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PPE 6098-Literature in Personality (3) Empirical and
theoretical foundations of various areas of the psychology of
personality.
PPE 6209-Seminar on the Self (3) Developmental organiza-
tion and change in selected dimensions of self are considered
through the life span, methods of study, theory, and research.
PPE 6307-Research Methods in Social-Personality and
Counseling I (3) Prereq: PPE 6098 or consent of instructor.
Theoretical, methodological, and procedural aspects of research
in social-personality. Emphasis on issues related to measurement
of personality variables.
PPE 6308-Research Methods in Social-Personality and
Counseling II (3) Prereq: PPE 6098 or consent of instructor. Ad-
vanced study of theoretical, methodological, and procedural
aspects of research in social-personality. Emphasis on issues en-
countered in the design and analysis of experiments.
PPE 7288-Advanced Theories in Personality (3; max: 9)
Theoretical orientations in personality and research develop-
ments; particular groups of theorists examined.
PSB 5065-Biology of Human Behavior (3) Prereq: STA 3023,
PSB 3004. Biological theories and models of mental retardation,
schizophrenia, and affective disorders and others; treatments
of these conditions.
PSB 5115C-Advanced Laboratory Topics in Physiological
Psychology.(3; max: 12) Prereq: PSB 3004 or 6076 and con-
sent of instructor. Laboratory training in basic experimental
techniques and procedures.
PSB 5325-Human Physiological Psychology; Psycho-
physiology (3) Prereq: PSB 3004 or equivalent or consent of
instructor. Survey of research literature and procedures rele-
vant to the study of physiological effects of events in humans.
Topics to be discussed include brain waves, skin resistance,
cardiovascular responses to arousal and stress, orienting and
defense reactions, biofeedback, learning, and conditioning.
Several laboratory sessions augment lectures and discussions.
PSB 5445-Drug Use and Abuse (3) Prereq: 6 hours of psy-
chology. Objective, informational approach to the commonly
used and abused drugs. Psychological, physiological, social,
medical, legal, and historical aspects.
PSB 5465-Neurohumors and Behavior (3) Prereq: PSB 3304,
STA 3023. Synthesis, action and metabolism of putative neural
transmitters; pharmacological means of altering these;
physiological or behavioral functions attributed to putative
neural transmitters.
PSB 5505-Developmental Psychobiology (3) Prereq: PSB 3004,
STA 3023. Basic principles of neural and behavioral develop-
ment stressing the correlations among structural, chemical,
endocrine, and behavioral events during maturation.
PSB 5935-Seminar in Physiological Psychology (1-3; max: 10)
Prereq: PSB 3004, STA 3023. Selected topics on current research,
methods, and theory.
PSB 6067-Human Brain Function (3) Prereq: PSB 6076 or
consent of instructor. Recent advances in theory and experi-
mental methods.
PSB 6076-Literature in Physiological and Comparative
Psychology (3) Empirical and theoretical foundation of phy-
siological and comparative psychology.
PSB 6086-Advanced Psychophysiology (3) Prereq: PSB 5325
or consent of instructor. Advanced literature and procedures
in psychophysiology. Heavily oriented toward development
skills and knowledge of the laboratory tools. Students do an
independent laboratory project.
PSB 6087-Advanced Physiological Psychology (3; max: 6)
'Current research and theory in physiological psychology, with
emphasis on physiological bases of learning, memory, moti-
,vation, emotion, and reinforcement.
PSB 7069-Advanced Seminar in Higher Brain Function (3)
Advanced seminar in research and theory with special emphasis
on inter- and intrahemispheric processing.
PSB 7079-Seminar in Psychophysiology (3; max: 9) Prereq:
PSB 5325 or consent of instructor. In-depth study of special-
ized topics.
PSB 7118-Current Research Methods in Physiological
Psychology (3; max: 12) Advanced training in new electro-
physiological and neurochemical techniques used in studying
the biological basis of behavior.
PSB 7248-Neurobehavioral Relations (3) Theories and data
on the central nervous system basis for higher order function.


Emphasis will be on arousal, purposeful behavior, and learning.
