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Psychology 

Basic Process Foundation Course Descriptions

PSY 336 Ethology. 3(3-0) F,S.
Prerequisite: PSY 121. The study of the behavior of animals in a natural setting will be emphasized. The viewpoints of ethology, comparative psychology, behavioral ecology, and sociobiology will be used to study the behavior of animals, including humans. This course cannot be credited toward a degree if the student has taken PSY 497: Animal Behavior.

PSY 422 (322) Memory and Cognition. 3(2-2) S.
Prerequisite: PSY 121 and 6 additional hours of psychology. Theoretical, empirical, and practical consideration of human memory and cognition. Laboratory will focus on investigation and demonstration of various cognitive phenomena.

PSY 502 (402) Learning Theories. 3(3-0) F,S.
Prerequisite: PSY 121 and 3 additional hours of psychology. An introduction to contemporary theories about learning and behavior, emphasizing the experimental basis of these phenomena.

PSY 506 Perception. 3(3-0) S.
Prerequisite: PSY 121 plus 3 additional hours of psychology. Nature of perception, concept formation and role of language.

PSY 521 Physiological Psychology. 3(3-0) F.
Prerequisite: PSY 121 and 3 additional hours of psychology. Physiological correlates underlying behavior, including sensory and response mechanisms, central nervous system.

PSY 525 Motivation and Emotions. 3(3-0) F.
Prerequisite: PSY 121 and 3 additional hours of psychology. Psychological and physiological motives, needs, drives and instinctual mechanisms; emotional effects of these upon the organism.