Department of Psychology

• Department of Psychology
  • FACULTY
  • ASSOCIATE FACULTY
    • ADJUNCT FACULTY
    • CLINICAL FACULTY
  • UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
    • Major
    • Departmental Honors
    • Integrated Graduate Programs
  • GRADUATE PROGRAMS
  • UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
  • GRADUATE COURSES

Department of Psychology

109 Mather Memorial Building
Phone 368-2686; Fax 368-4891
Sandra W. Russ

The Department of Psychology offers programs leading both to undergraduate (Bachelor of Arts) and graduate (Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy) degrees. Programs in psychology can be selected in preparation for graduate work in the field, or as background for a variety of human service-oriented professions, or to obtain general knowledge and understanding of behavior that is applicable in many different careers. Additional information about these and other aspects of undergraduate study in psychology is published in a yearly publication, Handbook for Undergraduate Psychology Majors, available in the departmental office.

FACULTY

Sandra W. Russ, Ph.D. (University of Pittsburgh)

Roy F. Baumeister, Ph.D. (Princeton University)

Elsie B. Smith Professor of Liberal Arts

Tim Curran, Ph.D. (University of Oregon)

Douglas K. Detterman, Ph.D. (University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa)

Joseph F. Fagan III, Ph.D. (University of Connecticut)

Donald K. Freedheim, Ph.D. (Duke University)

Grover C. Gilmore, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins University)

Robert L. Greene, Ph.D. (Yale University)

James C. Overholser, Ph.D. (Ohio State University)

Elizabeth J. Short, Ph.D. (University of Notre Dame)

Milton E. Strauss, Ph.D. (Harvard University)

Lee A. Thompson, Ph.D. (University of Colorado, Boulder)

Dianne M. Tice, Ph.D. (Princeton University)

Daniel A. Weinberger, Ph.D. (Yale University)

Fred M. Zimring, Ph.D. (University of Chicago)

ASSOCIATE FACULTY

Stanley Althof, Ph.D.

Dennis Drotar, Ph.D.

Daniel Flannery, Ph.D.

Howard Hall, Psy.D., Ph.D.

William C. House, Ph.D.

Karel Kovnat, Ph.D.

Rene McGovern, Ph.D.

J. Scott Mizes, Ph.D., ABPP

Marian Patterson, Ph.D.

Lynn Singer, Ph.D.

Terry Stancin, Ph.D.

Cecil W. Thomas, Ph.D.

Paul A. Thompson, Ph.D.

Carol Sue White, Ph.D.

Peter J. Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D.

ADJUNCT FACULTY

Nanette Auerhahn, Ph.D.

Cameron Camp, Ph.D.

Phyllis Dukes, Ph.D.

Robert Goldberg, Ph.D.

Bettina Katz, Ph.D.

Jes-James Sellers, Ph.D.

Jeremy Shapiro, Ph.D.

Kenneth Weiss, Ph.D.

CLINICAL FACULTY

Karen Kernberg Bardenstein, Ph.D.

Robert Benjamin, Ph.D.

Veronica Binzley, Ph.D.

John Bolger, Ph.D.

Robert Chwast, Ph.D.

Frederick S. Frese, Ph.D.

Michelle Harris, Ph.D.

Sally G. Hoyle, Ph.D.

Susan M. Knell, Ph.D.

Marilyn Malkin, Ph.D.

Roslyn Price, Ph.D.

Jeffrey Rosenbaum, Ph.D.

Robert Smith, Ph.D.

Terry Tobias, Ph.D.

Lawrence Waldman, Ph.D.

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

The undergraduate programs in psychology are designed to provide broad education in the science of behavior. The curriculum consists of three levels: an introductory level that is a prerequisite for most other courses in the department; an intermediate level, covering the various substantive areas of psychology; and an advanced level that offers numerous unique opportunities for undergraduates to engage in specialized and individualized work.

Major

Students completing the B.A. may major in psychology. Psychology majors must complete 30 hours of course work in the department.

Required courses

PSCL 101, General Psychology I (3)

PSCL 282, Quantitative Methods in Psychology (3).

Three additional courses chosen from

PSCL 315, Social Psychology (3)

PSCL 352, Physiological Psychology (3)

PSCL 353, Psychology of Learning (3)

PSCL 355, Sensation and Perception (3)

PSCL 357, Cognitive Psychology (3)

PSCL 382, Psychological Measurement (3)

PSCL 393, Experimental Child Psychology (3)

The remaining hours can be fulfilled by taking psychology electives chosen by the major and his or her advisor. Students considering graduate work are strongly urged to enroll in PSCL 360, Lab & Seminar in Human Experimental Psychology; in PSCL 375, Research Design and Analysis; and in PSCL 392, History and Systems of Psychology.

