Courses
Psychology
0505. Theories in Learning (3
s.h.)
0522. Graduate Statistics
I. (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: a course in elementary statistics.
Review of hypothesis-testing methods for means, variances,
correlations, and proportions. One-way ANOVA for completely
randomized, blocked, and repeated measure designs. Planned
and post hoc multiple comparisons.
0523. Survey of Multivariate
Techniques (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 522.
Beginning with bivariate correlation and regression, generalizations
are made, through the aid of matrix algebra, to multiple regression
and correlation. Multivariate techniques also include principal
components, canonical correlation, and multivariate analysis
of variance use of available statistical programs.
0524. Graduate Statistics
II. (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 522.
Multiway ANOVA for completely randomized and repeated measures,
nested designs, covariance designs. Simple effects and planned
and post hoc comparisons. Use of available statistical computer
programs.
0525. Factor Analysis
and Scaling (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 523 or permission
of instructor.
Factor analysis covers exploratory and confirmatory methods,
estimation procedures, factor transformations, as well as extensions
and applications of the factor model. Scaling covers the laws
of comparative and categorical judgment, goodness-of-fit tests,
metric and nonmetric multidimensional scaling, and clustering
methods.
0543. Culture and Society (3
s.h.)
An intensive survey of varied topics in culture and society,
such as comparative social psychology, cross-cultural and cross-national
research, personality and society.
0544. Attitudes and Persuasion (3
s.h.)
An intensive survey of classic and current research in attitude
formation, attitude structure and function, attitude-behavior
relationships, and attitude change and persuasion. Applications
of attitude theory in behavioral domains including voting behavior,
consumer behavior, and intergroup behavior.
0547. Psychology and
the Law (3 s.h.)
An analysis of the interaction of psychology with the legal
field; the course involves such topics as evidence presentation,
jury composition, scientific jury selection, eyewitness, and
other selected topics of interest to both the psychological
and legal fields.
0554. Psychological Assessment
I (3 s.h.)
0555. Psychological Assessment
I and II. (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor or enrollment
in Clinical Ph.D. program.
A year-long course; surveys concepts of intelligence and teaches
the administration, scoring, and interpretation of individually
administered tests. The evaluation of learning disabilities
and neuropsychological disorders is also covered. Surveys the
diagnostic system of mental disorders. Teaches the administration,
scoring, and interpretation of projective tests and other procedures
used to identify and understand clinical dynamics.
0557. Clinical Psychology:
Scientific and Professional Dimensions (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: enrollment in Clinical Ph.D. Program.
History, ethics, research and service methodologies, psychometrics,
and topical discussions pertinent to the relationships between
psychological science and the practice of clinical psychology.
0560. Psychopathology (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: enrollment in clinical psychology doctoral
program or permission of the instructor.
Provides intensive coverage of the major mental disorders emphasizing
terms, systems, and methodology in current use. The conceptual,
empirical, and therapeutic underpinnings of each disorder will
be highlighted.
0571. Personnel Selection (3
s.h.)
An analysis of the rationale of personnel selection, methodology
of predictive selection, and a review of the literature concerning
the specific techniques and problems of selection.
0572. Human Factors Engineering (3
s.h.)
Discussion of experimental techniques used and results obtained
in areas of systems analysis, task analysis, equipment design,
anthropometry, and human error analysis.
0574. Organizational
Psychology (3 s.h.)
Theories and studies of the leadership process. Executive decision-making
and problem-solving behavior, and the effects of variations
in the social organization of work upon individual behavior.
0575. Work Motivation
Industry (3 s.h.)
A consideration of the nature of industrial motivation and
its relation to attitude and productivity. Measurement of motivation
and morale will be considered, along with related topics.
0576. Seminar in Social
Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Topics selected depend on the current emphasis in the field
and upon the interests of the students.
0577. Consumer Psychology (3
s.h.)
The study of psychological and social determinants that influence
the individual's behavior as a consumer. The implications for
advertising, merchandising, production, and distribution will
be discussed.
0621. Seminar in Experimental
Design (3 s.h.)
Designed for the Ph.D. candidate in all content areas of the
department. Emphasis on design problems (of which statistical
methodology represents one aspect) as they relate to research
in psychology. Includes group designs and individual designs.
