Rice Course Schedule, Spring 2001
Psychology (PSYC)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/08/2001.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some PSYC courses.
PSYC 101 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
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 differ. Enrollment is limited to 25 in section 1.
001 SH 301 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Schneider, David J. Enr: 24 Max: 25
002 SH 309 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Burnett, Sarah A. Enr: 31 Max: NA
003 SH 307 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Laughery, Kenneth R. Enr: 51 Max: NA
PSYC 102 READINGS IN INTRO PSYCHOLOGY Credits 1.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Discussion of articles and research reports in psychology.
001 SH 462 - M 07:00PM - 09:00PM Staff Enr: 5 Max: NA
PSYC 203 INTRODUCTION COGNITIVE PSYC Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An introduction to topics in cognitive psychology including perception, memory,
psycholinguistics, problem solving and decision making. Required for psychology
majors.
Prereq- Psyc 101. A FOUNDATION COURSE.
001 SH 301 - TTH 10:50AM - 12:05PM Ro, Tony Enr: 84 Max: NA
PSYC 231 INDUS. & ORGANIZATIONAL PSYC Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
An overview of the principles, techniques, and theories of psychology applied
in the industrial setting.
Prereq- Psyc 101.
001 SH 301 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Dipboye, Robert L. Enr: 76 Max: NA
PSYC 309 PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* 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.
001 SH 460 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Martin, Randi C. Enr: 14 Max: NA
PSYC 315 SEMANTICS: INTRO TO THE STUDY OF MEANING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* 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. Also offered as
LING 315.
Prereq- Ling 200 or permission of instructor.
001 HUM 119 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 331 PSYCHOLOGY OF GENDER Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* 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. Also
offered as WGST 331.
001 SH 301 - TTH 08:00AM - 09:20AM Hebl, Mikki Enr: 115 Max: NA
PSYC 332 ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders. Enrollment limited to
50.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 202 and permission of instructor.
001 KH 101 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:15PM Potts, Geoffrey Franklin Enr: 27 Max: 50
PSYC 340 RESEARCH METHODS Credits 4.00 Spring 01
A continuation of Psyc 339, with emphasis on individual student experiments and
the writing of research reports. Required for psychology majors. Enrollment
limited to 25.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 339.
001 SH 307 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Byrne, Michael Enr: 25 Max: 25
PSYC 350 PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Theoretical and empirical explorations into the topic of learning. Includes
both historically important theoretical positions and modern perspectives, as
well as human and animal research. Enrollment limited to 20.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 203, or permission of instructor.
001 SH 460 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Brelsford, John W. Enr: 10 Max: NA
PSYC 351 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human vision and
audition. Offered in alternate years.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 203 or permission of instructor.
001 SH 305 - MWF 09:00AM - 09:50AM Pomerantz, James R. Enr: 38 Max: NA
PSYC 360 THINKING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Study of the higher mental processes. Includes concept formation, problem
solving, decision making, and reasoning.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 203, 339, 340 or permission of instructor.
001 SH 462 - MWF 10:00AM - 11:00AM Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 2 Max: NA
PSYC 370 INTRO TO HUMAN FACTORS AND ERGONOMICS DE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP II
Application of principles of psychology and human performance to the design of
modern systems. Enrollment limited to 50.
Prereq- Psyc 101 or permission of instructor.
001 SH 460 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Laughery, Kenneth R. Enr: 12 Max: NA
PSYC 460 THE PSYCHOLOGY OF MOTIVATION Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of motives and emotions as causes of human behavior. Includes biological
motives (e.g., hunger, thirst, and sex), aggression, emotions and emotional
expression, individual differences in motivation, motivation in the workplace.
Enrollment limited to 50.
Prereq- Psyc 101, 202 or 203.
001 SS 337 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Quinones, Miguel Angel Enr: 27 Max: 50
PSYC 480 ADVANCED TOPICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Section 1: STEREOTYPING AND PREJUDICE
Section 2:HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
001 TBA - W 03:30PM - 06:00PM Schneider, David J. Enr: 7 Max: NA
002 TBA - M 01:00PM - 03:30PM Burnett, Sarah A. Enr: 5 Max: NA
003 TBA - T 02:00PM - 05:00PM Watkins, Michael J. Enr: 1 Max: NA
PSYC 485 SUPERVISED RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
Supervised empirical research. Open only to psychology majors.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA Burnett, Sarah A. Enr: 29 Max: NA
PSYC 488 SUPERVISED READING Credits Spring 01
Supervised reading of books and empirical papers on a topic of mutual interest
to students and faculty. Open only to psychology majors.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 SH 462 - T 07:00PM - 08:00PM Burnett, Sarah A. Enr: 1 Max: NA
PSYC 499 SENIOR THESIS Credits Spring 01
No description.
Prereq- 101, 339, 340 and permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TBA Burnett, Sarah A. Enr: 4 Max: NA
PSYC 503 ADV PSYCHOLOGICAL STATISTICS II Credits 3.00 Spring 01
A continuation of Psyc 502, focussing on multiple regression. Other
multivariate techniques and distribution-free statistics are also covered.
