An introduction to the problems, methods and concepts of psychology, covering a range of topics which characterize the discipline, including history, methodology and professional ethics, biological foundations, perception, motivation and emotion, learning, memory and thinking, individual differences, intelligence, personality, development, behavior disorders and their treatment, group processes. And Behavior 3 hrs, cr. Brain structure, function, and relation to behavior. Topics include the neural basis of perception, learning and memory, consciousness, motivation, emotion. Readings and discussions on a selected problem or topic area.
Topics vary from semester to semester.
May be applied to major once . This course is designed to meet the needs of individual students under the direction of a particular faculty sponsor. The course may involve independent readings, tutorials, work as a peer counselor, field placement, an individual research project, or participation in on-going faculty research, any of these culminating in a written report. Emotional, social, motor, and cognitive development as influenced by genetic, cultural and individual factors during the first twelve years of life. Special problems of adjustment and training of exceptional children, including the gifted, as well as the intellectually, emotionally, and physically handicapped.