0634. Cognitive Development (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 837.
Theories of cognitive development (including Piaget, Werner,
information processing) and exploration of issues and research
generated by these theories. Includes consideration of sensory-motor,
perceptual, language, memory, and conceptual development.
0635. Socio-Emotional
Development (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 837.
Theories and contemporary research in affective development
and the socialization process. Includes the development of
aggression, attachment and sex roles, dependency, motivation
and morality, and parent-child relations.
0647. Focused Analysis
of Research Data (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 522 and 524, or equivalent.
An examination of focused methods of primary and secondary
data analysis, taught within the conceptual framework of meta-analysis.
Particular emphasis is given to the use of contrasts, indices
of effect size, confidence intervals, simple graphical methods,
etc., in confirmatory and exploratory data analysis.
0655. Clinical Practicum (3
s.h.)
For Ph.D. clinical students only. Under the auspices of the
Psychological Services Center, students work with a different
faculty member for each of four semesters. Each semester will
emphasize either a different client population or a different
orientation to the assessment and treatment of child, family,
and adult disorders. Faculty assignments and the focus of group
supervision vary from semester to semester.
0656. Clinical Practicum (3
s.h.)
For Ph.D. clinical students only. Under the auspices of the
Psychological Services Center, students work with a different
faculty member for each of four semesters. Each semester will
emphasize either a different client population or a different
orientation to the assessment and treatment of child, family,
and adult disorders. Faculty assignments and the focus of group
supervision vary from semester to semester.
0657. Clinical Practicum (3
s.h.)
For Ph.D. clinical students only. Under the auspices of the
Psychological Services Center, students work with a different
faculty member for each of four semesters. Each semester will
emphasize either a different client population or a different
orientation to the assessment and treatment of child, family,
and adult disorders. Faculty assignments and the focus of group
supervision vary from semester to semester.
0658. Clinical Practicum (3
s.h.)
For Ph.D. clinical students only. Under the auspices of the
Psychological Services Center, students work with a different
faculty member for each of four semesters. Each semester will
emphasize either a different client population or a different
orientation to the assessment and treatment of child, family,
and adult disorders. Faculty assignments and the focus of group
supervision vary from semester to semester.
0661. Cognitive-Behavioral
Therapies (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Ph.D. Student in Clinical Psychology.
Surveys cognitive-behavioral approaches to the treatment of
the major classes of mental, behavioral and emotional disorders.
Emphasis is placed on cognitive-behavioral models and case
formulation as well as empirical evaluation of the relevant
cognitive-behavioral treatment outcome literature.
0662. Constructivist,
Interpersonal, and Systems Models of Psychotherapy (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology.
An exploration and comparison of constructivist, contextual,
systems, cybernetic, social learning, and interpersonal models
of personality as these relate to psychotherapeutic practice.
0663. Personality and
Psychotherapy (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Ph.D. student in Clinical Psychology.
An examination of Freudian/Modern psychoanalytic and existential
theories and their application to personality, psychopathology
and treatment.
0664. Research Methods
in Clinical Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Focuses on design issues and major methodological problems
in research on such topics as psychotherapy outcome, characteristics
of diagnostic groups, and stress in families. Particular attention
is given to internal and external validity threats, advantages
and disadvantages of assessment methods, principles of test
construction, challenges and alternatives to traditional research
methods, single subject designs, and approaches to integrating
clinical research and practice.
0700. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0701. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0702. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0703. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0705. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0706. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0708. Topical Seminar
in Cognitive Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Topics vary from semester to semester. Students may repeat
this course.
0709. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0711. Topical Seminars
in Experimental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: open to Ph.D. students in psychology
and others with permission of instructor.
Examination of different topics within experimental psychology,
varied from semester to semester.
0721. Test Theory (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 523.
Classical test theory, modern test theory, and latent trait
models.
0722. Instrument Construction (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Psychology 523.
Reliability and validity, writing and editing of items, scoring
and weighting procedures, item selection methods. Instrument
construction, including the use of ANOVA, multiple regression,
and factor analysis.
0730. Topical Seminar
in Developmental Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
In different semesters these courses focus on topics such as
aging, adolescence, infancy, language development, learning
and memory development, perceptual development, and theories
of development.
0731. Topical Seminar
in Developmental Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
In different semesters these courses focus on topics such as
aging, adolescence, infancy, language development, learning
and memory development, perceptual development, and theories
of development.
