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PSYC 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Overview of current research and theory in a variety of subareas of
psychology.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM BL*131 Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 90
002 MWF 10:00AM-10:50AM PL*210 Osherson, Daniel *CURRENT ENR: 86
PSYC 102 READINGS IN INTRO PSYCHOLOGY Credits 1.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An optional discussion section accompanying Psyc 101 for the discussion
of theoretical and research papers in general psychology.
Concurrent registration in Psyc 101 required.
001 M 07:00PM-09:00PM SH*462 Ziemer, Heidi *CURRENT ENR: 9
PSYC 203 INTRODUCTION COGNITIVE PSYC Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An introduction to topics in cognitive psychology including perception,
memory, psycholinguistics, problem solving and decision making.
Prereq- Psyc 101.
A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM SH*301 Lesch, Mary *CURRENT ENR: 89
PSYC 231 INDUS. & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYC Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An overview of the principles, techniques, and theories of psychology
applied in the industrial setting.
Prereq- Psyc 101.
001 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM SH*301 Dipboye, Robert *CURRENT ENR: 89
PSYC 309 PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Human and other animal communication, structure of human language, word
meaning and semantic memory, psychological studies of syntax,
bilingualism, language and thought, language errors and disorders.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 203 or permission of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 50.
Also offered as Ling 309.
001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM SH*462 Martin, Randi *CURRENT ENR: 9
PSYC 315 SEMANTICS: INTRO TO THE STUDY OF MEANING Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Basic approaches to the study of meaning in Linguistics and related
fields. Topics treated include the cognitive representation of meaning,
lexical categorization, conceptual structures, metaphor/metonymy,
meaning change, pragmatic inference, and the relation of language and
mind.
Prereq- Ling 200 or permission of instructor.
Also offered as Ling 315.
001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM RH*239 Kemmer, Suzanne *CURRENT ENR: 0
PSYC 331 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Overview of research and theory on gender in Psychology. The myths and
sterotypes associated with women and men in our society; the social,
biological, and psychological gender differences identified in research.
Enrollment is limited to 50.
Also offered as Wgst 331.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM SH*301 Hebl, Mikki *CURRENT ENR: 70
PSYC 332 ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
The course presents an eclectic, empirically-based exploration of the
subject of abnormal psychology and explores topics and theories in the
light of research findings.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 202 and permission of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 50.
001 TTH 01:00PM-02:15PM SH*303 Burnett, Sarah *CURRENT ENR: 36
PSYC 340 RESEARCH METHODS Credits 4.00 Spring 99
A continuation of Psyc 339 with a strong emphasis on individual student
experiments and the writing of research reports.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 339.
Enrollment limited to 50.
001 TTH 09:25AM-10:40AM SH*307 Watkins, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 46
PSYC 351 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human
vision and audition.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 203 or permission of instructor.
001 MWF 09:00AM-09:50AM SH*303 Potts, Geoff *CURRENT ENR: 16
PSYC 370 INTRO TO HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS DE Credits 3.00 Spring 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Principles of psychology and human performance applied to the design of
modern systems.
Prereq- Psyc 101 or permission of instructor.
Enrollment limited to 50.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM SH*305 Walker, Bruce *CURRENT ENR: 11
PSYC 440 ADVANCED SEMINAR IN GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 99
Extensive reading and through discussion of empirically oriented issues
drawn from various areas of psychology. The course focuses on a broad
sample of topics typically discussed in Introductory Psychology and is
particularly recommended for those students planning graduate work in
psychology. Open to senior level majors.
Prereq- permission of instructor
001 M 02:30PM-05:00PM SH*462 Brelsford, John *CURRENT ENR: 5
PSYC 460 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION Credits 3.00 Spring 99
Motives and emotions as causes of human behavior. Topics to be covered
include: biological motives such as hunger, thirst, and sex,
aggression, emotions and emotional expression, individual differences in
motivation, motivation in the workplace.
Prereq- Psyc 101, Psyc 202 or Psyc 203.
Enrollment is limited to 50.
001 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM GRB*212W Quinones, Miguel *CURRENT ENR: 20
PSYC 480 ADV TOPICS: RISK PERCEPTION AND SAFETY Credits 3.00 Spring 99
Section 1: Also offered as Csci 410.
Section 2: Also offered as Csci 420.
