** Graduate-level treatment of a wide range of laboratory and field research methodologies. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 511 - HISTORY & SYSTEMS OF PSYC

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY ***** Study of the philosophical foundations of psychology, the development of scientific models in the 19th century, 20th-century schools of psychology, and the growth of fields of modern psychology. ***** Course offered alternate years. ***** Instructor(s): Schneider
 

PSYC 520 - FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITIVE PSYC

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: FOUNDATIONS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ***** An introduction to the basic topics in cognitive psychology, including perception, memory, psycholinguistics, concept formation, problem solving, and decision making. ***** Instructor(s): Martin
 

PSYC 521 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION ***** An overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human vision and audition. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 522 - INFORMATION PROCES'G&ATTENTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: INFORMATION PROCESSING AND ATTENTION ***** The study of such problems as information overload, selective attention, response conflict, and automatic and controlled processing. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 524 - MEMORY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: MEMORY ***** Overview issues and research in remembering and forgetting. ***** Course not offered every year. ***** Instructor(s): Watkins
 

PSYC 525 - PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS ***** Study of the psychology of language. Includes the study of speech perception, reading, syntax, meaning, bilingualism, language and thought, and language errors and disorders. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 526 - ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ***** The study of cognitive processes from the vantage point of the human as a computer, with an emphasis on expert systems and their development, parallel distributed processing models, and connectionism. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 527 - THINKING

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: THINKING ***** The study of such higher mental processes such as forming concepts, solving problems, making decisions and reasoning. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 529 - COGNITIVE RESEARCH SEMINAR

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: COGNITIVE RESEARCH SEMINAR ***** A weekly student-staff seminar on current and recent research about mental phenomena. Course may be repeated for credit. ***** Instructor(s): Pomerantz Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 530 - FOUNDATIONS OF I/O PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: FOUNDATIONS OF I/O PSYCHOLOGY ***** Graduate-level introduction to the study of human behavior in the work setting. ***** Instructor(s): Staff
 

PSYC 533 - I/O PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH SEM

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: I/O PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH SEMINAR ***** No description. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 540 - FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN FACTORS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: FOUNDATIONS OF HUMAN FACTORS ***** An introduction to the basic topics in engineering psychology including basic methods of systems analysis, display-control design, mental and physical workload analysis, and environmental factors in human performance. ***** Instructor(s): Byrne
 

PSYC 541 - HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION ***** Study of the design and evaluation of interactive computing systems for human use and the major phenomena surrounding them. ***** Enrollment limited to 12. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 542 - HUMAN RELIABILITY AND SAFETY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: HUMAN RELIABILITY AND SAFETY ***** Topics covered include human reliability in systems, accident analysis techniques, hazard and risk perception, and safety communications. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 543 - COMP MODELING COGNITIVE PROCES

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COMPUTATIONAL MODELING COGNITIVE PROCESSES ***** A survey of computational approaches to modeling cognitive processes. Recent production system models will be emphasized, but other approaches (e.g. connectionism) will also be covered. The course will involve general model evaluation and hands-on modeling experience. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 550 - FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL PSYC

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: FOUNDATIONS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ***** Review of theories of social psychology with an emphasis on current empirical research. ***** Instructor(s): Schneider
 

PSYC 555 - SECOND YEAR GRADUATE RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 3
Description: SECOND YEAR GRADUATE RESEARCH ***** No description.
 

PSYC 560 - PSYCHOLOGY PRESENTATIONS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOLOGY PRESENTATIONS ***** Practicum on oral psychology presentation. May be repeated for credit. ***** Course not offered every year. ***** Instructor(s): Watkins Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 561 - TEACHING IN PSYCHOLOGY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: TEACHING IN PSYCHOLOGY ***** Assistance in the teaching of undergraduate and occasionally graduate courses in psychology. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 563 - INTERNSHIP

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: INTERNSHIP ***** No description. ***** Instructor(s): Lane Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 565 - HUMAN OLFACTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: HUMAN OLFACTION ***** Overviews theories of olfaction, structure and function of the olfactory system and methods to assess olfaction. Includes special topics such as olfactory memory, sensory integration, the effect of emotion and cognition olfaction, and olfaction as a channel of communication. ***** Prerequisite(s): PSYC 101 ***** Instructor(s): Chen
 

PSYC 571 - FIRST YEAR PROJECT

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: FIRST YEAR PROJECT ***** Individual research project undertaken in the first year of the graduate program. ***** Instructor(s): Lane Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 572 - SECOND YEAR PROJECT

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: SECOND YEAR PROJECT ***** Individual research project undertaken during the second year of the graduate program. ***** Instructor(s): Lane Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 573 - NON-THESIS GRADUATE RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 6
Description: NON-THESIS GRADUATE RESEARCH ***** Individual research not for first- or second-year project or thesis. ***** Instructor(s): Lane Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 575 - COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE I

