Topics include job satisfaction, motivation, leadership, organizational climate and culture, communication, job design and human factors. A supervised library, field or laboratory project involving psychological variables, designed and executed by the student. Course credit varies with the extensiveness of the project. A variable topics course designed to introduce students to selected topics of contemporary significance in scientific psychology. Contact the Psychology Department or adviser for details on topics for a particular semester.
Course credit varies with extensiveness of the topic.
The course focuses on statistical decision theory as a conceptual foundation for analysis of variance designs and models in psychological and biomedical research. Topics include completely randomized, randomized blocks, and mixed designs, derivation of expected mean squares, simple main effects analysis, multiple comparison procedures, and trend analysis. The lab focuses on the methods for data analysis, including the use of microcomputer programs. Laboratory experiments illustrating the basic principles of conditioning and learning. Students enrolling in PSY 120 also must enroll in PSY 121 the same semester.