301. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) Psychology as it applies to the problems of teaching and learning. 302. ADOLESCENCE. (3) A study of the nature, needs, and problems of adolescence with special referenc-" to factors of spiritual significance. 303. ELEMENTARY STATISTICS. (2) Introduction to the use of statistical methods and the interpretation of quantita tive research. 305-306. PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING. (3-3) (1) Theory and practice in individual mental testing with special emphasis on the Binet and the Bellevue-Wechsler. (2) Personality and projection tests. 307. EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) Principles and procedures of experimentation; analysis in sensation, perception, motivation, emotion, learning, reasoning. Prerequisite: Psychology 305 Not offered 1958-1959. 309. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) Discussion of the underlying causes of abnormal behavior, various types of be havior disorders, and modern therapies employed. 316. EDUCATIONAL TESTS AND MEASUREMENTS. (2) A course dealing with the use of both mental and achievement tests as found in the public schools at the present time. A brief historic development of tests of general ability, special abilities and aptitudes, achievement tests in the different learning processes, general procedures in scoring and interpreting test results, the computation and use of measures of central tendency, variability and correlation. 401. COMPARATIVE PSYCHOLOGY. (3) A course designed to acquaint the student with the sensory and neurological equipment and behavioral capacities of animals at various levels. Not offered 1958-1959. 402. SYSTEMATIC PSYCHOLOGY. (3) Consideration of psychological systems and present trends: e.g., fiPhaviorism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and others. Some consideration of the historical backgrounds of modern psychology. 403. THE EXCEPTIONAL CHILD. (2) Problems connected with the understanding and training of the exceptional child. 405. SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) A study of the individual as a social entity and as a member of a group. Some attention given to the various theories explanatory of group behavior and of social control. 408. MENTAL HYGIENE. (3) An introduction to the field of mental hygiene as it relates to the basis for mental health; a discussion of deviations. The prevention of such abno.nnalities, with special reference to the needs of children and adolescents. 410. CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY. (3) A survey of the viewpoints, aims, and methodologies involved in clinical practice. Prerequisites: Abnormal Psychology and Mental Hygiene 59
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