Emphasis is placed upon methodological issues and theoretical interpretations rather than upon practical applications. Behavior Modification A consideration of various applications of learning theory and conditioning principles to social and individual problems. The application of these techniques is examined for a variety of problems, e.g., anxiety, psychotic and antisocial behaviors, phobias, alcoholism, smoking, and sexual dysfunction. A study of psychological principles applied to the area of work. Topics may include employee selection, training, performance appraisal, job satisfaction, worker motivation and job design, leadership, stress, burnout, and human factors.
Visual perception is emphasized.
The topics of perception of color, depth, constancies, illusions, and the roles of innate and learned factors are included. An examination of the psychological development of women from birth through maturity. 42.305 Human Relations Designed to provide students with an opportunity to study and to experience the small group situation in which the focus is on understanding the dynamics of interpersonal behavior and on developing communication skills. Problems in defining abnormality are discussed, and such major theoretical approaches to causation and treatment as the biological, psychoanalytic, behavioristic, and humanistic are compared. Opportunity for field trips or field experience may be offered.