PSYC 358
PSYC 390
Investigation of one or more topics of interest with the guidance of an instructor. Presentation of a research proposal at the end of the term.
PSYC 411
A broad overview of the neural bases of cognition. Basic neuroanatomy, a description of the neuroscience methods, and a survey of fundamental topics such as neural basis of vision, executive function, learning and memory, attention, emotion, thinking and problem solving, and social cognition.
PSYC 421
Role of psychology in social policies, with particular focus on social problems from a psychological perspective. Issues include education, human development indices, gender, poverty, health and deviance.
PSYC 431
Studies and models in verbal learning, information processing, and connectionist frameworks. Current research and applications are examined.
PSYC 372
Overview of theories and science of practice in clinical psychology, with particular focus on the process and specific interventions in psychotherapy as informed by different perspectives.
PSYC 402
An in-depth study of theories in psychology, covering the philosophical and scientific precursors in the pre-psychology era, major psychological theories and developments during the 20th century, and discussions about the future of psychology.
PSYC 420
The purpose of this course is to survey research and theorizing on the psychology of attitudes and persuasion. The course will explore issues such as attitude formation and change; the structure, function, strength and measurement of attitudes; principles of persuasion and social influence; resistance and susceptibility to persuasion; designing persuasive communications for behavior change interventions. Applications in consumer, health, and political psychology are reviewed throughout the course.
PSYC 430
The etiological role of developmental processes in the formation of adaptive and maladaptive behavioral patterns in children and youth. Cognitive, emotional, and motivational difficulties that characterize disorders and theory and empirical research into their developmental roots in childhood. Adoption of an individual difference perspective to examine the risk and protective factors that contribute to the emergence of adaptive and maladaptive behaviors.
PSYC 433
Cognitive, social and cultural aspects of language, including processes and theories of language processing and acquisition by children, adults, and bilinguals, biological foundations and language disorders.
PSYC 359
PSYC 395
Investigation of one or more topics of interest with the guidance of an instructor. Presentation of a research proposal at the end of the term.
PSYC 415
An overview of the neural basis of memory. Cutting edge research related to the cognitive neuroscience of human memory, including neural correlates of working memory, cognitive control of memory, long-term memory encoding, long-term memory retrieval, and the impact of aging on various memory processes.
PSYC 427
A detailed study of major theories in the area of conditioning and learning. Topics covered include habituation, sensitization, classical conditioning, instrumental conditioning, stimulus control, aversive control, extinction, and motivation. In addition, the neural basis of these behavioral processes and the experimental paradigms are described in detail.
PSYC 432
An examination of psychological processes in cultural context. The self and the family, cognition, social behavior, organizational behavior and work values from a cross-cultural perspective.
