Detailed consideration of anatomy and physiology of visual system (both peripheral and central components). Modern quantitative approaches to psychophysical problems of detection, discrimination, scaling. Examination of chief determinants of visual perception, including both stimulus variables and such organismic variables as learning, motivation and attention. Discussion of perceptual theory and processes emphasizes several topics in two- and three-dimensional spatial perception.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing

Typically offered in Fall only

Physiological foundations of behavior, basic vertebrate neuroanatomy and neurophysiology.

Prerequisite: Twelve hours of PSY including PSY 200, 400,410

Typically offered in Spring only

Emphasis upon use of evolutionary theory to understand the interaction of genetic and environmental influences on human behavior and thought. Topics include human mating, kinship, parenting, cooperation, aggression, cognition, and morality.

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Emphasis upon the results from research on a number of complex processes (e.g., remembering, concept learning, problem solving, acquisition and use of language) and the theories that have been proposed to explain these results.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status

Typically offered in Fall only

Offers opportunities to explore various areas of psychology. Sections: Section D, developmental psychology; Section X, experimental psychology; Section I, industrial-organizational and vocational psychology; Section S, social psychology.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

A survey of theory and research in social psychology through reading and discussion of primary source materials. In addition, the course deals with issues of methodology, ethical questions in social psychological research and application of researchfindings to the world at large.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status

Typically offered in Fall only

Philosophical foundations and empirical fundamentals of cognitive science, an interdisciplinary approach to human cognition. Topics include: the computational model of mind, mental representation, cognitive architecture, the acquisition and use of language. Students cannot receive credit for both PHI/PSY 425 and PHI/PSY 525.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing. Credit is not allowed for PHI 525 and PHI/PSY 425.

Typically offered in Spring only

A study of the principles of psychological testing including norms and units of measurement, elementary statistical concepts, reliability and validity. In addition, some attention devoted to the major types of available tests such as general intellectual development, tests of separate abilities, achievement tests, measures of personality and interest inventories.

Prerequisite: Six hours of PSY program

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Introduction to problems of the systems development cycle, including human-machine function allocation, military specifications, display-control compatibility, the personnel sub-system concept and maintainability design. Detailed treatment given to people as information processing mechanisms.

Prerequisite: IE 452 or PSY 340, Corequisite: ST 507 or 515

Typically offered in Spring only

An overview of Human Factors Psychology covering a large number of tools, topics, and exercises important for the field of human factors. Includes topics fundamental to human factors research, such as attention, decision making, and motor control, as well as specific domains within human factors, such as information technology, healthcare, aging, and transportation, with particular emphasis on the methods used for study of these areas. A group project will give students experience with the usability evaluation process.

Typically offered in Fall only

An ethnographic approach to the psychology of peoples of African descent through examination of the influence of historical and cultural phenomena. Specific attention to understanding the Africentric world view and issues of mental health, personality and identity development, racism, oppression and empowerment.

Prerequisite: Six hours PSY program

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Current theories and research on development during adolescence. Topics include: physical growth, cognitive changes, relationships with peers, parents and teachers, quest for identity and independence, morality and sexuality.

Prerequisite: 6 hours in PSY

Typically offered in Spring and Summer

This course is offered alternate years

A survey of the role of growth and development in human behavior, particularly during the child and adolescent periods. This course pays particular attention to basic principles and theories in the area of developmental psychology.

Prerequisite: Nine hrs. of PSY, including PSY 376, PSY 475 or PSY 476

Typically offered in Fall only

Exploration in depth of advanced areas and topics of current interest in psychology.

Prerequisite: PSY 200

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Aim of this course is to acquaint students with the history of psychology and psychological systems and to give students some practice in taking different approaches to a particular problem area.

Prerequisite: PSY 200,400,410,420, Consent of Instructor or Graduate standing

Typically offered in Spring only

Clinical participation in interviewing, counseling, psycho-therapy and administration of psychological tests. Practicum to be concerned with adults and children.

Prerequisite: Twelve hrs. in grad. PSY, which must include clinical skill courses PSY 722 and PSY 723.

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Supervised work experience in an appropriate setting with professional supervision in the field from a doctoral level psychologist with credentials and/or experience in the appropriate specialty in psychology. Experience consists of full time for one semester or half time for an academic year or equivalent time.