Minor (15 hours):

Required Course

PSCL 101 (3 hours)

Electives

A minimum of four courses (12 hours) chosen by the student in consultation with his/her advisor. Practica and independent study are available to minors but cannot be used to satisfy the minor requirement.

Sequence for Case Core (12 hours)

The sequence reflects an emphasis on either the cognitive/biological or social/personal aspects of the field. All sequences must include PSCL 101 and three courses from one of the following groups:

Personal and Social Behavior: PSCL 102, 230, 300, 313, 315, 317, 321, 325

Cognitive/Biological Behavior: PSCL 103, 352, 353, 355, 357, 360

Departmental Honors

Junior majors with a 3.0 overall grade point average and a 3.25 average in psychology are encouraged to apply to the department's Honors Program. This program consists of one three-credit course PSCL 395, during which students carry out under faculty supervision an independent project in their area of interest. Satisfactory completion of a paper based on this research qualifies students to receive their degree with Honors in Psychology noted on their academic transcript. PSCL 375, Research Design and Analysis, is a prerequisite to PSCL 395.

Integrated Graduate Programs

The Department of Psychology participates in the Integrated Graduate Studies Program. Interested students should note the general requirements and the admission procedures in this bulletin and may consult the department for further information.

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Graduate programs leading to the Doctor of Philosophy degree are offered in the fields of adult clinical, child clinical, developmental, experimental psychology, health research in aging, and in mental retardation research. The Master of Arts degree can be earned in the department as part of work toward a doctorate. Additional information about graduate work in psychology is available from the departmental office.

Psychology (PSCL)

UNDERGRADUATE COURSES

PSCL 101, General Psychology I, 3

Methods, research, and theories of psychology. Basic research from such areas as psychophysiology, sensation, perception, development, memory, learning, psychopathology, and social psychology.

PSCL 102, General Psychology II, 3

The applications of psychological research in normal problems of adjustment. Topics include: coping with anxiety, romance and marriage, and interpersonal behavior.

PSCL 230, Child Psychology, 3

Basic facts and principles of psychological development from the prenatal period through adolescence.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 231, Child Psychology Practicum, 1

The course will involve three hours per week of practicum experience at either the Church of the Covenant day care center or the Mental Development Center School. Student will be given an orientation to child development in the context of a preschool program.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 282, Quantitative Methods in Psychology, 3

The theory and application of basic methods used in the analysis of psychological data. Not available for credit to students who have completed STAT 201

PSCL 300, Interdisciplinary Psychology, 3

This course draws on information from different fields of inquiry to address broad psychological questions about the human condition. Topics may include identity, cultural change, finding meaning in life, the nature of evil, love and family, death, and happiness. Intended for students who like to think, the course will emphasize learning how to cross disciplinary boundaries in pursuit of fundamental insights.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 313, Psychology of Personality, 3

The development and organization of personality; theories of personality and methods for assessing the person problems of personal adjustment.

PSCL 315, Social Psychology, 3

Empirical studies of typical human responses to situations. First impressions, attitude change, effects of cash incentives, behavior in emergencies, interpersonal attraction, impression management, crowding, stress, vices.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 317, Health Psychology, 3

Examines psychological processes that affect physical health. Covers the physiological factors affecting the immune system, chronic physical disorders, pain, compliance with prescribed medical treatments, the effects of stress and coping, the effects of the patient-physician interaction, and the psychological aspects of the hospital and the health care systems.

Prerequisite: PSCL 315

PSCL 321, Abnormal Psychology, 3

Major syndromes of mental disorders, their principal symptoms, dynamics, etiology, and treatment.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 325, Psychotherapy and Personality Change, 3

Three methods of psychotherapy (behavioral, psychoanalytic, and client-centered) are discussed. The therapy techniques and the manner by which personality change is effected are examined.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 330, Student Development and Peer Counseling, 3

Psychosocial, cognitive, and moral development of adolescents and young adults. Study and practice of basic peer counseling skills used to assist young adults in their development.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 334A, Seminar and Practicum: Preschool and Daycare, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 334B, Seminar and Practicum: Developmental Disability, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 334C, Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Children, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 335A, Seminar and Practicum: Preschool and Daycare, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 335B, Seminar and Practicum: Disturbed/Retarded, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 335C, Seminar and Practicum: Hospitalized Child, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 335D, Seminar and Practicum: Adolescents, 3

Supervised field placement and attendance at staff conferences in various child and adolescent settings. Regular seminar meetings.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 336, Seminar and Practicum: Adult Psychopathology, 3

Supervised field placement at facilities for persons with severe emotional handicaps.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101 and PSCL 321

PSCL 338, Seminar and Practicum in Adolescents, 3

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 339, Seminar and Practicum in Adolescents, 3

Prerequisite: PSCL 230

PSCL 344, Developmental Psychopathology, 3

This course will focus on the interplay of biological, psychological, familial, and social determinants of disorders ranging from autism to delinquency and bulimia.

