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tact a supervisor to arrange to take these courses.
Applications are obtained from PSY 114.
Clinical Psychology
CLP 3144 Abnormal Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PPE 3004.
The varieties of disordered experience and conduct
are studied for their contribution to an understanding
of more effective personal and social adjustment.
Specific topics include the neuroses and psychoses as
well as psychosomatic and conduct disturbances. (S)

Comparative Psychology and Animal Behavior
CBH 3003 Basic Comparative Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
Survey of the approaches to and concepts of the study
of animal behavior as related to psychology. (S)
CBH 4023C Laboratory Topics in Animal Behavior.
, Credits: 4; Prereq or Coreq: CBH 3003, STA 3023,
and consent of instructor.
Laboratory techniques used in the study of variety of
behavioral patterns in a variety of species. (S)

Developmental Psychology
DEP 3003 Developmental Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
 Theory and research on psychological development
 from prenatal stages through adulthood. (S)
 DEP 4115 Infant Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: DEP 3003.
 The course will emphasize the development of psy-
 chological process during infancy as well as prenatal,
 perinatal and postnatal influences on development.
 (S)
 DEP 4163 Cognitive Development.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: DEP 3003.
 Basic Principles and theories of cognitive develop-
 ment from infancy through early adolescence.
 Information-processing, Piagetian, and neo-Piagetian
 theories will be covered. Possible topics include lan-
 guage, memory, social cognition, concept formation,
 perception and attention.
 DEP 4305 Adolescent Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: DEP 3003.
 Biological, psychological, and sociological perspec-
 tives on adolescence. Includes such topics as dynam-
 ics of socialization, self-concept and identity, peer
 groups, and problems of adolescence. (S)
 DEP 4404 Psychology of Aging.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: DEP 3003.
 Topics in the field of gerontology from a life span
 developmental perspective, including the develop-
 ment of psychological problems of the aged, and theo-
 retical and methodological issues in the study of the
 aged. (S)
 DEP 4704C Research Methods in Developmental
 Psychology.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: DEP 3003, STA 3023; Prereq or
 Coreq: STA 3024.
 Methodological approaches to the study of develop-
 ment including experimental and observational tech-
 niques. (S)
 DEP 4930 Revolving Topics in Developmental
 Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: DEP 3003. May be repeated for a
 maximum of 6 credits.
 Advanced study of selected topics in developmental
 psychology. Precise course content will vary from
 term to term. Examples of probable topics are cogni-
 tive development, psychophysiological aspects of
 development, intelligence, social-personality develop-
 ment, and sensory development.


Experimental Analysis of Behavior
EAB 3002 Introduction to Behavior Analysis.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
An introduction to and survey of the principles, meth-
ods, theories and applications of the Experimental
Analysis of Behavior. (S)
EAB 3764 Applications in Behavior Modification
and Behavior Therapy.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
Extension of learning principles to human problems.
Topics include: child development, education, mental
health, mental retardation, behavioral medicine,
business and industry, aging and environmental
applications. (S)
EAB 4022C Introduction to Laboratory Procedures in
Behavior Analysis.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: EAB 3002.
 An introduction to general laboratory procedures and
 apparatus employed in the experimental analysis of
 animal behavior. Daily laboratory sessions focus upon
 experimental treatments, apparatus programming,
 and data analysis. (S)
 EAB 4184 Behaviorism in Contemporary Society.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: EAB 3002 or EAB 3764.
 Consideration of the applications of behavioral sci-
 ence and technology to contemporary society with
 emphasis upon the implications of behavioristic theo-
 ry and the experimental analysis of behavior. (S)
 EAB 4704 Introduction to Applied Behavior
 Analysis.
 Credits: 3
 Recording and charting human behavior. Tactics of
 behavior management; theory and research. (S)
 EAB 4714 Laboratory in Applied Behavior Analysis.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: EAB 3002 or EAB 3764.
 Introduction to Research Methods in applied behavior
 analysis. Computerized measurement and assessment
 of human behavior in ongoing field studies, data anal-
 ysis, implementation of experimental techniques. (S)
 EAB 4724C Precise Behavior Management.
 Credits: 1 to 3; Prereq: EAB 4704. May be repeated
 with change in content to a maximum of 8 credits.
 Applications of the principles of behavior analysis to
 problems involving human behavior change, particu-
 larly in an educational context. (S)

