Elllll COURSE DESCRIPTIONS Psychology
All students are encouraged to take at least one course from the following: Group V: Psychology of Personal Adjustment
309 ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) ature; causes and treatment of abnormal be havior, including the full range of mental disor ders identified within cur.rent categorical systems. 310 LEARNING (4) Empirical findings and theoretical develop ments in the area of learning and their applica tion to human behavior. Three hours lecture, three hours laboratory Prerequisite: 305. Lab fee : $10. Fall semester. 313 PSYCHOLOGY OF RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE (3) An examination of the nature and scope of religious experience including such issues as the development of religious concepts and values, conversion, the experience of prayer and spiritual maturity. Attention is also given to issues in the integration of psychology and theology 315 INDUSTRIAIJORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Astudy of the applicat ion of the principles of psychology in industrial and organizational settings. Prerequisite: 200 or consent. 320 DEVELOPMEN'IAL PSYCHOLOGY: LIFE SPAN (3) Astudy of the theory and research concerning life-span development. Consideration will be giv en to the physical , emotional , cognitive, social and moral aspects of human development across the entire span from conception to death. Discus sion will include timely issues of personal rel evance to the student's own developmental path way. 321 DEVELOPMEN'IAL PSYCHOLOGY: CHILDHOOD (3) An in-depth study of theory and research con cerning the childhood period from conception through preadolescence. Particular attention will be given to the issues of parent-child bonding and the impact of family dynamics and interaction upon the development of children. Genetic-matu rational factors along with their interaction with experiential factors will be examined as to their effect upon behavior. Both pathogenic and adap tive patterns will be addressed with a view to facilitating optimal development and socializa tion of children. Fall semester. 322 DEVELOPMEN'IAL PSYCHOLOGY: ADOLESCENCE (3) An in-depth study of theory and research con cerning the adolescent period including the tran sition from childhood to adolescence and from adolescence to adulthood. Issues to be considered will include physiological , psychological and so cial changes, identify formation , behavior and moral development. Discussion will include time ly issues of personal relevance to the college stu dent's own development as an emerging young adult. Spring semester. 405 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3) Att itude formation and change, attitude mea surement, prejudice, conformity, leadership, affil iation drives and group processes. Social experi ments and research. Prerequisite: 210. Spring se mester. 410 MOTIVATION (3) Physiological , psychological and social basis for motivation. Topics include drives, obesity, sex ual motivation, need for achievement and aggres sion.
(205), Human Sexuality (303), Seminar in Therapeutic Tech niques (418) , Seminar in Group Process (426), Industrial/Organi zational Psychology (315).
A Division of Rosemead School of Psychology Dean: S. Bruce Narramore, Ph.D. Gary H. Strauss, Ed.D. , Undergraduate Coordinator Faculty Professors: Carter, Edwards, Narramore, Poelstra, Worden Associate Professors: Duvall , Guy, Hunter, Kelley, Larzelere, McQueen, Mohline, Strauss, Wong Assistant Professors: Gabrielsen, Hawkins, Martinez, Pike, Polite Objectives: The psychology major pro vides opportunities to study a broad spectrum of issues concerning human nature and functioning from a distinctly Christian world view. Since students select a psychology ma jor for a variety of reasons, course offerings are designed to provide as much flexibility as possible. Only three courses are required of all students (Introduction to Psychology, Psychology and Christian Thought, and Sta tistics with Computer Applications). Students preparing for graduate study in psychology take a broad set of courses in the research and theory of psychology as we ll as foundational courses in applied areas. Stu dents majoring in psychology as a terminal degree or those preparing for the ministry or other professional areas may select from both theoretical and applied courses those most suited to their vocational and personal goals. Department Major: The major requires a minimum of 35 units beyond Introduction to Psychology (200) , 27 of which must be upper division . Psychology 200 is prerequisite to all oth er psychology courses. All majors are required to take Psychology and Christian Thought (206), Statistics with Computer Applications (210) and to select at least one course from each of the following groups of courses: Group I: Learning (31 O) , Physiological Psy chology (4I2) or Neurobiology (BIO 311) , Motivation (4 IO) Group II: Psychology of Religious Experience (313), Developmental Psychology: Life-Span (320) , Developmental Psychology: Childhood (321) , De velopmental Psychology: Adoles cence (322) , Social Psychology (405) Group Ill: Experimental Psychology (305) , Introduction to Measurement (306), Advanced Statistics (502). Group IV Abnormal Psychology (309), The
Graduate School Preparation: The following courses are recommended for graduate school preparation: Experimental Psychology (305), Introduction to Measurement (306), Learning (3 10), Devel opmental Psychology: Life-Span (320) , Social Psychology (405), Theories of Personality (411), Physiological Psychology (4 I 2) or Neurobiology (BIO 311), and History and Sys tems of Psychology (530) Department Minor: 18 units, 12 of which must be upper division. Psychology 200 is a pre requisite for the minor. 200 INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY (3) Asurveyof psychology as an empirical/behav ioral science with a consideration of underlying philosophical bases in light of a Christian world view. Topics to be surveyed include development, cognition, learning, motivation, physiology, so cialization, personality and psychopathology 205 PSYCHOLOGY OF PERSONAL ADJUSTMENT (3) An empirical/behavioral study of the dynamics of personal adjustment. Includes a focus on such issues as self-esteem, the impact of parent-child relationships on adult personality, coping with anger, guilt and depression and interpersonal re lationships and relationship skills. Prerequisite: 200. 206 PSYCHOLOGY AND CHRISTIAN THOUGHT (3) An introduction to the nature and process of the application of Christian thought to the study and practice of psychology Prerequisites: 200 and Theology I00. 210 S'JATISTICS WITH COMPUTER APPLICATIONS (4) Elementary statistics for psychological re search ; literature and computer analysis in sam pling, probability, descriptive statistics, basic nonparametric statistics, t-tests, correlation, re gression equations and data processing. Not for general education math/science requirement. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory Either semester. Lab fee : $10. 303 HUMAN SEXUALITY (3) An examination of the areas of human sexual functioning and behavior. Issues of sexuality are discussed within a psychological and medical/health related framework. Prerequisite: 200 or Biology 100 or 111. 305 EXPERIMEN'IAL PSYCHOLOGY (4) Philosophy, methodology and analysis of the exper imental method. Discussions of problems in conducting and evaluating psychological re search. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory Prerequisite: 210. Lab fee: $10. Spring semester. 306 INTRODUCTION TO MEASUREMENT (3) Theory and principles of measurement includ ing the construction, reliability, validity and appli cation of measurement devices in various profes sional settings. Prerequisite: 2I0. Spring semester.
ories of Personality (411) , Person ality and Psychopathology I (5 15) .
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