Prerequisite: PSCL 230 or PSCL 321

PSCL 350, Behavior Genetics, 3

Examines the impact of both nature and nurture on human behavior. Basic quantitative genetic methodology will be covered. Current family, twin and adoption studies in the areas of personality, intelligence, alcoholism, criminality, and psychopathology will be reviewed.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 352, Physiological Psychology, 3

The nervous system as it relates to behavior.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 353, Psychology of Learning, 3

The basic methods in the study of learning. The major theories proposed to account for the learning process. Development of the fundamental concepts and principles governing the learning process in both humans and lower animal.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 355, Sensation and Perception, 3

The psychological and physiological processes entering into perception. Current research and theory in the light of classical statements of the problems. The role of learning in perceptual functioning. Reading, lectures, demonstrations, and problems.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 357, Cognitive Psychology, 3

How individuals encode, store, organize, and use information. Pattern recognition, attention, memory, and problem solving.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 360, Laboratory and Seminar in Human Experimental Psychology, 3

Methods of research in human learning, cognition, and perception will be examined through seminar discussions and laboratory experiments.

PSCL 369, Adult Development and Aging, 3

An overview of concepts and research relating to adult development and aging. The lifespan perspective will be used in examining major developmental paradigms. Personality and cognitive lines of development will be traced across the lifespan. Data from both longitudinal and crosssectional studies will be analyzed. Both normal and pathological aging will be discussed. Special emphasis will be given to areas of cognitive deterioration in aging. Implications for optimal adult development and aging will also be discussed.

PSCL 370, Human Intelligence, 3

Survey of individual differences in human intellect including construction and administration of intelligence tests, theories and models of intelligence, and the role of heredity and environment in intelligence and the development of intelligence. This course will also examine the relationships of cognitive abilities to intelligence and human to artificial intelligence

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 375, Research Design and Analysis, 3

Conceptual and methodological issues confronted by the behavioral scientist conducting research. Major experimental designs and statistical procedures. Intuitive understanding of the mathematical operations.

Prerequisite: PSCL 282

PSCL 382, Psychological Measurement, 3

The problems and methods of measuring behavior. Scaling theory, rating methods, and the theoretical basis of psychological testing.

Prerequisite: PSCL 282

PSCL 390, Seminars in Psychology, 1-3

Surveys of special subject areas. Topics vary in response to faculty and student interests. Small group discussion. Prerequisite depends on content.

PSCL 392, History and Systems of Psychology, 3

Historical antecedents of modern psychology. Completion of at least 12 semester hours of psychology recommended.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 393, Experimental Child Psychology, 3

The development of behavior from birth to adolescence. Growth of basic processes such as perception, learning, memory, intelligence, and language in the light of current theoretical models.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

PSCL 395, Honors Program, 3

Supervision in carrying out an independent research study in the student's area of interest.

Prerequisite: PSCL 375

PSCL 397, Independent Study, 1-3

Individual study involving specific programs of reading, research, and special projects.

Prerequisite: PSCL 101

GRADUATE COURSES

PSCL 400, Ethics for Professional Researchers, 3

Ethical principles applied to topics including authorship, plagiarism, grants, ownership of intellectual property, conflict of interest, harassment, and treatment of animal or human subjects.

PSCL 401, Sensation and Perception, 3

Role of sensory and perceptual processes in adjustment. Theories and experimental work dealing with such topics as nativism vs empiricism, perception without awareness, perception and personality, effects of drugs on personality, effects of drugs on perception, pathology of perception. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 402, Cognition and Information Processing, 3

Aspects of cognition beyond the area of sensation and perception, involving symbolic processes, especially problems of meaning, conceiving, reasoning, judging, and thinking.

PSCL 403, Physiological Foundations of Behavior, 3

Fundamental neurological processes controlling behavior

PSCL 404, Learning Theory, 3

The research literature in learning; theoretical formulations of contemporary learning theorists. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 405, Personality Theory, 3

General problems and systematic points of view in the analysis of personality. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 407, Research Design and Quantitative Analysis I, 3

Intermediate research design and statistical analysis used in psychological research. Statistical inference from single variables, elementary principles of probability, correlation and regression.

Prerequisite: PSCL 282

PSCL 408, Research Design and Quantitative Analysis II, 3

Advanced research design and statistical analysis used in psychological research. Statistical inference from multiple variables, multiple correlation and regression, analysis of variance, nonparametric statistics.

