90 courses with the subject PSY, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Survey of psychology. Includes psychology as science, nervous system, growth and development, sensory and perceptual processes, motivation, emotion, learning, social behavior, personality (normal and pathological), statistics, testing, intelligence, aptitudes, and achievement.
Provides a roadmap for how students can succeed in college courses and prepare for a career in psychology or allied disciplines with a bachelor's degree, including how to prepare for graduate education, if desired.
This course is for students in the Early Scientist Program. It provides students with basic research skills and explores different approaches to the conduct of laboratory- and community-based psychological research.
Descriptive and inferential statistics, including estimating parameters and testing significance, as applied to psychological research. Taught at an introductory level. Requires knowledge of elementary algebra.
An introduction to the contributions of molecular, genetic, cellular, developmental, physiological, and evolutionary biology to the scientific understanding of psychological processes.
Survey of scientific theories and research on learning and motivation according to classic theorists and contemporary behavioral psychologists. Topics include reinforcement, punishment, stimulus control, and examples from the real world.
Survey of scientific theories and research findings in human psychological development, including its biological, behavioral, cognitive, social, and emotional aspects.
Survey of scientific theories and research on the nature, causes, and consequences of individual behavior in social context. Topics include relationships, groups, attitudes, persuasion, aggression, altruism, and prejudice.
Survey of main issues within clinical psychology. Includes nature and ethics of profession, research methodologies, clinical assessment, models of therapy including empirically validated treatments, and systems of care principles.
Survey of scientific theories and research in cognitive psychology. Topics include human learning, attention, memory, and problem solving.
This number reserved for experimental courses. Refer to the Course Schedule for current offerings.
Introduction to the research methodologies of psychology and to analysis and interpretation of data. Experience with methods of data collection, basic statistical ways to display and analyze data, and writing reports.
Laboratory to complement PSY 311, including developing research proposals, scientific writing in APA style, and communicating research ideas.
Introduction to industrial and organizational psychology with special emphasis on employee motivation, selection, training, and organizational determinants of employee behavior.
Distinguishing science from pseudoscience and exploring the psychology of belief in extraordinary, "weird" phenomena, such as psychic abilities, alien abductions, the paranormal, superstition, divination, and alternative healing and diagnosing practices.
Examination of theories, methods, and research in a specialized area of psychology or in integrative topics across two or more areas of psychology. Check with department for offerings.
Survey of scientific theories and research findings on body image in early to late childhood with a focus on the roles of child cognition, parents, peers, and the media on body image development.
A description of the various psychological disorders is presented along with the research methods used to study them. Each disorder is approached from a number of perspectives: biological, psychosocial (psychodynamic, interpersonal, behavioral, cognitive, and humanistic) and sociocultural.
Exploration of gender identity, gender roles, and biological sex and their relationships with psychological processes and behavior.
An introduction to the cognitive and neural bases of human language. What are the capacities of human language? How are they supported by domain-general (e.g., working memory) and domain-specific (e.g., phonology) processes? This course draws upon methods and results from cognitive psychology, psycholinguistics, and cognitive neuroscience.
Major theories of personality including psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, cognitive, biological, and trait perspectives. Additional focus on methods of research and assessment that provide the theoretical foundation for studying individual differences.
Scientific research on psychological aspects of art, the creative process, and the nature of genius and expertise, with examples from fine art, music, literature, architecture, and industrial design.
Survey of research exploring the interplay between ethnicity and child development, including the intersection of ethnicity with socioeconomic status, immigration, and mental health.
Overview of psychological issues in aging, including physical, cognitive, emotional, and social changes. Students evaluate psychological research findings on aging and apply this knowledge to understanding their own and others' personal development.
Psychological research on issues associated with legal proceedings, including but not limited to, jury selection and behavior, eyewitness memory and testimony, and standards of proof will be discussed.
Psychological and psychometric approaches to human intelligence, addressing questions about single versus multiple intelligences, genetic and environmental influences, development and aging, cognitive and neurological bases, improving intelligence, and the validity of intelligence tests.