 Experimental Psychology
 EXP 3104 Sensory Processes.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
 An introductory survey of the human senses and their
 role in perception, considering how we sense the
 physical environment and what factors influence our
 perception of it. (B)
 EXP 3106 Sensory Processes with Calculus.
 Credits: 3
 Introduction to the human senses of hearing and
 vision with special emphasis on the quantitative rela-
 tionship between the physical and the perceived sen-
 sations. Some of the topics are color vision as well as
 pitch and speech perception. (B)
 EXP 3604 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
 An introductory survey of human cognitive abilities,
 including perceptual and motor skill, attention, learn-
 ing and memory, language, and thinking, and the
 methods used to study these abilities. (S)
 EXP 4174C Laboratory in Sensory Processes.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: EXP 3104 or EXP 3106.
 Students collect, analyze, and evaluate data on specif-
 ic problems related to sensory and perceptual abilities.
 (B)


EXP 4504 Human Memory.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: EXP 3604.
Contemporary theories and data on human memory,
with emphasis on the information processing
approach. (S)
EXP 4635 Thinking.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: EXP 3604.
Examination of human reasoning, problem solving,
judgement and decision making. (S)
EXP 4934C Laboratory in Cognitive Psychology.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: EXP 3604, STA 3023; Prereq or
Coreq: STA 3024.
Contemporary laboratory techniques used in the
study of learning, memory, thinking, information pro-
cessing, and perceptual processes. (S)

Psychology of Counseling
PCO 2714 Personal Growth.
 Credits: 3
 An introduction to the concepts and techniques in
 psychology which apply to personal growth and
 development. In order to provide greater depth to the
 course, all students are required to participate in
 research projects (or prescribed alternative equivalent
 experiences). (S)
 PCO 4055 Current Theories and Research.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PPE 3004.
 Issues and problems in description, development, and
 organization of personality and counseling. (S)
 PCO 4104 Humanistic Psychology.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PCO 2714 or PSY 2013.
 The contemporary humanistic view of human behav-
 ior and experience. Emphasis upon the human poten-
 tialities for high level functioning including creativity,
 self-concept, caring, and commitment. (S)
 PCO 4930 Seminar in Counseling Psychology:
 (Revolving).
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PPE 3004. May be repeated to 6
 credits.
 Advanced study of topics in counseling psychology.
 Content varies term to term. Probable topics include
 psychology of women, studies of the person, studies
 of the self. (S)

 Psychology of Personality
 PPE 3004 Psychology of Personality.
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PSY 2013.
 Development and organization of personality,
 description and assessment methods, results of
 research in personality structure and processes. (S)
 PPE 4324C Research Methods in Personality
 Psychology.
 Credits: 4; Prereq: PPE 3004 or SOP 3004, STA
 3023, and consent of instructor.
 Emphasis on four aspects of research: measuring psy-
 chological variables, designing research projects, sta-
 tistically analyzing data, and writing psychological
 research reports. (S)
 PPE 4930 Advanced Personality: (Revolving).
 Credits: 3; Prereq: PPE 3004. May be repeated to 6
 credits.
 In-depth examination of selected issues and topics in
 personality psychology. Check the course schedule to
 determine the particular issue or topic being covered
 that semester. Rotating topics include, among others,
 the self, self-consciousness, individual difference in
 altruism and moral behavior, tests and measurement,
 and the philosophy of individual differences. (S)

 tt Grading is on S-U basis only.