Psychology (PSYC) - For a syllabus or more detailed course information, please contact the department at 610-758-5073.

 

Course Listings

 Course#        Course Title (Credit Hours)                          CRN     Day/Time        Location   Session  Instructor

1-010 Intro. to Psychology (4) 20198 M-Th 10-11:35am CU 100 First Hyland
1-011 Intro. to Psychology (4) 20412 M-Th 2-3:35pm CU 222 Second Dench
107-010 Child Development (4) 20199 M-Th 10-11:35am CU 222 First Barrett
107-011 Child Development (4) 20413 M-Th 12-1:35pm CU 222 Second Panfile
110-010 Statistical Analysis of Behavioral Data (4) 20414 M-Th 2-3:35pm MG 103 Second Brockmeyer
117-010 Cognitive Psychology (4) 20200 M-Th 2-3:35pm MG 111 First Allen
121-010/SSP 121-010 Social Psychology (4) 20415 M-Th 10-11:35am CU 222 Second Gelety
153-010/SSP 153-010 Personality (4) 20201 M-Th 12-1:35pm MG 111 First Gill
160-010 Independent Study (1-3) *see below Hours Arranged   First Staff
160-011 Independent Study (1-3) *see below Hours Arranged   Second Staff
161-010 Supervised Research (1-3) *see below Hours Arranged   First Staff
161-011 Supervised Research (1-3) *see below Hours Arranged   Second Staff
305-010 Abnormal Psychology (4) 20419 T/Th 6-9:00pm MG 101 Second Lomauro
313-010 Person Perception (4) 20205 M/W 4-7:00pm MG 260 First Andreychik
367-010 Clinical Psychology (4) 20206 T/Th 6-9:00pm MG 260 First Lomauro
393-010 Independent Research (1-3) *see below Hours Arranged   First Staff
393-011 Independent Research (1-3) *see below Hours Arranged   Second Staff
396-010 Psychological Perspectives on Health and Illness in Children and Adolescents (4) 20768 M/W 6-9:00pm MG 113 Second Barrett
397-010 Children, Adolescents, and the Media (4) 20207 M-Th 12-1:35pm CU 222 First Barrett
398-010/WS 398-010 Women and The Body (4) 20420 M/W 4-7:00pm CU 222 Second Dench
460-010 Special Study (1-6) *see below Hours Arranged   First Staff
460-011 Special Study (1-6) *see below Hours Arranged   Second Staff
461-010 Research Seminar (1-6) *see below Hours Arranged   First Staff
461-011 Research Seminar (1-6) *see below Hours Arranged   Second Staff

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Course Descriptions

1. Introduction to Psychology: Psychology as a science of behavior. Natural science aspects such as learning, sensation-perception, and physiological bases; and social science aspects such as human development, intelligence, and personality. Methodologies appropriate to these areas, and related societal problems. SS

107. Child Development: Survey of theories and research concerning perceptual, cognitive, social, and personality development through infancy and childhood. Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or SSP 1. May not be taken pass/fail. SS

110. Statistical Analysis of Behavioral Data: Principles of experimental design and statistical analysis: characteristics of data and data collection; descriptive statistics; hypothesis testing theory and practice; correlation, chi-square, t-test, analysis of variance. Three hours lecture and one hour computer lab. ND

117.  Cognitive Psychology:  The architecture and dynamics of the human mind: How we acquire knowledge through perception, represent and activate it in memory, and use it to communicate, make decisions, solve problems, and reason creatively.  Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or COGS 7. May not be taken pass/fail. SS

 

121/SSP 121. Social Psychology: Theories, methods of investigation, and results of research on the way social and psychological processes interact with human behavioral settings. Topics include analysis of self and relationships, dynamics of small groups, attitudes and persuasion, prejudice, prosocial and antisocial behavior. Prerequisite: ANTH 1, ANTH 11, SSP1 or PSYC 1. SS

153/SSP 153. Personality: Review and critique of theories of personality and their associated systems of psychotherapy. May not be taken pass/fail. Prerequisite: PSYC 1 or SSP 1. SS

160. Independent Study: Readings on topics selected in consultation with a staff member. Prerequisites: PSYC 1 or consent of the department chair. May be repeated for credit. SS

161. Supervised Research: Apprenticeship in ongoing faculty research program. Literature review, experimental design, data collection and analysis, and professional writing under faculty sponsor supervision, May be repeated for a maximum of six credits. Prerequisites: PSYC 1 or COGS 7 and consent of sponsor SS

305. Abnormal Psychology: Examines research and theory on the patterns, causes, and treatment of various forms of abnormal behavior. Prerequisite: PSYC 153 or consent of instructor . SS

313.  Person Perception:  Psychological processes involved in forming impressions of others. Survey of the factors that influence the way in which we think about the people who make up our social environment and of the laboratory methods with which experimental social psychology investigates person perception. The emphasis is on demonstrating the joint impact of the behaviors performed by others and the biases/expectancies that we bring into the social setting. Prerequisites: PSYC/SSP 153 or SSP/PSYC 121. Advanced Psychology Seminar.  SS

367. Clinical Psychology: The science and profession of helping people overcome psychological problems. Theories of human personality and abnormality in relation to techniques for assessing and treating psychosocial problems and in the light of empirical evidence of validity and effectiveness. Professional issues are also covered. Prerequisites: PSYC 153 and PSYC 305 or consent of instructor. SS

393. Independent Research: Individual research projects designed and executed in collaboration with faculty sponsor. Regular meetings with sponsor to give progress reports and receive feedback. Student reads relevant literature and writes report in APA format. May be repeated for a maximum of 6 credits. Prerequisite: PSYC 210 or 161 and consent of sponsor. ND

396. Psychological Perspectives on Health and Illness in Children and Adolescents:  This course focuses on developmental research and theory related to health and wellness issues in children and adolescents. We will explore children’s understanding of biology and disease and consider the implications of this research for health education programs, disease management, and questions surrounding medical consent. Case studies of specific illnesses will be used to enhance our understanding of how different conditions shape children’s social, emotional, and cognitive development. Finally we will consider the implications of developmental research for promoting public health.

397.  Children, Adolescents, and the Media:  Watching television, playing video games, and surfing the Web are common leisure activities for most children and adolescents. How do these activities influence cognitive, emotional and social development? A range of topics related to growing up in a digital age will be discussed including children and advertising, violence on television and in video games, and connections between “chat room” interactions and children’s social lives, how interactive technologies can assist learning, and connections between psychological research and educational television. Examples from media, policy debates, and cases of real-life media impact will be used to show the relevance of social science research for public policy. Advanced Psychology Seminar.  SS

398/WS 398. Women and The Body: A survey of conceptual structures of the living and lived female body examined from the perspectives of diverse groups of women. Topics include contemporary views of the psychology of women, body image, gender differences on various tasks, women's health, gender, sexuality, and interpersonal relationships. Prerequisite: PSYC 153 or PSYC 121 (Advanced Seminar) SS

460. Special Study: Study of some special topic not covered in the regular course offerings. May be repeated for credit.

461. Research Seminar: Original research designed and executed in collaboration with the faculty. May be repeated for credit.