Includes an examination of concepts and methods in learning, motivation, development, personality, and measurement. Review of major developmental theories including perspectives of childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and old age. Examination of application of psychological principles and methods to problems commonly encountered in business and industry. Study of human behavior development in a social matrix, including such topics as socialization, cultural behavior, group norms, and attitude formation. Methods taught vary, but generally include basic data collection and recordkeeping methods in research.
Course culminates in a paper describing techniques learned.
Descriptive and inferential statistics in design, analysis, and interpretation of psychological research with practical application using computers in laboratory. Students are encouraged to take PSYC 300 concurrently. General research design in psychology, with an emphasis on experimental design and control. Topics include use of human participants in research, reliability and validity, observational methods, and survey and longitudinal designs. Laboratory work will include designing and running research studies and writing manuscripts using appropate style and formats.