A course designed to acquaint the student with major applications of psychological findings and techniques to problems of management and industry. The course includes human factors engineering, personnel procedures, organizational behavior and consumer behavior.

A study of the major behavioral disorders, personality disturbances and mental illnesses. Included are consideration of the mentally ill throughout history and current methods of diagnosis, treatment and research. Actual case reports are reviewed.

This lecture-laboratory course studies the relationships between humans and physical environments--both natural and built, a new area of psychological investigation. Topics include environmental assessment, attitudes and behavior toward the environment and the psychological effects of such environmental factors as crowding, architectural design, extreme environments, pollution and natural disasters. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205. Also offered as Environmental Studies 318 and through Outdoor Studies.

A lecture-laboratory course that introduces the theory and research relating the behavior of individual humans to factors in the social environment. Topics, chosen to represent the scope of social psychology, include attitude formation and change, conformity, affiliation and attraction, altruism, aggression, prejudice and group dynamics. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.

This lecture-laboratory course is an introduction to the field of behavioral
endocrinology. Current knowledge derived from human and animal research concerning the effects of hormones on behavior is reviewed. Topics include the influence of hormones on reproductive behavior, parental behavior, ingestive behavior, aggression, sexual orientation, moods and emotions, psychiatric disorders and perceptual and cognitive abilities. Environmental and experiential influences on hormone behavior are also examined. Prerequisites: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.

A lecture-laboratory course dealing with the way we perceive the world around and within us from a biological/cognitive perspective. The course emphasizes current research problems in hearing and sight. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.

A lecture-laboratory course giving consideration to basic concepts, empirical findings and contemporary theories of motivation. The basic motivational variables of food intake, sexual behavior, aggression, pain avoidance and exploration/curiosity are examined using biobehavioral models. Other variables such as anxiety, achievement, affiliation, competition, attribution and dissonance are examined using cognitive behavioral models. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.

A lecture-laboratory course designed to show how neural structure and activity is related to behavior--an evolutionary approach covering no particular species but including humans. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.

These courses cover special topics not regularly offered in the curriculum. The courses are designed for juniors and seniors and are taught in a regular class format, possibly with laboratory. Refer to the Class Schedule for course description.

A lecture-laboratory course dealing with the concepts involved in learning as derived from experimentation with both human and nonhuman subjects. Topics include the laws of classical and operant conditioning, biofeedback, token economies, observational learning, learned helplessness, biological constraints on learning, behavior modification techniques and ethics of behavioral control. Prerequisite: Psychology 100 or 101; if taken for laboratory credit, Psychology 205.