Prerequisite: Approval of advisory committee

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Research project for graduate students supervised by members of the graduate faculty. Research to be elected on basis of interest of student and not to be part of thesis or dissertation research. Credits Arranged

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment.

Prerequisite: Master's student

Typically offered in Spring and Summer

Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty.

Prerequisite: Master's student

Typically offered in Spring and Summer

Thesis Research

Prerequisite: Master's student

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.

Prerequisite: Master's student

Typically offered in Summer only

For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis. Credits arranged

Prerequisite: Master's student

Typically offered in Spring only

A systematic analysis of some of the major classes of variables determining behavioral change. Learning variables analyzed within their primary experimental setting, and emphasis upon the diversity of the functions governing behavior change rather than upon the development of some comprehensive theory. Examination of both learning and motivational variables as they contribute to changes in performance within the experimental setting.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status

Typically offered in Spring only

Critical examination of research and theory dealing with the intersection of affect and cognition. Topics will include the impact of emotion, mood and other aspects of affective experience on memory, decision making, judgment, and reasoning. Developmental and individual difference will be explored, as will the neuropsychological underpinnings of observed relationships.

Prerequisite: SIx Hours of Graduate Level PSY

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate even years

Current theory and research on perceived and actual biological, social, cognitive, personality, and emotional similarities and differences of men and women throughout lifespan. Construction and consequences of gender in our society and others.

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Course provides opportunity for exploration in depth of advanced topical areas which, because of their degree of specialization, are not generally involved in other courses; for example, multivariate methodology in psychology, computer simulation, mathematical model building. Some new 700-level courses will first be offered under this title during developmental phase and as such may involve lectures and/or laboratories.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Surveys the literature and research pertaining to social psychological processes in and between groups. Course content includes basic principles of group formation, role differentiation, communication, influence, norms, social exchange, equity, cooperation/conflict, decision making and pro-social behavior. Environmental factors affecting group behavior also considered. In conjunction with each substantive topic, suitable methodologies for research considered.

Prerequisite: PSY 511

Typically offered in Spring only

The following topics dealt with: (1) the development of school psychology as a professional area, (2) methods of inquiry, (3) scientific and theoretical bases, (4) contemporary issues, (5) ethical questions, (6) relationship to other areas within psychology.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Theoretical approaches to and individual assessment of intellectual functioning, child development, adaptive behavior, and visual motor functioning. Administration, scoring, and interpretation of current standardized instruments and nonstandardizedassessment. Written communication of findings.

Prerequisite: PSY 535 and consent of school psychology coordinator

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

Theory and practicum in individual personality testing of children and adults with emphasis on projective techniques, other personality measures, report writing and case studies.

Prerequisite: PSY 722

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Designed to examine theories, research, techniques, ethics and professional responsibilities related to approaches to psychological intervention. Types of psychological intervention include behavior modification, milieu approaches, crisis intervention techniques and group process methods, in addition to more intensive relationship approaches. A close integration of experiences, content and supervision emphasized in a variety of professional settings with a wide range of personal problems and age groups.

Prerequisite: PSY 723

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

The primary purpose of this course is to provide students opportunities to acquire information, conceptual frameworks, interpersonal skills and a sense of ethical responsibility, all basic to their further development as practicing psychologists. A major effort in the course made to help the student increase his/her interpersonal skills as a means of promoting the psychological growth and effective-ness of others.

Prerequisite: PSY 724

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Introduction to psychological consultation with emphasis on school setting. Presentation of various consultation models and theoretical bases. Development of skills in practice of consultation.

Prerequisite: Nine hrs. grad. PSY or ED

Typically offered in Spring only

Exploration of usability of computer technology. Theory and practice of user-centered design for HCI applications. Course focuses on current usability paradigms and principles, psychology of users, iterative and participatory design processes, system requirements specification, prototyping, user support systems, usability evaluation and engineering, interface design guidelines and standards. Application domains include, universal design, virtual reality, and scientific data visualization.

Prerequisite: IE(PSY) 540 or CSC 554

Fundamentals of ergonomic performance measurement used to assess the effects of environment and system design on human performance. Treatment of topics such as workload measurement, measurement of complex performance, simulator studies, measurement of change, task taxonomies, criterion task sets and statistical methods of task analysis. Problems of laboratory and field research, measurement of change and generalizability of findings.

