Course Catalog • Psychology

A basic introduction to the science of psychology. Eleven written assignments; three examinations. Instructor: Michael Engles.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Myers. Exploring Psychology, 7th ed., Worth, 2008.
• Cialdini. Influence: Science and Practice, 5th ed., Allyn & Bacon, 2009.

A survey course on the science and application of child and adolescent development; including physical, motoric, social, emotional, and cognitive changes from conception through adolescence. The course covers methods and theory, genetics, and may incorporate content on aggression, morality, parenting, media, and peers. Prerequisite: PSYC 104 or PSYC 105 and one of the following: PSYC 200, PSYC 201, PSYC 210, PSYC 211, PSYC 300, PSYC 310, MATH 101, MATH 104 or exemption based on ACT or SAT score. Ten written assignments; child observation report; paper; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Dennis Karpowitz.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Rathus. Childhood Voyages in Development, 3rd ed., Wadsworth, 2008.

An introduction to the psychology of social behavior. Systematic consideration of such concepts as social influence, conformity and deviation, social attitudes and prejudice, socialization and personality, communication and propaganda, morale, and leadership. Prerequisite: PSYC 104 or PSYC 105 and one of the following: PSYC 200, PSYC 201, PSYC 210, PSYC 211, PSYC 300, PSYC 310, MATH 101, MATH 104 or exemption based on ACT or SAT score. Seven written assignments; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Jacklyn Ratliff.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Kassin, Fein, and Markus. Social Psychology, 7th ed., Houghton Mifflin, 2008.

An introduction to the field of human sexuality. Topics to be covered include sexual anatomy and physiology, fertilization, pregnancy, birth and lactation, contraception, human sexual response, sexuality across the life cycle, love, marriage, alternatives to marriage, sexual orientation, sex differences in behavior, parenthood, sexually transmitted diseases, sex and the law, and sex education. Prerequisite: PSYC 104. Twenty written assignments; research paper; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Natalie Stroupe.

Only available for undergraduate credit.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Hyde and DeLamater. Understanding Human Sexuality, 10th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2008.

DVDs (separate purchase):

• Middle Sexes: Redefining He and She, 2006.
• Indie Sex, 2008.

Rental information for the DVDs available in syllabus.

An application of psychological processes and concepts to the American legal system. Among the topics covered are the socialization of legal attitudes, opinions about the purposes of the criminal justice system and especially of prisons, the concept of “dangerousness,” the nature of jury decision making, and the rights of prisoners, patients, and children. Nine written assignments; two midcourse examinations and final examination. Instructor: Matthew Baldwin.

Only available for undergraduate credit.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Greene et al. Wrightsman’s Psychology and the Legal System, 6th ed., Wadsworth, 2007.

Impact of factors of social environment and physical growth upon psychological development from puberty to young adulthood. (Same as ABSC 626). Prerequisite: PSYC 104, PSYC 333, or HDFL/ABSC 160. Ten written assignments; paper; midcourse and final examinations. Instructor: Dennis Karpowitz.

Textbooks (separate purchase):

• Santrock. Adolescence, 11th ed., McGraw-Hill, 2007. (12th and 13th editions are also acceptable.)