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PSY 0010 - INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY 3 credits A survey of the major areas of psychology including abnormal, social, and environmental as well as the study of behavior, biological bases, development, sensation and perception, conditioning, and personality. There are no prerequisites for this course. (Meets CAS Natural Science Requirement.) (Meets UPT AD Life Science Requirement, either independent or sequence, when taken with other PSY 0405.) (Satisfies Social Science requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: fall and spring term. PSY 0160 - PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY 3 credits A survey of major approaches to the study of personality, focusing on their relative abilities to provide coherent explanations for individual behavior. Issues involved in the assessment of personality will also be discussed and several assessment procedures evaluated. Recent research in personality psychology is reviewed and analyzed. Prerequisite: PSY 0010. (Meets CAS Social Science Requirement.) (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: spring term.
PSY 0203 - SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 credits An examination of the effects of people on other people, social factors in attitude formation and change, person perception, social influence, and interpersonal relations (e.g., affiliation, aggression, and altruism). Prerequisite: PSY 0010 (UPB - PSY 0101).
PSY 0310 - DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 credits An overview of the physical, cognitive, and social development of humans from fertilization and prenatal to adolescence. Focus on normal development. Prerequisite: PSY 0010. (Satisfies Social Science Requirement for the School of Engineering.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: fall term.
PSY 0405 - LEARNING AND MOTIVATION 4 credits An introduction to the principles of learning and motivation as derived primarily from animal research. Includes both Pavlovian (respondent) and Skinnerian (operant) models. Prerequisite: PSY 0010. (Meets CAS Natural Science Requirement.) (Meets UPT AD Life Science Requirement, either independent or sequence, when taken with PSY 0010.) (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: spring term.
PSY 1205 - ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY 3 credits An introduction to the scientific study of behavior disorders. Includes examination of neuroses, functional psychoses, and organic disorders as well as anxiety, defense mechanisms, and experimental psychopathology. Prerequisite: PSY 0010 and PSY 0160. (Meets UPB Behavioral Sciences Requirement.) Frequency of Offering: fall term.
PSYED 0005 - LIFE SPAN DEVELOPMENT 3 credits Course follows the developing person from conception until the end of life. The course combines theory, research, and practical applications from developmental psychology. Lecture topics include genetic influences on development; prenatal and birth factors; physical, cognitive, social, personality, and cultural variables which influence development in infancy, childhood, adolescence, early, middle, and late adulthood. There are no prerequisites for this course. Frequency of Offering: annually.
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