Topics include conformity, obedience, attitudes and persuasion, aggression, prejudice, and attraction. A study of the history of psychology and its development as a science. Emphasis on the major schools of thought of the past century including structuralism, functionalism, behaviorism, and Gestalt psychology. The effect of these movements on approaches to contemporary problems is stressed. Integrates theories, topics, and techniques for leading groups in human service settings.
Students participate in experiential learning.
Two lectures, one lab weekly. Examines the biological bases of human behavior with primary emphasis upon the anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of the nervous system. The biological substrates of motivation, sensation perception, emotion, learning are investigated. Also designed to acquaint student with research techniques and subsequent theories which comprise physiological explanations of behavior. Traditional and contemporary topics are covered with emphasis on the complexities of problems in applied fields.