0732. Topical Seminar
in Developmental Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
In different semesters these courses focus on topics such as
aging, adolescence, infancy, language development, learning
and memory development, perceptual development, and theories
of development.
0733. Topical Seminar
in Developmental Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
In different semesters these courses focus on topics such as
aging, adolescence, infancy, language development, learning
and memory development, perceptual development, and theories
of development.
0747. Topical Seminar
in Social Psychology (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Topics selected depend on the current emphases in the field
and interests of the students. A student may repeat this course.
0748. Topical Seminar
in Organizational-Social (3 s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
Topics selected depend on the current emphasis in the field
and interests of the students. A student may repeat this course.
0760. Topical Seminars
in Clinical Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Topics such as depression, sexuality, neuropsychology, death
and dying, stress, impulsivity, specialized treatment approaches,
and others are varied from semester to semester according to
programmatic needs.
0761. Topical Seminars
in Clinical Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Topics such as depression, sexuality, neuropsychology, death
and dying, stress, impulsivity, specialized treatment approaches,
and others are varied from semester to semester according to
programmatic needs.
0762. Topical Seminars
in Clinical Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Topics such as depression, sexuality, neuropsychology, death
and dying, stress, impulsivity, specialized treatment approaches,
and others are varied from semester to semester according to
programmatic needs.
0763. Topical Seminars
in Clinical Psychology I to IV (3
s.h.)
Topics such as depression, sexuality, neuropsychology, death
and dying, stress, impulsivity, specialized treatment approaches,
and others are varied from semester to semester according to
programmatic needs.
0770. Topical Seminar
in Applied Psychology (3 s.h.)
0799. Preliminary Exam
Preparation (1-6 s.h.)
Preparation for the preliminary examination.
0805. Core Course in
the Principles of Learning and Behavior Theory (3
s.h.)
An examination of the fundamental concepts in learning and
behavioral analysis.
0808. Core Course in
Cognitive Psychology (3 s.h.)
Review of theory and research in the areas of memory, language,
and thinking.
0809. Core Course in
Behavioral Neuroscience (3 s.h.)
An examination of brain-behavior relationships in the context
of evolution.
0811. Core Course in
Sensation and Perception (3 s.h.)
An examination of the fundamental processes of sensation and
perception.
0822. Core Course in
Psychological Research Methods (3
s.h.)
A general introduction to the scientific method as it is used
in psychological research with human participants, including
ethics, hypothesis testing, reliability and validity, sampling,
research design, artifacts, observational and self-report methods,
and selected issues in data analysis.
0837. Core Course in
Developmental Psychology (3 s.h.)
Consideration of theories and related research on human development.
0847. Core Course in
Social and Organizational Psychology (3
s.h.)
A survey of theoretical foundations and the substantive and
methodological issues of social psychology.
0851. Core Course in
Psychopathology (3 s.h.)
Theory and research pertaining to the development, assessment,
and treatment of personality and behavior disorders.
0855. Core Course in
History and Systems of Psychology (3
s.h.)
A selected historical analysis of the principal ideas and movements
which have contributed to major theories in contemporary psychology.
0899. Pre-Dissertation
Research (1-6 s.h.)
Independent pre-dissertation research.
0951. Readings in Psychology (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
A post-master's advanced tutorial course.
0955. Readings in Psychology (1-3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
A post-master's advanced tutorial course.
0960. Research (3-6
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Intended to meet the needs of students who desire to carry
on an individual investigation while working for the master's
degree.
0961. Research (1-6
s.h.)
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
Intended to meet the needs of students who desire to carry
on an individual investigation while working for the master's
degree.
0970. Teaching of Psychology (1
s.h.)
Required of all graduate teaching assistants during their first
semester of teaching. Designed to assist and prepare them for
their teaching duties. Supervision and feedback are used to
promote effective communication and teaching skills.
0975. Research Problems (3
s.h.)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor; limited to
Ph.D. students.
Intended to meet the needs of Ph.D. students who desire to
carry on an individual investigation.
0990. Ph.D. Internship
Course (variablecredit s.h.)
For clinical students only who are on internship.
0999. Ph.D. Dissertation
Research (1-6 s.h.)
After passing the preliminary examinations, Ph.D. students
must register each semester for this course until the completion
of the dissertation.