Dyson College of Arts and Sciences

14 disorders, eating disorders, personality disorders, and schizophrenia. Prerequisite: Admission to MA program or permission of the instructor. PSY 612 NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits e neuroanatomical and neurophysiological correlates of behavior are examined in this course. e course addresses basic assumptions about the relationship between brain development and behavioral change. Re- search methods are discussed in conjunction with prenatal and postna- tal brain development. Differentiation of the cerebral cortex, cognitive change, attention, visually guided action, and memory are discussed. In addition, course topics include language acquisition, speech recognition, and perceptual development. PSY 615 RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICS I (MA) 3 credits e primary goal of this course is to develop critical thinking skills nec- essary for students to (1) evaluate primary, empirical research in psychol- ogy, (2) translate theoretical ideas into testable research hypotheses, (3) test these hypotheses by means of a logically developed statistical plan. Material to be covered includes scientific methodology and major sta- tistical techniques used in analyzing behavioral data (i.e., correlation/re- gression analyses, contrast models, analysis of variance, non-parametric procedures). Statistical analyses and graphical representations of data via the computer are required of students. Prerequisite: Undergraduate psychological statistics and/or experimental psychology. PSY 616 RESEARCH DESIGN AND STATISTICS II (MA) 3 credits is course builds on the critical thinking skills developed in PSY 615. Material to be presented includes (1) complex experimental designs (in- cluding quasi-experimental design appropriate to field settings) and (2) advanced statistical techniques (e.g., multiple regression analysis, mixed model analysis of variance, multi-variate techniques). Students are re- quired to carry out statistical analyses and graphical representations of data via the computer. Prerequisite: PSY 615 or instructor approval PSY 617 HUMAN LEARNING (MA) 3 credits is course introduces both basic and advanced principles and theories of learning and motivation, including cognition. Conditioning, behavior systems, generalization and discrimination, information processing, and complex cognitive functioning are some of the topics discussed. Research on learning theory and their general application to a variety of contexts will also be covered. Prerequisite: Undergraduate learning course or consent of the instructor. PSY 618 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH: PHILOSOPHY AND CONCEPTS (MA/MSED/PSYD) 3 credits is course covers the development of community mental health as a spe- cialty area in both theory and application. e course emphasizes the de- velopment and implementation of preventive interventions in the school and the community. Research associated with community mental health is discussed in terms of theory and research methodology. PSY 619 COMMUNITY RESOURCES: INTER-AGENCY COORDINATION IN THE DELIVERY OF SERVICES (MA/MSED/PSYD) 3 credits is course is designed to acquaint the student with the range of com- munity facilities that are available to draw upon in urban and rural areas. Specific federal, state, and municipal agencies will be explored. In addi- tion, private foundations and religious service agencies are examined with the aim of securing an awareness of appropriate assistance for clients. PSY 621 PSYCHOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT (MA) 3 credits is course covers psychological teat theory, including the psychometric concepts of reliability and validity. is graduate level course on scaling, item difficulty levels, and measurement scales considers both assessment measurement development as well as evaluation of test measures in terms of psychometric considerations. Further, specific assessment measures (e.g., cognitive, personality, social skills measured) are examined and critiqued. PSY 623 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits is course covers social psychology, including attitudes, behavior change, group processes, multicultural and gender issues, and social cognition and perception. e focus in the course is on research meth- odology in studying social cognitions and behavior. Further, theories of social behavior and psychology are considered in light of contemporary research findings. Topics include issues such as person perception, au- thority power and persuasion, attitude development and change, racism and sexism, aggression and violence prevention, and social stress related to human development. PSY 624 COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (MA) 3 credits is course addresses issues related to cognitive psychology. Cognitive development is extensively explored in conjunction with information processing, memory, perception, thinking, and metacognition. Research and theory related to cognition are examined, with a significant emphasis on primary research. Contemporary perspectives in cognitive psychology are considered in the context of history and systems in psychology. Be- yond the focus on research and theory in cognitive psychology, the meth- ods used to gather and evaluate evidence about cognitive processes, and the ways in which knowledge of these processes has been applied to solve problems is covered. ough this course requires a fairly sophisticated background in psychology, it will begin with a basic overview of cogni- tion. Discussion of key research on cognition is covered. Note that much of the research in cognitive psychology is methodologically complex, es- pecially because of the challenge of assessing mental processes. PSY 625 PERSONALITY THEORIES (MA) 3 credits is course covers the major historically important and contemporary personality theories. is graduate level survey of mostly contemporary perspectives emphasizes current theoretical and research developments in the field. Among the topics considered are Five Factor eory, self-con- trol and self-regulation, the development and consistency of the self, dy- namic perspectives of personality development, biological and evolution- ary models of personality, and normal and pathological considerations regarding personality.

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