Prerequisite: PSY 200, ST 507 and 508

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

Advanced aspects of human performance research. Qualitative models of human information processing. Characteristics and role of memory in decision making and response execution. Sensory channel parameters, attention allocation, time-sharing of tasks. Situation awareness and workload responses in complext tasks. Limitations of human factors experimentation. Factors in human multiple task performance. Cognitive task analysis and computational cognitave modeling/simulation of user behavior in specific applications.

Prerequisite: ST 507 or 515 or equivalent; IE (PSY) 540, CSC 554 or IE (PSY) 744

The following topics dealt with: (1) inequality and social justice as key areas of inquiry for Applied Social and Community Psychology, (2) methods of inquiry for social change, (3) contemporary issues, (4) ethical questions, (5) relationship to other areas within psychology.

Typically offered in Fall only

Review of the literature, methods and research issues in the field of program intervention, planning and evaluation. Goal-setting, needs assessment, information systems, subjective probability, human resource accounting, decision processes, incentive programs, human productivity and related subjects. Focus on planning and evaluation methods for communities and organizations.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status, Corequisite: ST 507

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Research Methods in Psychology offers a broad overview of behavioral science research methods. It starts with an understanding of the philosophy of psychological science and then elaborates on fundamental research methodologies in psychology. Discussions of open science, replication, and best practices are integrated throughout.

Prerequisite: ST 511, Corequisite: ST 508

Typically offered in Spring only

Introduction to community psychology and its attempt to redefine social problems according to an ecological frame-of-reference with emphasis on humanitarian values, cultural diversity, the promotion of a psychological sense of community among individuals and groups, and the need for psychologists to engage in systematic community research and action.

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

Social science theory and research on innovation process and consequences of deploying and implementing technologies. Interactions between social and technical systems: R&D management; social/administrative technology; adoption and dissemination; public policy; computer-mediated communications; implementation; and intended and unintended outcomes for individuals, organizations and society.

Prerequisite: 3 hrs. grad. ST or research methods

Typically offered in Fall only

Exploration of advanced specialized topics in Applied Social and Community Psychology to enhance in-depth graduate training in specific applied theories and methods. Seminar content will rotate, with attention to the development and evaluation of interventions to address important problems in individuals' well-being in society, particularly those faced by underrepresented groups. Graduate standing is required.

Prerequisite: 6 credit hours in GRAD PSY

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Theoretical and statistical approaches to understanding psychological measurement. Topics include detailed coverage of reliability, validity, and factor analysis.

Prerequisite: Six hours of graduate statistics, including linear regression

Typically offered in Fall only

Item Response Theory approaches to advanced test construction and scoring; the investigation of test bias via item response theory methods.

Prerequisite: PSY 760

An introduction to quasi-experimental design as applied to HRD program evaluation: (1) Methods of assessing informational needs, (2) recognition of internal and external validity threats, (3) design of quasi-experiments to minimize threats and (4) use of results by program decision makers.

Prerequisite: ST 507

Typically offered in Spring only

Issues in psychology literature surrounding the person, organization, and job. Work analysis and design, recruitment, selection, training, and performance appraisal of employees. Emphasis on scientist-practitioner model throughout the course. Graduate standing or PBS status.

Typically offered in Fall only

A survey of theoretical, methodological and research literature on personnel selection. Topics include organization, task and person analyses, validation strategies, utility and equal opportunity issues and selection strategies. Emphasis on research.

Prerequisite: Six hrs. of grad. ST, PSY 760

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

A survey of conceptual and research literature on training. Topics include needs assessments, learning, transfer, maintenance, criterial and evaluation issues, as well as a review of research on specific training techniques. Emphasis on research methods and findings, not skill development in specific training techniques.

Prerequisite: Six hrs. of grad. PSY and six hrs. of grad. ST

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

A survey of the application of behavioral science, particularly psychology and social psychology literature and research to organizational and management problems. Topics include work motivation and attitudes, job design, employee organizational commitment and work engagement.

P: ST 511 and 512

Typically offered in Spring only

Theory and research in work motivation. An in-depth examination of motivation theory as it pertains to the study of individual behavior in work settings.

