PSYCHOLOGY (continued) PSY 512 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
Individual behavior as influenced by and demonstrated in group situations; group formation and role differentiation; communication and human interaction; social norms and intergroup relations. Elective. PSY 515 STATISTICS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (2) The purpose of this course is two-fold: (1) to provide the student with an introduc tion to the principles of research design necessary to become an intelligent and crit ical reader of psychological research; (2) to provide the student with competence in the computational use of the basic statistical techniques used in psychological re search. Computational skills are acquired through programmed instruction and supervised practice. Progression through the programmed phase of the course is determined by a sequence of criterion-referenced tests. (For M.A. students only.) PSY 530 HISTORY AND SYSTEMS OF PSYCHOLOGY (2) This course places particular emphasis on major theoretical systems including Struc turalism, Behaviorism, Gestalt Psychology, Functionalism, and Psychoanalysis and current developments from these systems. PSY 536 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (4) Concepts and processes involved in the understanding of the psychological de velopment of the person from infancy through adulthood. Major theoretical systems relevant to Developmental Psychology are examined with emphasis upon the study of cognitive, affective, and psychomotor changes manifested in childhood, adoles cence and adulthood. PSY 550 PSYCHOLOGICAL BIBLIOGRAPHY I (1) An introductory course designed to acquaint the entering student with the basic re ference tools for research in psychology and theology. Required of all entering stu dents. PSY 601 RESEARCH DESIGN (3) Covers the logic of comparative experimentation and causal inference. Emphasis placed on problem definition, hypothesis formation, and design for drawing infer ence. Major emphasis on the concept of variance partitioning variance, experimen tal and statistical control of variance. Analysis of variance models useful in clinical research will be emphasized. Contribution of the research process to the integration of psychology and theology is also considered. Prerequisite: PSY 502 PSY 602 PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (3) An introduction to different models of intervention applied in professional psychol ogy. An emphasis is placed upon interpersonal constructs and upon techniques and variables which cut across various schools of thought. 42
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