PSB 7249-Seminar in Neural Mechanisms and Behavior (3)
Prereq: PSB 6087. Recent and specialized topics in brain-
behavior relations.
PSB 7719-Seminar Neural Mechanisms of Ingestion and
Energy Regulation (3) Neuroanatomical, neurobehavioral, and
neuroendocrinological mechanisms involved in the regulation
of food and water consumption and regulation of body weight.
PSB 7817-Information Storage: A Neurobiological Approach
(3) Consideration of data dealing with basic issues concerning
the nature of behavioral plasticity and information storage and
their central nervous system foundations. Particualr emphasis
is placed on memory disruption and facilitation as an experi-.
mental tool in the study of memory processes.
PSY 5605-History of Psychology (3) Prereq: 15 semester hours
of psychology and STA 3023. Survey of psychology from the
time of the Greeks to the present, covering its background in
philosophy; emergence as a modern, experimental science; and
the contributions of movements such as structuralism, func-
tionalism, behaviorism, and Gestalt psychology.
PSY 6268 Topics in Factor Analysis (3) Prereq: EDF 6403, STA
6707, or consent of instructor. Advanced topics in factor analysis,
including direct factoring techniques, procrustes rotation to
hypothesized target matrices, factor scores, and methods of
establishing factorial invariance.
PSY 6328-Test Construction (3) Theory and practice in
construction of tests of general aptitude, and personality traits.
Psychophysical theory and techniques.
PSY 6508-Quantitative Modeling in Psychology (3) Prereq:
permission of the instructor. Examination of the use of mathe-
matical methods to investigate psychological problems.
PSY 6698-Contemporary Systems in Psychology (3) Prereq:
PSY5605. Differences in theoretical viewpoint which give rise
to the emphasis responsible for the delineation of distinct systems
in modern psychology. Original work of leading theorists and
its impact on the science of psychology.
PSY 6905-Individual Work (1-3; max: 10) Reading or research
areas in psychology.
PSY 6910-Supervised Research (1-5) S/U.
PSY 6939-Seminar: The Teaching of Psychology (1-3; max:
10) Prereq: consent of instructor. Examination and evaluation
of contemporary approaches to teaching psychology. Laboratory
and field experiences.
PSY 6940-Supervised Teaching (1-5) S/U.
PSY 6971-Research for Master's Thesis (1-6) S/U.
PSY 7980-Research for Doctoral Dissertation (1-12) S/U.
SOP 5115-Theories in Social Psychology (3) Prereq: SOP 4524,
STA 3023. Consideration of modern theories in social psychology
in relation to experimental evidence.
SOP 6069-Advanced Social Psychology I (3) Prereq: SOP 3004,
4524, or equivalent. Literature of social psychology, with
emphasis on individual behavior.
SOP 6079-Advanced Social Psychology II (3) Prereq: SOP
6069. Literature of social psychology, with emphasis on inter-
personal relations.
SOP 6099-Literature in Social Psychology (3) Empirical and
theoretical foundations of social psychology.
SOP 6218C-Laboratory in Social Psychology: Attitude Scal-
ing (3) Prereq: SOP 6079. Design and analysis of attitude scales,
With emphasis on recent developments in the field.
SOP 6219C-Advanced Research Techniques in Social-
Personality Psychology (3; max: 12) Prereq: consent of
instructor.
SOP 6409-Seminar: Current Topics in Social-Personality
Psychology (3; max: 12) Prereq: SOP 6079. Topics in social
behavior, with emphasis on current theory and research.
SOP 6509-Seminar: Interpersonal Relations and Group
Processes (3; max: 12) Prereq: graduate status. Seminar address-
ing topics such as impression management, leadership, small
group behavior, conflict and accord, and race relations.
SOP 6719-Seminar: Attitudes and Social Cognition (3; max:
12) Prereq: graduate status. Seminar addressing topics such as
attitude change, attribution, social perception, social cognition,
etc.
SOP 6819-Seminar: Applied Social Psychology (3; max: 12)
Prereq: graduate status. Addresses applied and community
social psychological topics such as environmental, program