204 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (Human Development) (3) Development from conception to old age, emphasizing the effects of genetic endowments and environmental influences on emotional, cognitive, verbal, social , and personality development. 205 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (Psychology of Learning) (3) Learning theory and research with emphasis upon human conditioning, motivation , sen sory processes , perception, and behavioral changes. 206 STATISTICS I (3) Frequency distributions, graphs, central tendency, variability, areas under the normal curve, t-distributions, confidence intervals, chi square, rank-order and Pearson correlation. For non-psychology majors . 210 STATISTICS WITH COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (4) Elementary statistics for psychological research; literature and computer analysis in sampling, probability, descriptive statistics, basic nonparometric statistics, t-tests, cor relation, regression equations, and data processing. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory. Either semester. Laboratory fees $5.00. 301 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Application of social and psychological principles to the educative process; role of the teacher and learner ; motivation, intelligence, transfer of learning, measurement; influence of cultural values and American social structure on schools, school systems; recent out standing contributions in research and experimentation. Not open to psychology majors. 302 PROBLEMS OF YOUTH IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (3) Problems facing youth in transition from childhood to adult society, including physio logical changes, identity formation, drug abuse, suicide, spiritual beliefs, and other social pressures . Prerequisite : 204. 304 ADVANCED STATISTICAL METHODS (3) Correlation methods, partial and multiple correlation, simple and factorial analysis of variance and co -variance , linear and multiple regression models. Prerequisite: 210 . Offered on sufficient demand. 305 EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION (4) Principles and procedures in the experimental method as applied to sensation and percep tion. Emphasis upon experimental research in the laboratory. Three hours lecture , two hours laboratory. 306 APPRAISAL OF INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES (4) Evaluation and construction of methods for describing and measuring individual differ ences in intelligence , attitudes, values, perception, and personality organization. Three hours lecture , two hours laboratory . Prerequisite: 210. Laboratory fee $5 .00. 308 ADVANCED PROBLEMS IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (4) Selected topics in the development of cognition, socialization, learning, personality and exceptionality from birth to maturity. Prerequisite: 204. 309 THERAPEUTIC COUNSELING AND ABNORMAL BEHAVIOR (4) Etiology, types , predispositions and stresses that precipitate various behavioral disorders ; modern therapies in current use. Field trips to various treatment centers. Prerequisite: 204. 310 ADVANCED RESEARCH IN LEARNING (4) Empirical findings and theoretical developments in the areas of conditioning, skill learn ing, transfer, retention, and imitation learning. Three hours lecture, three hours labora tory. Prerequisite: 205,210. Laboratory fee $10 .00 .
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