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. Written report required at end of semester; oral report assigned at discretion of faculty supervisor. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 and permission of the instmctor. PSY 2830. Psychology of Consciousness (3) History, theory, principles, and content areas of consciousness examined from the perspective of information processing at various levels of awareness, including hypnosis, meditation, sleep and dreams, sensory deprivation, biofeedback, consciousness-altering drugs, and psi abilities. 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 specified in a learning contract. 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 restrict 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 class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY 3000. Child Psychology (3) Principles and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social 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, developmental 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, ethnicity, 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) Principles and theories of physiological, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social adolescent development and parent-adolescent relations and developmental problems. 339 PSY 3250. Conditioning & Learning (3) Principles 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) Principles and procedures of behavior intervention, modification, and management based upon scientifically validated behavior learning theory. Practical 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 SS1010. PSY 3460. Social Psychology (3) An empirically based survey of the effects of social influence on the basic psychological processes of individuals. Included are the individual in culture and sodety, the development of attitudes, and the impact of the group. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010. PSY 3500. Cognition (3) Principles of cognition and thinking including attention, memory, concept learning, decision making, and problem solving. Prerequisite: PSY SSI 010. PSY 3560. Group Dynamics and Counseling (3) Principles of effective small group behavior. Awareness of group forces and pressures and development of insights into personal relationships in groups. Theoretical and experiential approaches to Group Counseling. Prerequisite: PSY SSI010. PSY SI3600. Statistics in Psychology (3) Techniques of data collection and analysis for application to experimental research in Psychology. Prerequisite: Meet WSU Quantitative Literacy requirement. PSY SI3610. Research Methods in Psychology (4) Scientific methods of behavioral research. Emphasis upon design, conducting, and analysis of experiments on human and animal behavior as well as proposal writing and critiques of experimental literature. Prerequisite: PSY SS1010, 3600 or equivalent. PSY 3710. Physiological Psychology (3) Basic Neuroanatomy and neurophysiology at a molecular level with emphasis on cell membranes, receptors, neurotransmitters, dmg and hormonal actions. Analysis of motor and regulatory systems, cognitive processes of learning, memory and language. An emphasis on neural structures and functions relating to normal and abnormal behavior. Prerequisites: PSY 2730 or ZOOL 2100 or equivalent; or permission of instmctor. PSY 3730. Perception (3) Sensory and perceptual processes whereby living organisms acquire information about the world through the sensory stmdures, and then sded, organize and interpret that information. Prerequisite: PSY SSI010. PSY 3740. Drugs and Behavior (3) This course provides an in depth analysis of drugs on behavior. Topics include how dmgs affect the brain, and consequently behavior, the underlying brain and environmental factors thought to be responsible for drug addiction, tolerance, and sensitivity, pharma- Generai PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREEREQ GENED Interdisciplinary FYE HNRS BIS LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology CEET CS MFET/MET CMT DGET ENGR AUSV/ATTC IDT SST TBE 4rfs & Humanities COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/ACTG BSAD FIN SCM MGMT MKTG ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MED CHF ATHL/AT HLTH/NUTR PE/PEP/REC EDUC Health Professions CLS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM NRSG RADT DMS NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS ZOOL Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS PHIL PSY- SW GERT SOC ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2006-2007 Catalog