Prerequisite: PSY 768

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

A survey of theory and research in organization development. Attention directed to: (1) methods of diagnosing need for organizational change, (2) techniques currently used to implement and evaluate organizational change, (3) professional ethics and other issues dealing with client-consultant relationship. Emphasis on developmental approaches originating from psychology and allied fields.

Prerequisite: PSY 768

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

A survey of the applications of behavioral science, particularly psychology and social psychology literature and research to organizational and management problems. Topics will pertain to the role of leadership in individual, team, and organizational performance.

Typically offered in Fall only

Methodological issues, research designs and statistical techniques in developmental psychology. Role and meaning of age as a research variable. Interpretation of research reports. Ethical issues.

Prerequisite: PSY 584 and 3 hrs. of grad. statistics

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Examination of research and theory in cognitive development. Primary focus on childhood, but implications for the entire life span addressed. Application of cognitive developmental principles in creating interventions and educational programs also discussed.

Prerequisite: PSY 584

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Survey of current theory and research on the development of social behavior systems, including attachment, aggression, gender-role behavior, prosocial behavior. Attention to the role of social class, race and culture, and to contemporary phenomena such as day care, single-parent and dual-career families, child abuse.

R: Psychology Graduate Status or Permission of Instructor

Typically offered in Spring only

This course is offered alternate years

Critical examination of theory and research associated with the study of cognitive and intellectual change in adulthood and aging. Memory and learning, information processing, language, intelligence, social cognition and expertise.

Prerequisite:PSY 584 or PSY 508

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

Current theory and research on social, emotional and personality development during adulthood and aging. Generally including self-concept and identity, interpersonal relations (friendship, marriage, parenting, work), control, coping and life satisfaction. Attention to gender, culture and contemporary issues in adult development and aging.

Prerequisite: PSY 584

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate odd years

Special topics in the area, including family influences on cognitive development, effects of parental divorce on children, single-parenting, step-families, child abuse and ethnic/cultural differences in family functioning. A critical examination of traditional and contemporary parenting approaches and an introduction to family therapy.

Prerequisite: Nine hrs. grad. PSY or ED

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

Discussion of current research findings and theories in area of psycho-social stress. Topics include: biology of the stress response, methodology, physical, behavioral and psychological reactions to stress, and relationships between personality and social support to the development of stress-related disorders.

Prerequisite: Two grad. PSY courses

Typically offered in Fall only

This course is offered alternate years

Typically offered in Fall only

Course provides opportunity for exploration in depth of advanced areas and topics of current interest.

Prerequisite: 6 hrs. of PSY, Corequisite: 3 hrs. of ST

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Clinical participation in interviewing, counseling, psycho-therapy and administration of psychological tests. Practicum to be concerned with adults and children.

Prerequisite: Twelve hrs. in grad. PSY, which must include clinical skill courses PSY 722 and PSY 723

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Procedures and techniques used by Industrial and Organizational Psychologists in the field. Students write work proposals, conduct interventions in field, and codument results. Review one or more I/O procedure step-by-step.

Prerequisite: PSY 764

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

This course is offered alternate odd years

Supervised work experience in an appropriate setting with professional supervision in the field from a doctoral level psychologist with credentials and/or experience in the appropriate specialty in psychology. Experience consists of full time for one semester or half time for an academic year or equivalent time.

Prerequisite: Master's degree in PSY and approval of advisory committee

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Research project for graduate students supervised by members of the graduate faculty. Research to be elected on basis of interest of student and not to be part of thesis or dissertation research. Credits Arranged

Typically offered in Fall and Spring

Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planing for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment.

Prerequisite: Doctoral student

Typically offered in Spring and Summer

For students who are preparing for and taking written and/or oral preliminary exams.

Prerequisite: Doctoral student

Typically offered in Spring and Summer

Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty.

Prerequisite: Doctoral student

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

Dissertation Research

Prerequisite: Doctoral student

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer

For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.

Prerequisite: Doctoral student

Typically offered in Summer only

For students who have completed all credit hour requirements, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree, and are writing and defending their dissertations.

Prerequisite: Doctoral student

Typically offered in Fall, Spring, and Summer