Emphasis is placed on the theories and findings in the measurement of abilities, attitudes, interests, and personality, and on construction, validation, and use of psychological tests to measure these characteristics. Students meet in seminar format to discuss key problems of effective experimental research. Students also conduct a research project supervised by department faculty on an individual basis. A study of individuals in their social and cultural settings. Emphasis is placed on empirical research into the social factors involved in perceptual-cognitive processes, attitude organization and change, intergroup relations, group productivity, the socializing process, and the effects of culture on personality.
Students perform experiments designed to investigate basic processes of social psychology.
PSY 21 and 22 are recommended. Motivation A survey of the directionality of behavior, focusing on the functional interpretation of motivated behavior, including the complex motives expressed in human behavior and the fundamental biological drives shared by other species. PSY 21 and 22 are recommended. A general introduction to the biological, psychological, and social factors involved in human development throughout the life span. Topics surveyed include behavioral genetics, embryology, postnatal growth, and aging, and their interrelationships with intellectual, personality, and social development.