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Psychology (Psych)

5. Techniques for Effective Study (2)
Individualized instruction, self-appraisal, and remedial work in terms of specific study skill difficulties such as reading rate and comprehension, concentration and use of time, vocabulary, note taking, studying for examinations, and memory. Applications of higher level work skills to specific courses which the student is taking. Elective course for freshmen and sophomores. Credit in the course does not apply toward either the major or the minor.

7. Introduction to Psychology (3)
Orientation, individualized approach on problems of adjustment; scientific principles of psychology in learning, motivation, understanding mental conflicts; emotions, intelligence, aptitudes, and social proficiency. Open to freshmen only. Psychology 7 or 10A is prerequisite to all upper division courses in psychology.

10A-B. General Psychology (3-3)
a. Fundamentals of human behavior; interaction between man and his environment; normal adult psychology and its application in control of behavior. Lectures, demonstrations, reading, observations, and exercises. Not open to freshmen. Psychology 7 or 10A is prerequisite to all upper division courses in psychology.
b. Learning, remembering, individual differences, motivation, emotion, sensation, perception. Intended for majors and minors. Prerequisite: Psych. 10A or 7.

16. Personality Adjustment (3)
Types of personality maladjustment. Self-analysis and self-education; understanding personality problems. Opportunity for individual to receive counseling on his own problems.

21. Applied Psychology (3)
Application of psychological techniques and principles in the solution of human problems in business, industry, advertising and selling, legal procedures, medicine and education. Prerequisite: Psych. 7 or 10A.

25. Elementary Statistics (3)
(See Educ 25)

50. Psychology of Nursing (3)
An introductory course in psychology emphasizing the personal relationships of nurses to patients, co-workers and other persons. Includes motivation, emotion and feelings, mental hygiene, learning, perception, memory, the nervous system.

103. Personality (3)
The nature of personality; methods for analyzing personality; theories of personality structure.

106. Experimental Psychology (3)
Introduction to technique of experimentation in psychology. Experiments in learning, problem solution, emotion, perception, sensation. Two two-hour laboratory periods and one lecture hour.

110. History of Psychology (3)
Contributions of philosophers, physiologists and pioneer psychologists to the expansion of psychological knowledge and to the historical development of the early theoretical systems of psychology.

111. Mental Hygiene (2)
Science and art of wholesome living. Internal and external factors influencing development. The integrated person. Concrete activities that promote wholesome development. Designed to be personally useful to the student as well as provide an opportunity to study the subject matter of mental hygiene.
(Students may not take both Psych. 16 and 111 for credit.) Same as Educ. 111.

113. Growth and Development (2) (See Educ 113)

113F. Field Work in Growth and Development (1-2) (See Educ 113F)

115. Psychology of Exceptional Children (3)
Consideration of children deviating significantly from the normal: the physically handicapped; the mentally retarded and the mentally gifted; the psychotic and the neurologically defective. Emphasis upon the social, emotional, personal and educational problems and adjustments. Significance of the attitudes of adults and other children and the exceptional child's attitude toward himself. Same as Educ. 115.

116. Analytical Psychologies (3)
Theory and analysis of personality problems. Enrollment by permission of instructor.

118. Mental Hygiene and Guidance of Children (3)
Deals especially with an examination of school and home practices in relation to mental, social, and emotional adjustments of children. The tasks of school and home are examined critically in relation to the guidance of children toward desirable maturity. Attention is given to tests, records and techniques.
Same as Educ. 118.

119. Psychology of Preschool Child (2)
Study of the child from birth to adolescence. The child before birth, the newborn. Maturation and learning; physical habits and routine; motor, language, social., emotional development; growth of understanding; imagination, ideals, morals and interests; problems of adjustment. Same as Educ. 119.

120. Adolescent Psychology (2)
Study of young people from ages 12 to 25 thus covering the period from 20 to 25 commonly known as "youth" along with the years of adolescence. Emphasis is on the social and personal problems of high school and college age youth both those in and out of school. Same as Educ. 120.

124. Guidance and Counseling (3)
Basic psychological principles of guidance and counseling'. Techniques of counseling, testing, and non-directive therapy stressed. Each class member counsels one or more persons in a practical guidance situation. Enrollment by permission of instructor. Same as Educ 124.

125. Advanced Statistics (2) (See Educ 125)

126. Techniques of Personality Testing (1-3)
Laboratory training in administering, scoring and interpreting various personality tests. Practice in techniques of interviewing and observing. Application of test results to theories of personality and therapy. Enrollment by permission of instructor.

127. Psychological Tests (3)
A study of psychological measurements of intelligence (except the Stanford-Binet), personality traits (except projective techniques), special abilities, and interests. Practice in administering, scoring and interpreting. Two two- hour laboratory periods and one lecture .Prerequisites: 10A and 25.

128. Individual Mental Testing (3)
Study and practice in the administration, interpretation, and use of current individual intelligence tests. Same as Educ. 128. Enrollment by permission of instructor.

129. Detection of Deception (2) (See Crim 129)

133. Modern Psychology (3)
Current applications of modern theories to the important problems of psychology.

141. Psychology of Religion (3)
Psychological foundations of religion. The nature of beliefs, motives, etc., underlying religious experiences as found in historical religions.

145. Social Psychology (3)
Behavior of the individual in his social environment; beliefs and attitudes, propaganda, behavior of groups, leadership, morale, minority prejudice and its control, international conflict. Same as Soc. 145.

151. Physiological Psychology (3)
Aspects of the structure and function of the nervous system which are most important in understanding behavior; the physiological basis of motivation, thinking, learning, sensation and perception.

152. Abnormal Psychology (3)
Maladjusted personality. Principles of human nature derived from study of maladjustment. The abnormal person from the viewpoint of possible re-education. For teachers, medical, and law students and others dealing with people.

153. Psychology of the Criminal (3)
(See Crim 153)

161. Clinical Psychology (3)
Clinical psychology; application of the techniques and problem of clinical psychology to education, guidance, and hospitals.

162. Psychological Clinic (2)
(Two 2-hour lab periods weekly.)
Clinic practicum. Individual case studies, counseling, clinical testing, case conferences, reports, and clinical procedures. Prerequisites: Psych 119, 128, 161, and permission of the instructor.

190. Special Study (1-5)
Individual study for advanced students. Problems and units selected by consultation with instructor.

195. Honors Course (1-5)
Open only to upper-division students who have done superior work in psychology.


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