An introduction to the design, administration and analysis of psychology experiments, and other types of research including computer applications. Emphasis also on evaluation of research and scientific report writing. PSY 101 A survey of theories of adolescent personality development, psychopathology and current issues in the field. An introduction to basic principles and techniques of psychological testing, and a study of the major types of tests. A survey of learning principles from simple conditioning to complex creative behavior.
Course covers basic principles of neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, neuropharmacology.
This course also covers biological bases of abnormal behavior, drug addiction, visual processing and sleep mechanisms. This course introduces the scientific study of human symbolic processes such as problem solving, creative reasoning, and visual thinking. Alternative theoretical orientations and the development of cognitive processes will also be presented. Special emphasis on role of stimulus variables and attention on the perceptual constancies, color, size, form, and space perception. The emphasis is on psychosocial models and developmental perspectives rather than medical disease models.