An introduction to the principles and methods of psychology. This course provides a general background and is a prerequisite to all other psychology courses. V.8a

Prerequisites: PSYC 201 and permission of the instructor. Students will undertake supervised field experience through a partnership with the area Big Brothers/Big sisters Program that will take place on site at Amherst County elementary schools. The experience is designed to provide a sample of the type of activities in which child developmentalists and other human service professionals are engaged. It is not intended to develop competence to the level of a beginning practitioner. This course is graded on a P/CR/NC grading option only.

Prerequisite: PSYC 101. An introduction to those descriptive and inferential statistics most often used in psychological research. Topics include probability, standard normal distribution, measures of central tendency and variability, sampling, correlation, and both parametric and non-parametric tests of significance. This course includes a weekly three-hour laboratory session. III.Q

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and permission of the instructor. An overview and critical analysis of current learning theory. Particular emphasis given to animal investigations of Pavlovian and instrumental conditioning. Three hours lecture or discussion and three hours laboratory work with animals.

Prerequisite: PSYC 101. Principles from evolutionary biology are applied to the study of human behavior and the structure of the human mind. The survival, social and reproductive challenges our ancestors faced are reviewed, as are the psychological adaptations that evolved as a consequence. Topics include sex differences in mating strategies, parenting and kinship, and the adaptive value and/or consequences of selfishness and altruism. Offered alternate years.

Prerequisite: PSYC 101. A study of the physiological mechanisms underlying behavior including neural and chemical substrates of behavior and the organization of the nervous system.

Prerequisites: One PSYC course and permission of the instructor. The study of introductory level material by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisites: PSYC majors with junior or senior standing and permission of the instructor. Co-requisite: PSYC 302. Supervised field experience in a public or private agency setting that provides psychological or educational services to adolescents. The experience is designed to provide a sample of the type of activities in which psychologists and other human service professionals are engaged. It is not intended to develop competence to the level of a beginning practitioner. This course is graded on a P/CR/NC grading option only.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101, junior standing, and permission of the instructor. Survey of clinical/counseling psychology as a science and profession. Current psychological treatment approaches, assessment techniques, research strategies, and their empirical/theoretical foundations. In addition to classroom discussions and workshops, students will volunteer 3-5 hours per week at local mental health organizations. Experiences will be integrated into the course and provide unique practical experiences working in the discipline.

Prerequisites: PSYC 219, PSYC 310, and permission of the instructor. An overview of statistics and psychological research methods, focused literature review, with emphasis on the design and execution of an independent research project. Students will disseminate their work through a research paper conforming to APA standards and through a public presentation of their research. This course is a prerequisite to PSYC 461, Independent Study. Two hours class meeting plus weekly individual tutorials.

Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor. Directed experience in empirical psychological research. laboratory and field work on different research projects conducted by faculty members. Graded satisfactory/unsatisfactory.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and PSYC 251. Selected topics in neuropsychology and treatment. Using a case study approach, we will examine general principles of brain organization; neuropsychological assessment; sensory, perceptual, and motor disorders; and the effects of brain abnormalities on the higher cortical processes of memory, language, emotion, and problem solving. Offered alternate years.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and a 200-level psychology course. Current issues in experimental and applied psychology. emphasis is placed on reading and evaluation of psychological research. topics vary each semester. This course may be repeated once for credit towards the major. Topic for Fall 2012: "Forensic Psychology." This course will examine the intersection of psychology and law including the moral and ethical dilemmas faced by mental health professionals working in the legal system. Topics will include eyewitness testimony, the evaluation of criminal suspects, jury selection/nullification strategies, and the role that psychological evaluation plays in the criminal and family courtroom.

Prerequisites: 100-level PSYC course and permission of the instructor. The study of an intermediate level topic by an individual student or by a small group of students under the immediate supervision of a faculty member.

Prerequisites: PSYC 101 and a 300-level PSYC course. An experimental-clinical approach to behavior disorders including an overview and critical appraisal of current theories regarding the etiology and treatment of behavior disorders.

Prerequisite: PSYC 310; PSYC 309 is strongly encouraged. An overview of the fundamental assumptions of General Systems Theory and the basic theoretical orientations within family therapy. The influence of gender, culture, developmental status, divorce, and abuse on the working dynamics of the family will be examined. Various structural and analytical systems such as Bowenian Systems techniques will be explored using a case study approach. Offered alternate years.

Prerequisites: PSYC 310, junior or senior standing, and permission of the instructor. A survey of the current and historical psychometric principles and strategies used to assess individual and group differences. The application and administration of widely-used tests are examined, and general problems of measurement are discussed. Laboratory work will focus on the administration, scoring and interpretation of tests that are typically used in a standard assessment battery. Offered alternate years.

Prerequisites or co-requisites: PSYC 219, PSYC 310, and PSYC 315, and permission of the instructor. Pursuit of an upper level research project determined in advance by the student in consultation with a faculty member who will act as the sponsor.