Focuses on understanding the relationship between health and illness by exploring biological, psychological, and social factors across select cultures.
Advanced training in academic writing in psychology and related fields, with an emphasis on the goals of scholarly writing, scientific usage and style, and strategies for composing and revising.
Second course in psychological statistics recommended for students planning to attend graduate school. Includes basic probability, ANOVA, correlation and regression.
Discussion of prescientific thinking on psychological problems, origin of systems of psychology, and ways systems are reflected in contemporary psychology.
Intensive examination of current theories and research in a specific area of biopsychology, learning, development, cognition, social psychology or clinical psychology. Check with department for offerings.
Opportunity for students to participate in various phases of research projects being conducted by faculty members in the Department of Psychology.
Study of brain mechanisms for feeding, aggression, sexuality, cognition, consciousness, sleep, learning, memory, thinking, and communication. Examination of brain defects in abnormal behavior and responses to drugs and psychotherapy.
Application of theory of evolution to the explanation of animal behavior. Surveys a variety of species, addressing several behavioral categories as well as issues in sociobiology and human evolution.
Principles and applications of behavior analysis in human service, educational, home, and medical settings. Recommended for psychology majors, and graduate and undergraduate students in related human service fields.
Examination of current theories and empirical research concerned with social, emotional, and personality development.
Examination of current theories and empirical research concerned with perceptual and cognitive development.
In-depth analysis of interpersonal behavior and group processes. Topics include aggression, prosocial behavior, attraction, prejudice and discrimination, social comparison, close relationships, and groups.
In-depth analysis of attitudes and social influence. Topics include attitude structure, formation and change, propaganda and persuasion; attitude-behavior consistency; conformity; compliance; and obedience.
In-depth analysis of how we think about ourselves and others. Topics include impression formation, attribution, affect and cognition, social judgement, stereotyping and the self in social context.
In-depth examination of current theories and empirical research focusing on psychological perspectives of personal relationships. Includes topics related to relationship forms and processes such as intimacy and power.
Covers the etiology, developmental course, assessment, and treatment of various psychological disorders (e.g., depression, anxiety, conduct problem, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder) that can arise in children and adolescents.
Community field experience designed to illustrate practical applications of psychological principles and research. Class meetings and written work required in addition to field placement.
Research and theory on human perception, attention, and memory, and their relations to conscious awareness and experience and the conscious control of thought, emotion, and behavior.
Memory is involved in many everyday activities and is essential for personal identity. This course is about theories and applications of research on human memory and learning.
Thinking and reasoning are involved in all aspects of our lives. This course covers theories and applications of cognitive psychology research on concepts, decision making, and problem-solving.
This course surveys key aspects of our current understanding of how the brain instantiates the human mind, allowing for thought and forming the basis of human behaviors. Topics include vision, language, memory, growth, developmental and acquired deficits, and cognitive neuroscience methods (fMRI, EEG, lesion studies, etc.).
Reading and library research on a specialized topic in the primary scientific literature in psychology under the supervision of a faculty member.
This course is designed for Disciplinary Honors students in psychology. In this course, students will conduct preparatory work and build relevant skills for beginning the Honors Proposal and Thesis. Students will also develop relevant professional skills that apply to career goals both in and beyond academic settings.
Work individually or in small groups in psychological problems of special interest. Work may represent either a survey of a given field or an intensive investigation of a particular problem.
Contemporary state of knowledge with regard to the logic and language of psychology.
First-year psychology graduate students design and formally propose a directed research project.
Summarizing and comparing distributions. Thorough review of statistical estimation and hypothesis testing for linear models, e.g., t-test, one-way ANOVA, multiple comparisons.
Statistical estimation and hypothesis testing for linear models, e.g., ANOVA for crossed, nested, incomplete, and repeated measures designs, ANCOVA; multiple regression and correlation; general linear model.
Discussion of prescientific thinking on psychological problems, origin of systems of psychology, and ways systems are reflected in contemporary psychology.
Intensive examination of current theories and research in a specific area of biopsychology, learning, development, cognition, social psychology or clinical psychology. Check with department for offerings.
