Considers biological, psychological and social factors. Topics include the psychological sense of community, human diversity, promotion of health and socioemotional competence, citizen participation, community change and methods of community research. Provides an intensive review of the content taught in General Psychology and requires students to lead discussion groups. Views gender role development and implications for the daily lives of men and women from historical, biological, psychoanalytic, learning, sociological and anthropological perspectives. Studies theories, research methodologies and experimental evidence related to the activation and the direction of behavior.
Emphasis is on classical and operant condition and the experimental analysis of behavior.
Prerequisites 48.101, 48.160, 48.281, 48.282 or consent of the instructor. Reviews neurological and biochemical bases of behavior with emphasis on the synergistic functions of the nervous system, sense organs and glandular system. Provides for an advanced consideration of significant topics in psychology. Requires reports and discussions of current research and may be repeated with change in topic. Considers personality from psychoanalytic, social, trait, self and learning points of view.