001 W 02:30PM-05:00PM SH*562 Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 M 02:30PM-05:00PM Lesch, Mary *CURRENT ENR: 1
003 T 07:00PM-09:20PM SH*460 Schneider, David *CURRENT ENR: 6
004 TH 03:00PM-05:20PM Burnett, Sarah *CURRENT ENR: 1
005 W 02:30PM-05:00PM SH*462 Papanicolauo, Andy *CURRENT ENR: 6
PSYC 485 SUPERVISED RESEARCH Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Supervised empirical research.
Limited to psychology majors.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 T 07:00PM-08:00PM SH*303 Brelsford, John *CURRENT ENR: 36
002 Brelsford, John *CURRENT ENR: 3
PSYC 488 SUPERVISED READING Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Supervised reading and discussion of published work in psychology.
Limited to psychology majors.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 T 07:00PM-08:00PM SH*303 Brelsford, John *CURRENT ENR: 15
PSYC 499 SENIOR THESIS Credits 3.00 Spring 99
Prereq- 101, 339, 340 and permission of instructor.
001 TBA TBA Brelsford, John *CURRENT ENR: 0
PSYC 503 ADV PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICSII Credits 3.00 Spring 99
A continuation of Psyc 502, focussing on multiple regression. Other
multivariate techniques and distribution-free statistics are also
covered.
Also offered as Stat 510.
001 TBA TBA Lane, David *CURRENT ENR: 7
PSYC 525 PSCHOLINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 99
001 TBA TBA Martin, Randi *CURRENT ENR: 4
PSYC 529 COGNITIVE RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 99
A weekly student-staff seminar on current and recent research about
mental phenomena.
001 W 12:05PM-01:00PM SH*462 Lesch, Mary *CURRENT ENR: 8
PSYC 533 I/O PSYC RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 3.00 Spring 99
A weekly meeting of student-staff to discuss current and recent research
in I/O Psychology.
001 F 01:00PM-04:00PM SH*462 Dipboye, Robert *CURRENT ENR: 10
PSYC 540 FOUND - ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 99
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.
001 TBA TBA TBA *CURRENT ENR: 0
PSYC 541 HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION Credits 3.00 Spring 99
001 TBA TBA Lane, David *CURRENT ENR: 7
PSYC 555 SECOND YEAR GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 99
001 TBA TBA Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 0
PSYC 561 TEACHING IN PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 99
Assistance in the teaching of undergraduate and occasionally graduate
courses in psychology.
001 TBA TBA TBA *CURRENT ENR: 15
PSYC 571 FIRST YEAR PROJECT Credits 3.00 Spring 99
An individual research project undertaken in the Spring of the first
year of the graduate program.
001 TBA TBA Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 5
PSYC 572 SECOND YEAR PROJECT Credits 3.00 Spring 99
An individual project undertaken during each semester of the second year
of the graduate program.
001 TBA TBA Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 2
PSYC 573 NON-THESIS GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Individual research not for first or second year project or for thesis.
001 TBA TBA Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 2
PSYC 610 ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Weekly lunch-time talk by department graduate students and faculty.
001 F 12:00PM-12:50PM SH*462 Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 1
PSYC 620 TOPICS IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 99
001 TBA TBA Lesch, Mary *CURRENT ENR: 1
PSYC 628 MEMORY RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 99
A weekly seminar to discuss recent research in human memory.
001 M 12:00PM-03:00PM SH*462 Watkins, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 5
PSYC 629 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS RESEARCH SEM Credits 1.00 Spring 99
A weekly seminar to discuss recent research in psycholinguistics.
001 TH 12:00PM-12:30PM SH*462 Martin, Randi *CURRENT ENR: 5
PSYC 630 TOPICS IN I/O PSYCHOLOGY: SELECTION Credits 3.00 Spring 99
001 TBA TBA Quinones, Miguel *CURRENT ENR: 10
PSYC 639 I/O PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Supervised experience in organizational and/or personnel psychology.
001 TBA TBA Quinones, Miguel *CURRENT ENR: 1
PSYC 649 ENGINEERING PSYC INTERNSHIP Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Supervised experience in engineering psychology.
001 TBA TBA 0028747 *CURRENT ENR: 0
PSYC 651 PSYCHOLOGY OF BELIEFS Credits 3.00 Spring 99
001 T 07:00PM-09:20PM SH*462 Schneider, David *CURRENT ENR: 1
PSYC 700 THESIS RESEARCH Credits 1.00 Spring 99
Research for the masters thesis.
001 TBA TBA Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 8
PSYC 800 DISSERTATION RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 99
Research for the doctoral dissertation.
001 TBA TBA Laughery, Kenneth *CURRENT ENR: 15
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