Psychological process in social behavior. Methods of psychological research, experimental design, reliability and validity, review and application of statistics, execution and reporting of psychological research. Dissection, histology, and surgery for brain stimulation.
Personality psychology is the scientific investigation of the individual human personality.
In this class we will try to gain a better understanding of the nature of personality by looking at it through different theoretical frameworks, specifically trait, biological, social learning, psychoanalytic, and humanistic theories. The study of abnormal psychology is both an art and a science. Clinical psychology and psychology in general desperately attempt to emphasize the science and minimize the art. Both aspects are addressed in the course, with an emphasis on the current trend toward the scientific. The history of psychopathology, models of abnormal behavior, assessment, research methods, and treatments of various DSM IV disorders are discussed, with liberal inclusion of real-life examples.