370 PSY 1540. Psychology of Adjustment (2) Issues involved in adjusting to the problems of life and maintaining a psychologically healthy lifestyle. PSY SS2000. Interpersonal Relationships (3) The systematic analysis of interpersonal relationships is used to teach the skills and attitudes necessary for rdationship development, maintenance, and repair. The acquisition of effedive relationship skills and the communications styles that support them throughout various types of developmental stages and situations in modem life, will be emphasized. PSY 2010. Science and Profession of Psychology (3) The purpose of this course is to build upon Introductory Psychology so that students may better understand the discipline as both a science and a profession. The course covers a range of topics, including research, statistics, ethics, career options, graduate school options and preparation, critical to all fields of psychology and provides the skills necessary for students to succeed in upper-division courses and career preparation. This course is designed for students who are interested in or beginning to pursue psychology as an academic major or minor. Prerequisite: PSY SSI010. PSY DV2370. Psychology of Women and Gender (3) The philosophical, theoretical, and empirical issues of psychology of gender. Issues indude gender differences, stereotypes, androgyny, sexuality, health issues, achievement motivation, gender stereotypes, global women's issues, sexual orientation, issues for women with disabilities, and violence. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY 2730. Biopsychology (3) Biological basis of human & animal behavior, with emphasis upon sensory and nervous system processes underlying motivation, learning, perception, emotion, & abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY 2800. Projects and Research (1-2) Supervised participation in faculty research projects in various areas of psychology. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 hours. Written report required at end of semester; oral report assigned at discretion of faculty supervisor. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 and permission of the instructor. PSY 2830. Directed Readings (1-2) Independent readings or secondary research on advanced special topics under the direction of a faculty mentor. For each hour of credit in a readings project the student is required to read an appropriate number of primary research journal articles and book chapters. Repeatable for a maximum of 4 credit hours. A paper written in APA style and oral report are required at the end of the term. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010 and faculty mentor permission. PSY 2890. Cooperative Work Experience (1-2) Open to all students who meet the following requirements. Provides academic credit for on-the-job learning experience. Learning experiences will be spedfied in a learning contrad. Grade and amount of credit will be determined by the department. Limited to two credit hours per semester and four credit hours counted toward the psychology major and minor from the following courses: PSY 2890, 4890, 4380 and 4390. Federal regulations restrid all Cooperative Work Experience to no more than six semester hours. Must be employed in a position that uses psychological training. By prior permission of instructor only. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. May be repeated for up to four semester hours. PSY 2920. Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester dass schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: PSY SSI010. PSY 3000. Child Psychology (3) Prindples and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and sodal child development and parent- child relations and developmental problems. PSY 3010. Abnormal Psychology (3) An overview of abnormal human behavior, its etiology, symptoms and treatment as seen by current psychological paradigms. PSY 3020. Child and Adolescent Psychopathology (3) An overview of the etiology, diagnosis, devdopmental course, treatment, and prevention of disorders first evident in childhood and adolescence. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY DV3100. Psychology of Diversity (3) This course examines the psychological issues associated with human diversity including culture, disabling conditions, gender, class, ethnidty, and others. It addresses the psychological principles underlying these issues and offers effective ways of dealing with these issues. PSY 3140. Psychology of Adolescence (3) Prindples and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and sodal adolescent development and parent-adolescent relations and developmental problems. PSY 3250. Conditioning & Learning (3) Prindples of behavioral conditioning and higher-order learning in humans and animals. Emphasizes the role of heredity, environment, and experiences in the acquisition and modification of behavior. Prerequisite: PSY SSI010. PSY 3270. Motivation and Emotion (3) Theories, content areas, research methods, measurement and practical applications in the psychology of motivation and emotion. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY 3300. Applied Behavior Intervention (3) Prindples and procedures of behavior intervention, modification, and management based upon scientifically validated behavior learning theory. Pradical applications for diverse populations and age groups in a variety of settings and environments (e.g., home, school, work) will be covered. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010 or equivalent. PSY 3430. Theories of Personality (3) A survey of the major theories of personality. Prerequisite: PSY SSI010. PSY 3460. Social Psychology (3) An empirically based survey of the dfects of sodal influence on the basic psychological processes of individuals. Included are the individual in culture and sodety, the development of attitudes, and the impad of the group. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY 3500. Cognition (3) Prindples of cognition and thinking including attention, memory, concept learning, decision making, and problem solving. Prerequisite: PSY SSI 010. PSY 3550. Psychology of Consciousness (3) The study of the nature, origins, evolution, and functions of brain, mind and consciousness as these pertain to sensation, perception, learning, memory, cognition, motivation, emotion, behavior, and social relationships from a contemporary neuro-cognitive science Weber State University 2008 - 2009 Catalog