It surveys the research findings upon which conclusions about brain-behavior relations are drawn, and outlines the nature of response mechanisms and the internal environment. A survey of the interrelationships between human behavior and the built and natural environment. Analysis of the processes of social interaction and their effects upon the behavior and attitudes of individuals and groups. Dynamics of groups, social roles, communication, and mass behavior are the focus of consideration. Related experimental and field studies are discussed.
Students also design, implement, and report an original experiment in an area of social psychology.
Major emphasis is placed on topics in visual perception including form and color vision, depth perception, illusions and after-effects, and perceptual development. In addition, the application of principles in perception to advertising, design, education, and aesthetics will be covered. A laboratory designed to allow the student to explore the experimental bases of psychology of perception. In addition to conducting in-class experiments extending a number of the foundation studies in this area, an original research project is conducted by each student. A survey of experimental findings and theoretical treatment of psychological processes that energize and direct behavior.