The study and application of the basic research methods utilized in the scientific study of behavioral and cognitive processes with emphasis upon experimentation. Types of reliability and validity, research design, inferential statistics. Extensive laboratory work. This course assumes prerequisite mastery of statistics. An intensive study of the physiological aspects of organisms which affect and control behavior.
Primary attention is directed toward an investigation of the central nervous system functions.
Laboratory exercises are part of this course. An examination of some of the problems studied by psychologists in the fields of information-processing, perception and cognition together with representative theories and methods proposed for their solution. 34 Educational Psychology Intensive study of the application of psychological theory and research to education. Exploration of how the classical psychological theories can be applied to understanding and facilitating the learning process in the classroom. A study of selected topics offered on an occasional basis.