Design and analysis of experiments in the behavioral sciences involving multiple predictor and criterion variables. Extensive use is made of Tulane computer facilities but no programming knowledge is required. Introduction to mathematical models for such dimensions of mind as learning, memory, expectation, preference, choice, judgment, perception, and problem solving. History of psychology, survey of modern viewpoints in psychology, associationism, structuralism, behaviorism, Gestalt psychology. A critical analysis of current theories of brain mechanisms and relevant data.
Independent work is encouraged in areas of student interest.
Laboratory includes application of research techniques, use of histological materials and demonstration. Satisfies laboratory requirement. Psychological correlates of various forms of horizontal and vertical social diversity. Examination of the impact of social class, race, sex, and community on the development of personality, and of the effects of individual differences on social structure. Same as SOCI 624.