College of Social & Behavioral Sciences 689 PSY 3020 - Child and Adolescent Psychopat ho logy Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] An overview of the etiology, diagnosis, developmental course, treatment, and prevention of disorders first evident in childhood and adolescence. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3100 - Psychology of Diversity Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Online] Summer [lst Blk] 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. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3140 - Adolescent Psychology Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [2nd Blk, Online] Principles and theories of physio logical, psychological, emotional, cognitive, personality and social adolescent development and parent-adolescent relations and developmental problems. PSY 3200 - Psychology of Sport, Injury & Rehabilitation Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem] This course is designed to provide a basic understanding of the psychology of sport, injury, and rehabilitation. Topics covered include: emotion, motivation, mental skills training and use, psychological antecedents of injury, psychology of injury and rehabilitation, career transition and termination, disabilities, rehabilitation/exercise adherence, eating disorders, alcohol and drug/substance abuse, gender and cultural diversity, and research methods related to psychology of sport, injury and rehabilitation. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 or HLTH 1110. Cross-listed with AT 3200. PSY 3240 - The Psychology of Drug Use and Abuse Credits: (3) Typically taught: Once every 2 years at SLCC Miller Campus The course addresses the biopsychology factors influencing the use and abuse of drugs and the behavioral and social consequences of such use and abuse. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3255 - Conditioning, Learning, & Behavior Modification Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] This course will involve an analysis of the complex processes involved in the acquisition, retention, and expression of new behaviors and the mechanisms related to altering existing behaviors in all types of animals (human and nonhuman). The course will examine the historical and current central theoretical concepts and issues in the fields of conditioning and learning. Additionally, the course will provide you with an understanding of the principles of applied behavioral analysis and modification. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3270 - Motivation and Emotion Credits: (3) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem] Theories, content areas, research methods, measurement and practical applications in the psychology of motivation and emotion. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3430 - Theories of Personality Credits: (3) A survey of the major theories of personality. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3450 - Psychology of Language Credits: (3) This course will provide a comprehensive overview of psycholinguistics. It will focus on the cognitive and social aspects of language production and comprehension in both spoken and written language. Prerequisite: PSY 1010 or ENGL 3010. PSY 3460 - Social Psychology Credits: (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 society, the development of attitudes, and the impact of the group. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3500 - Cognition Credits: (3) Principles of cognition and thinking including attention, memory, concept learning, decision making, and problem solving. Prerequisite: PSY 1010. PSY 3550 - Psychology of Consciousness Credits: (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 perspective. Prerequisite: Introductory Psychology (PSY 1010), Biopsychology (PSY 2730) and instructor consent required; recommend some background in Introductory Philosophy, Perception, and/or Cognition. Weber State University 2015-2016 Catalog