Contemporary theories and research on human information processing including topics such as memory, language, thinking, and problem solving. Special emphasis on analysis of variance, covariance, and component variance estimators as applied to psychological research. Special correlation techniques followed by a survey of representative nonparametric tests of significance. Major emphasis on advanced analysis of variance theory and designs. Major systematic positions, i.e., Freud, Lewin, Sullivan, Murray, Allport, etc., in the field of personality.
Major emphasis is put on the various theoretical interpretations of human dynamics.
Required of all experimental graduate students in the first 2 years of their program. General issues of empirical psychology research will be addressed followed by an application to psychopathology and psychology treatment. Content enables the student to become actively involved in research conducted by Psychology faculty. Provides supervised experience in the application of the more complex and lesser known psychodiagnostic techniques and training and experience in psychotherapeutic techniques with the more severe functional disorders. Provides supervised experience in the application of the more complex and lesser known psychodiagnostic techniques and training and experience in psychotherapeutic techniques with the more severe functional disorders.