Prerequisite: PSCL 407

PSCL 409, Advanced Social Psychology, 3

Major theories, methods, and problem areas of social psychology. Psychological development of the individual group structures and dynamics

PSCL 410, Developmental Psychology, 3

The research literature and theoretical formulation in the area of developmental psychology. Limited to graduate students.

PSCL 412, Measurement of Behavior, 3

Theory and methods of human behavior measurements. Reliability, validity, and test construction in the objective assessments of traits and abilities.

Prerequisite: PSCL 282

PSCL 413, Human Intelligence, 3

Research on human intelligence. Validity of intelligence tests, environmental, and genetic influences on intelligence and the relationship of cognitive abilities to intelligence

PSCL 417, Multivariate Data Analysis, 3

Major statistical techniques used in experimental and survey research containing more than one dependent variable. Techniques discussed include multiple regression, canonical correlation, multivariate analysis of variance. discrimination analysis, cluster analysis and factor analysis.

Prerequisite: PSCL 408 or its equivalent

PSCL 418, History and Systems, 3

Historical antecedents of modern psychology.

PSCL 425, Methods of Assessment I, 3

Limited to graduate students in clinical psychology

PSCL 426, Methods of Assessment II, 3

Methods of psychological assessment, emphasizing personality and family function in childhood and adulthood.

PSCL 427, Special Assessment Methods with Children with Multiple Problems, 3

Specialized assessment techniques for handicapped children, mentally retarded, and chronically ill children. Infant and preschool assessment.

Prerequisite: PSCL 425

PSCL 429, Practicum in Assessment I, 1

Applied experience for clinical psychology graduate students in the cognitive assessment of children and adults.

PSCL 430, Practicum in Assessment II, 1

PSCL 444, Developmental Psychopathology, 3

This course will focus on the interplay of biological, psychological, familial, and social determinants of disorders ranging from autism to delinquency and bulimia.

PSCL 453, Seminars in Psychology, 1-3

A special problem or topic. Content varies with student and faculty interest. Recent offerings: creative thinking in research, community psychological, evaluation of community processes, experimental and computer methods, consultation, and psychoanalytic ego psychology.

PSCL 501, Pediatric Psychology I, 1-3

Seminar on current research topics, research design and methodological issues related to pediatric psychology. Introductory lectures provide an overview of research populations, methods, and practical issues appropriate to research with pediatric populations.

PSCL 502, Seminar: Pediatric Psychology, 1-3

Seminar examining specific topics in pediatric psychology. Topics will deal with issues of infant development. Infants at risk for disability, neuropsychology and learning disabilities, and childhood psychopathology.

PSCL 524, Advanced Psychopathology, 3

Theoretical issues and current research data bearing on major patterns of psychological disturbance

PSCL 527, Clinical Psychology: Introduction to Methods of Intervention, 3

PSCL 529A, Practicum in Intervention I: Behavior Therapy, 1

Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 529B, Practicum in Intervention I: Client-centered, 1

Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 529C, Practicum in Intervention I: Psychodynamic, 1

Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 530A, Practicum in Intervention II: Behavior Therapy, 1

Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 530B, Practicum in Intervention II: Client-centered, 1

Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 530C, Practicum in Intervention II: Psychodynamic, 1

Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 531A, Seminar in Intervention I: Behavior Therapy, 2

Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 531B, Seminar in Intervention I: Client-centered, 2

Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 531C, Seminar in Intervention I: Psychodynamic, 2

Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 532A, Seminar in Intervention II: Behavior Therapy, 2

Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 532B, Seminar in Intervention II: Client-centered, 2

Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 532C, Seminar in Intervention II: Psychodynamic, 2

Theoretical issues and research on psychological interventions. Graduate standing in clinical psychology required.

PSCL 535, Child and Family Intervention, 2

A course for advanced clinical graduate students that covers psychodynamic and cognitive behavioral approaches for working with children and adolescents and systems approaches for working with families.

PSCL 536, Intervention with Parents and Couples, 2

A course for advanced clinical graduate students that covers various approaches to working with parents and couples and special topics in family therapy such as ethnicity and nontraditional families.

PSCL 537, Child and Family Case Seminar I, 1

Clinical graduate students in child and family field placements present and receive group supervision on ongoing cases.

PSCL 538, Child and Family Case Seminar II, 1

Clinical graduate students in child and family field placements present and receive group supervision on ongoing cases.

PSCL 601, Special Problems, 1-36

Credit as arranged.

PSCL 651, Thesis M.A., 1-36

Credit as arranged

PSCL 700, Internship, 0

Full-time predoctoral internship in clinical psychology. Required of all students in clinical psychology program. Registration requires written consent of director of clinical psychology training and must be for one calendar year.

PSCL 701, Dissertation Ph.D., 1-36

Credit as arranged.

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