Courses

Introduction to general psychology; principles of human behavior and their applications.

Introduction to methods of psychological research, with special attention to hypothesis formation and testing, threats to validity, and data presentation.

Developmental principles; physical growth; linguistic, intellectual, emotional, and social development from infancy to maturity.

Introduction to Social Psychology discusses how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by other people (real or imagined). The course will provide an overview of the field, potentially covering such topics as: attitudes, persuasion, person perception, automatic vs. conscious thought, the self, prosocial behavior, aggression, interpersonal attribution, conformity, obedience, culture, groups, prejudice and discrimination from a psychological perspective.

Personality psychology involves examining theories of human nature and evaluating them in an empirical fashion.

Applying psychological knowledge to develop and maintain effective personal adjustment and well-being and positive social relations.

This course is an introduction to cognition, an area of psychology that investigates the ways in which we acquire, store, create and use knowledge.

An introduction to biopsychology, emphasizing the structure and function of the human brain.

This course focuses on some of the topics and questions people most commonly ask about psychology: What are the different psychological disorders, and what are they like? How do clinicians diagnose someone with a disorder? What do therapists actuallydoin therapy?

Personnel selection, training, accident prevention, morale, and organizational behavior.

Physical, cognitive, and personality development during adolescence.

Psychological influences on human sexual behavior such as love, sexual orientation, gender, intercourse, contraception, sexually transmitted diseases, dysfunctions, and paraphilias.

Application of social psychological theories and research methods to field settings and to the study of social issues.

Overview of the field with an emphasis on how psychological research contributes to an understanding of health and behavior.

Causes, dynamics, symptoms, and treatment of neuroses, psychoses, personality disorders, and other psychological disorders of adulthood.

Background in personnel testing, performance measurement, selection strategies, with emphasis on validity and measurement reliability.

Survey of theory and research with respect to attitudes, morale, and motivation of employees and management.

Review of research and application of behavior principles in the areas of management and supervision.