Psychology

Department of Psychology
Smith Hall, Room 301
Phone:  973/353-5440
Fax:      973/353-1171
http://www.psych.rutgers.edu

PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
21:830:101:H1:91346
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
MARTIN       SMITH 245

62:830:101:B6:91557 (CANCELLED)
EVE: 5/26-7/2
MW 6:00-9:45
HAGHIGHI     SMITH 241

Scientific study of human behavior, including historical foundations, methodology, physiological basis of behavior, sensation and perception, and cognition.

PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
21:830:102:B1:91347
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
POPE           SMITH 245

62:830:102:H6:94194
EVE: 7/6-8/12
TTh 6:00-9:45
POPE           HILL 105

Scientific study of human behavior, including development, personality, social influences, abnormal behavior, and therapy.

STATISTICAL METHODS FOR THE COGNITIVE & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (4 cr.)
21:830:301:B1:94198
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
HALPERN              SMITH 242

LAB: T 12:30-3:15, HILL 124

62:830:301:B6:94921 (CANCELLED)
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30           SMITH 246
DEPAULO    

LAB: W 6:00-9:30, HILL 126    

Basic statistical methods in the psychological sciences, starting with basic probability, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. Methods are put in the context of basic experimental research in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. Includes such methods as z-tests, t-tests, ANOVA, regression, and correlation.

EXPERIMENTAL METHODS FOR THE COGNITIVE & BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (4 cr.)
21:830:302:HQ:94199
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
LEOTTI         SMITH 244

LAB: M 1:00-2:45, HILL 124

WRITING INTENSIVE

Basic methods and paradigms in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. Research from areas of psychology in psychophysics, learning, memory, and perception are used to illustrate basic paradigms used in the cognitive and behavioral sciences. Students conduct experiments, analyze data, and write reports in standard psychology formats.

COGNITIVE PROCESSES (3 cr.)
62:830:304:B6:90643
EVE: 5/26-7/2
MW 6:00-9:45
GENGARO         HILL 101

Introduces the study of human cognition. Topics include perception, attention, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem solving, thinking, and reasoning. How is the world represented and what are the processes underlying those representations? Considers the real-world implications of laboratory findings.

DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
21:830:323:H1:91654
DAY: 7/6-8/12
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
POPE             SMITH 246

Child behavior and development; motor abilities, language, intelligence, social and emotional behavior and attitudes; prevention of maladjustment; relevant research findings; practical questions of child care and child rearing.

SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
21:830:335:B1:91655
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15-12:00
MCFAUL       SMITH 246

Psychological study of the individual's social interaction; theories of interaction and the empirical research employed in the investigation of topics such as attitude formation and change, group structure and process, motivation, learning, and perception in a social context.

INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
62:830:358:H6:94195
EVE: 7/6-8/12
MW 6:00-9:30
LAMORTE     SMITH 240

Short stories, plays, projective testing, paintings, and material from clinical interviews to introduce normal, creative, and pathological personalities; increased sensitivity to the situational, psychological, and historical determinants of human personality.

ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
62:830:363:B6:91658
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30
HAGHIGHI     SMITH 245

Psychopathologies, their probable causes, and usual behavioral manifestations; theories of pathology and research techniques employed in the investigation of abnormality.

PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONALITY (3 cr.)
62:830:371:B6:91096
EVE: 5/26-7/2
TTh 6:00-9:30
GENGARO     HILL 105

Major theoretical and experimental contributions to the understanding of normal personality and its development; relative adequacy of different theories in dealing with specific empirical data.

PERCEPTION (3 cr.)
21:830:372:B1:92655
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
LAMORTE      CONKLIN 455

Classical problems of perception--the constancies, form perception and the illusions, the perception of movement, neutral color, direction, and orientation; important theoretical issues of perception.

SPECIAL PROBLEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY OF SEXUAL ORIENTATION (3 cr.)
21:830:409:BQ:94200
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 10:15- 12:00
LAMORTE            SMITH 371A

WRITING INTENSIVE

The class will examine the development and psychological implications of sexual orientation, gender identity, and sexuality.  We will examine psychological research on these topics and compare and contrast scholarly work with popular media depictions of these topics.  We will also examine how the implications of culture, gender, and race intersect with sexual orientation and sexuality.  Additionally, clinical implications will be studied along with the benefit of "Affirmative Psychotherapy" for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex community. 

PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3 cr.)
62:830:484:H6:91657
EVE: 7/6-8/12
TTh 6:00-9:45
MURRAY           SMITH 244

Physiological basis of behavior; basic structure and function of the nervous system; physiological basis of motivation and emotions; relations between hormones and behavior; physiological aspects of perception and learning; organization of the cerebral cortex; psychosomatics.

SPECIAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY: MADNESS, GENIUS, & CREATIVITY (3 cr.)
21:830:489:B1:94201
DAY: 5/26-7/2
MTWTh 1:00-2:45
LEOTTI         SMITH 242 

WRITING INTENSIVE

"Madness" is a romanticized euphemism used to describe the eccentric behavior and volatile moods of the creative genius. However, there has been accumulating evidence that a disproportionate amount of artists, writers, and musicians can legitimately be diagnosed with some form of mental illness. What is the nature of the observed relationship between creativity and “madness”? What factors contribute to the formation of genius? In this course, we will address these questions using multiple levels of analysis, to better understand the subtle line between madness and genius.

SPECIAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCHOLOGY OF ANXIETY (3 cr.)
62:830:489:HQ:93028
EVE: 7/6-8/12
TTh 6:00-9:30
AMIT        SMITH 371A  

Writing Intensive.

COURSE DESCRIPTION COMING SOON.

RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY (BA cr.)
21:830:491:T1:91348
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

Design and execution of an original research project under supervision; project may be a psychological experiment, an attitude survey, or a library study; learning how to do research by means of first-hand experience.

INDIVIDUAL STUDY IN PSYCHOLOGY (BA cr.)
21:830:493:T1:92479
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.

Exploration of contemporary and classical problems in psychology through planned readings and discussions with a faculty member; emphasis on going beyond textbooks and learning to think about psychological issues in depth.

SENIOR THESIS (3 cr.)
21:830:497:T1:93112
5/26-8/12
MEETING TIME BY ARRANGEMENT
STAFF

By permission only.