Broad-based philosophical and methodological perspectives on conducting and interpreting psychological research; considers basic, applied, and translational research, laboratory- and field-based research, and experimental, quasi-experimental, correlational, and longitudinal research designs.
Introduction to theoretical concepts, research methodologies, and empirical findings in foundational areas of experimental psychology and cognitive, developmental, and social psychology.
Advanced theoretical concepts, research methodologies, and empirical findings in foundational areas of experimental psychology and cognitive, developmental, and social psychology.
Independent study course requiring that students demonstrate competency in the knowledge and practice of clinical psychology. Acceptable capstone experience for students who have entered the M.A./Ph.D. program with a master’s degree from another university that included an approved research thesis.
Individual guidance in the development of a specific research problem.
Systematic survey of theories and content of developmental psychology. Developmental issues and research examined in areas including attention, memory, language, socialization, sex roles, and aggression.
Theoretical concepts, research methodologies, and empirical findings; aggression, attitude change, attribution, and exchange theory.
Neural substrates of motivation, emotion, sleep, motor acts and coordination, learning, language, complex processes, and psychopathology.
Human intellectual functioning including pattern recognition, attention, memory, comprehension, reasoning, and problem solving.
Empirical approach to etiology, assessment, and treatment of psychological problems of children, emphasis on development factors. Not intended for students without a strong background in abnormal psychology, child development, and developmental theory.
An empirical approach to the tiology, assessment, and treatment of psychological problems in adults.
Matrix manipulation and understanding the language of matrix algebra rather than formal mathematics.
Introduction to pedagogical theories, research, styles, and strategies related to the college teaching of psychology. Considers the presentation of course material, learning assessment tools, test construction, and grading.
Psychotherapy concepts and research from interpersonal, behavioral, humanistic, and cognitive perspectives. Supervised introductory practicum experience in therapeutic methods.
In-depth coverage of professional ethics as they pertain to the many different settings in which clinical psychologists often work, including clinical practice, research, teaching, consultation, and other professional activities.
Construction, evaluation, and interpretation of objective and projective measures of personality as used with normal and clinical groups. Laboratory practice in personality assessment and in diagnosis.
Evaluation of research and theory underlying behavioral assessment and behavior therapy. Supervised introductory experiences in the use of behavioral assessment and therapy techniques.
Research and theory underlying intellectual assessment. Supervised introductory experience in the use of standardized intelligence tests, including evaluation and communication of test results.
Specific course title identified each semester by subscript, e.g., Contemporary Problems: Advanced Research Methods in Developmental Psychology. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Specific course title identified each semester by subscript, e.g., Contemporary Problems: Advanced Research Methods in Developmental Psychology. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Specific course title identified each semester by subscript, e.g., Contemporary Problems: Advanced Research Methods in Developmental Psychology. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Specific course title identified each semester by subscript, e.g., Contemporary Problems: Advanced Research Methods in Developmental Psychology. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Specific course title identified each semester by subscript, e.g., Contemporary Problems: Advanced Research Methods in Developmental Psychology. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Specific course title identified for each section (e.g. Contemporary Topics in Clinical Practice: Models of Supervision). Course may be taken as 1-3 credits per semester and repeated up to 7 credits total.
Supervised application of psychological principles to the assessment and therapeutic change of individual or group behavior, generally with clients in the UNCG Psychology Clinic.
Examination of psychological research, theory, and clinical practice using a multicultural perspective so as to increase awareness, knowledge, and skills involved in the development of cultural competence.
Individual work on psychological problems of special interest culminating in an intensive, critical review of literature in a given field or scientific investigation of problem.
Independent reading on a committee-approved topic. Thorough review and synthesis of major theory and findings in the field. Written and oral examination demonstrating competency across two areas in the field.
Advanced supervised practicum course for clinical psychology doctoral students who have completed PSY 742 training.
Application of psychological principles to the assessment and therapeutic change of individual or group behavior in an APA-accredited off-campus setting. Students are individually supervised by appropriate agency staff.
Individual direction in the development and execution of a doctoral dissertation.
Thesis Extension.
Dissertation Extension.
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