001 SH 133 - TTH 01:00PM - 02:20PM Lane, David M. Enr: 7 Max: NA
PSYC 521 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION Credits 3.00 Spring 01
An overview of the sensory and cognitive processes involved in human vision and
audition.
001 TBA - TBA Pomerantz, James R. Enr: 2 Max: NA
PSYC 525 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of the psychology of language. Includes the study of speech perception,
reading, syntax, meaning, bilingualism, language and thought, and language
errors and disorders. Offered in alternate years.
001 SH 462 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Martin, Randi C. Enr: 2 Max: NA
PSYC 527 THINKING Credits 3.00 Spring 01
The study of such higher mental processes such as forming concepts, solving
problems, making decisions and reasoning.
001 SH 462 - MWF 10:00AM - 10:50AM Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 4 Max: NA
PSYC 529 COGNITIVE RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits Spring 01
A weekly student-staff seminar on current and recent research about mental
phenomena. May be repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 SH 462 - W 12:05PM - 01:00PM Martin, Randi C. Enr: 10 Max: NA
PSYC 533 I/O PSYCHOLOGY RESEARCH SEM Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 SH 462 - F 01:00PM - 04:00PM Dipboye, Robert L. Enr: 12 Max: NA
PSYC 540 FOUND - ENGINEERING PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
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 - TH 09:25AM - 12:05PM Laughery, Kenneth R. Enr: 3 Max: NA
PSYC 541 HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Study of the interaction of humans with computer systems, focusing on user
interface design, human performance modelling, learnability, input devices, and
the like.
001 SH 462 - TTH 05:00PM - 06:15PM Byrne, Michael Enr: 9 Max: NA
PSYC 555 SECOND YEAR GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 560 PSYCHOLOGY PRESENTATIONS Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description
001 SH 462 - M 02:00PM - 06:00PM Watkins, Michael J. Enr: 7 Max: NA
PSYC 561 TEACHING IN PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Assistance in the teaching of undergraduate and occasionally graduate courses
in psychology. May be repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 14 Max: NA
PSYC 563 INTERNSHIP Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 571 FIRST YEAR PROJECT Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Individual research project undertaken in the first year of the graduate
program.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 9 Max: NA
PSYC 572 SECOND YEAR PROJECT Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Individual research project undertaken during the second year of the graduate
program. May be repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 3 Max: NA
PSYC 573 NON-THESIS GRADUATE RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
Individual research not for first-or second-year project or thesis. May be
repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 610 ADVANCED RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Weekly lunchtime talk by department graduate students and faculty. May be
repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated credit.
001 SH 462 - F 12:00PM - 12:50PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 628 MEMORY RESEARCH SEMINAR Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Weekly seminar to discuss recent research in human memory.
001 TBA - M 12:00PM - 03:00PM Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 629 PSYCHOLINGUISTICS RESEARCH SEM Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Weekly seminar to discuss recent research in psycholinguistics.
001 SH 462 - TH 12:00PM - 12:30PM Staff Enr: 4 Max: NA
PSYC 630 TOPICS IN I/O PSYCHOLOGY Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Seminar on interpersonal relations in organizations. Topics include teams,
social network analysis, social capital, and relationship quality as a
construct in organizational behavior.
Section 1: TRAINING
Section 2:
RELATIONAL APPROACHES
001 SH 462 - W 01:00PM - 03:30PM Quinones, Miguel Angel Enr: 9 Max: NA
002 SH 462 - TH 02:30PM - 05:00PM Dipboye, Robert L. Enr: 2 Max: NA
PSYC 639 I/O PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Supervised internship in organizational and/or personnel psychology. May be
repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Dipboye, Robert L. Enr: 1 Max: NA
PSYC 649 ENGINEERING PSYC INTERNSHIP Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Supervised internship in engineering psychology. May be repeated for credit.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Laughery, Kenneth R. Enr: 2 Max: NA
PSYC 651 TOPICS IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY: STEREOTYPIN Credits 3.00 Spring 01
No description
001 SH 462 - W 03:30PM - 06:00PM Schneider, David J. Enr: 0 Max: NA
PSYC 671 COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE Credits 3.00 Spring 01
Explores issues in funtional 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 offerd as NEUR 501.
001 TBA - TBA Potts, Geoffrey Franklin Enr: 3 Max: NA
Ro, Tony
PSYC 700 THESIS RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
Research for the master's thesis. May be repeated for credit.
Course may be
repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 3 Max: NA
PSYC 700 THESIS RESEARCH Credits 1.00 Spring 01
Research for the master's thesis. May be repeated for credit.
Course may be
repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Osherson, Daniel N. Enr: 4 Max: NA
PSYC 800 DISSERTATION RESEARCH Credits Spring 01
Research for the doctoral dissertation.
Course may be repeated for credit.
001 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 9 Max: NA
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