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
Description: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE I ***** Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive neuroscience approaches to higher mental functions including sensation and perception, attention, motor control, and neuroplasticity. Other topics include basic neuroanatomy, experimental and clinical investigative methods and the historical and philosophical context of contemporary neuroscience. ***** Also offered as NEUR 501. ***** Enrollment limited to 15. ***** Instructor(s): Ro
 

PSYC 576 - COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE II

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE II ***** Overview of neuropsychological and cognitive service approaches to higher mental functions including language, memory, executive functions, reasoning, and numerical processing. ***** Also offered as NEUR 502. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 577 - FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture/Laboratory
Credit Hours: 2
Description: INTRODUCTION TO FUNCTIONAL NEUROANATOMY ***** Anatomy and function of components of the nervous system with an emphasis on the central nervous system. ***** Instructor(s): Staff
 

PSYC 580 - DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: DEVELOPMENTAL COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE ***** Seminar focusing on the neural/biological bases of both normal and abnormal human development through a survey of recent research in developmental cognitive neuroscience. Topics include perceptual, motive, cognitive, and language development as well as experimental research methods for studying the developing brain. ***** Prerequisite(s): Permission of the instructor. ***** Instructor(s): Burgund
 

PSYC 581 - VISION SCIENCE

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: VISION SCIENCE ***** Advanced graduate seminar in the psychology of vision covering the neural, psychophysical, and phenomenological approaches to visual perception. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 582 - EARLY SENSORY,PERCEP,ATT DEV

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: EARLY SENSORY, PERCEPTUAL & ATTENTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ***** This is a survey course for graduate students interested in the development of sensory systems, perception, and attention. There will be original empirical and theoretical readings from the literature on the development of these functions primarily during infancy. Neurobiological underpinnings for these functions will be debated and discussed. ***** Enrollment is limited to 12. ***** Instructor(s): Dannemiller
 

PSYC 602 - PSYCHOMETRICS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PSYCHOMETRICS ***** Test theory including reliability, validity, norms, sampling, and factor analysis. ***** Course offered alternate years. ***** Instructor(s): Beal
 

PSYC 610 - ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Description: ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR ***** Weekly lunchtime talk by department graduate students and faculty. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 620 - ADVANCED TOPICS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: ADVANCED TOPICS IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY: THE COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE OF CONSCIOUSNESS ***** Topics vary year to year. ***** Instructor(s): Ro, Potts Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 621 - TOPICS IN MEMORY

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: TOPICS IN MEMORY ***** No description. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 628 - MEMORY RESEARCH SEMINAR

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Description: MEMORY RESEARCH SEMINAR ***** Weekly seminar to discuss recent research in human memory. ***** Instructor(s): Watkins Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 629 - PSYCHOLINGUISTICS

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 1
Description: PSYCHOLINGUISTICS RESEARCH SEMINAR ***** Weekly seminar to discuss recent research in psycholinguistics. ***** Instructor(s): Martin Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 630 - ADVANCED TOPICS IN I/O

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: ADVANCED TOPICS IN I/O ***** No description. ***** Instructor(s): Beier Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 632 - LEADERSHIP

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3
Description: LEADERSHIP ***** Examination of the major psychological approaches to the study of leadership. Emphasis is on theory and practice in formal organizations. ***** Course offered every three years. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 634 - PERSONNEL SELECTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description:
 

PSYC 639 - I/O PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: I/O PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP ***** Supervised internship in organizational and/or personnel psychology. ***** Instructor(s): Staff Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 640 - HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: TOPICS IN ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY: METHODS IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION ***** No description. ***** Instructor(s): Lane, Byrne Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 649 - ENGINEERING PSYC INTERNSHIP

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Independent Study
Credit Hours: 1 TO 3
Description: ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP ***** Supervised internship in engineering psychology. ***** Instructor(s): Byrne Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 651 - STEREOTYPING & PREJUDICE

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: STEREOTYPING AND PREJUDICE ***** No description. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005. Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 660 - PROFESSIONAL ISSUES

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: PROFESSIONAL ISSUES ***** Discussion of selected topics on professional matters. Includes grant writing, licensing, and ethics in psychology. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 671 - COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE ***** Explores issues in functional neuroimaging and provides hands-on experience with experimental design, data acquisition, and analysis. Examines hemodynamic (PET, FMR), electrophysiologic (EEG, MEG), and other (e.g. neural stimulation, event-related optical) methods of measuring functional activation in the human brain related to cognitive operations. ***** Also offered as NEUR 501. ***** Course not offered 2004-2005.
 

PSYC 700 - THESIS RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
Description: THESIS RESEARCH ***** Research for the master's thesis. ***** Instructor(s): Lane Repeatable for Credit.
 

PSYC 800 - DISSERTATION RESEARCH

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Department: Psychology
Grade Mode: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Course Type: Research
Credit Hours: 1 TO 15
Description: DISSERTATION RESEARCH ***** Research for the doctoral dissertation. ***** Instructor(s): Lane Repeatable for Credit.