Psychology (Psych)
Note: All psychology courses are open to majors and nonmajors.
7. Introduction to Psychology (3)
Meets the psychology requirement for general education. Not open to
students with more than 28 units. Individual approach to problems of adjustment;
scientific principles of psychology in perception, learning, motivation,
emotions, intelligence, aptitudes, and personality.
10. General Psychology (3)
Meets the psychology requirement for general education. Not open to students
with 28 or fewer units or to students with credit in Psych 7. Fundamental
principles of the study of behavior and experience. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
11. Principles of Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 7 or 10. Foundations of psychology as an empirical science.
16. Personal and Social Adjustment (3)
Not open to freshmen. Recommended: Psych 7 or 10. Personality factors as
they relate to problems of adjustment.
21. Applied Psychology (3)
Prerequisite or concurrently: Psych 7 or 10. Application of psychological
principles and techniques in business, industry and other areas.
25. Elementary Statistics (3)
Prerequisite: two years high school algebra or Math 29. Descriptive statistics
and elementary hypothesis testing in the behavioral sciences. (2 lecture,
2 lab hours)
66. Differential Psychology (3)
Basic considerations in the problems of individual and group data, heredity
and environment, genetics and maturation.
103. Personality (3)
Basic theoretical concepts.
104. Intermediate Statistics in Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 25, 50. Advanced procedures in analysis and interpretation
of psychological data. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
106. Experimental Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 11 or permission of instructor; Psych 104. Techniques
of experimentation; statistical treatment of data. (I lecture, 2 2-hour
labs)
108. Foundations of Behavioral Science (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 66 or permission of instructor. Critical evaluation
of the bases of psychological theories and their relationship to areas of
the philosophy of science.
110. History and Systems (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 66 or permission of instructor. Philosophical and historical
background of psychology through the first quarter of the twentieth century;
establishment of earlier schools and systems of psychology.
111. Mental Hygiene (3)
Basic processes in adjustment; mental health and social problems; application
of principles of emotional health.
113. Growth and Development (2) (See Educ 113)
113F. Field Work in Growth and Development (1) (See Educ 113F)
115F. Field Work with Exceptional Children (1)
(Same as A Ed 115F) Prerequisite: Psych 168. Direct work with exceptional
children; supervised experiences in guidance and counseling of exceptional
children in special classes and in community facilities.
116. Analytical Psychologies (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. The contributions of Freud,
Adler, Jung and other depth-psychologists.
117. Personality in Nature and Culture (3)
Hereditary, physiological, geographical, social and cultural factors in
the development of personality; theories of personality.
119. Child Psychology (3)
The dynamics of development and adjustment.
120. Adolescent Psychology (3)
Adjustment of youth to self and society.
123. Maturity and Old Age (3)
Psychological study of maturity and old age; physiological and sociological
considerations.
131. Motivation (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 66 or permission of instructor. Factors responsible
for instigation and modification of behavior. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
133. Contemporary Psychological Theories (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 110; 18 units of psychology or permission of instructor.
Analysis and development of current theoretical emphasis in psychology;
contemporary psychological literature.
135. Learning (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 101 or permission of instructor. Principles of Learning.
(2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
137. Sensation and Perception (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 101 or permission of instructor. The interpretation
of sensory data. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
139. Thinking and Language (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 101 or permission of instructor. Communication and other
symbolic processes. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
141. Psychology of Religion (3)
The psychological foundations of religious experience.
145. Social Psychology (3)
The interaction of individuals in groups. (2 lecture, 2 lab hours)
146. Methods in Social Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 25 or equivalent; Psych 145 (or concurrently). Basic
methods in survey research; group dynamics; communication studies; attitude
scaling. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
150. Comparative Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 101 or permission of instructor. Comparative functions
and behavior of animals. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
151. Physiological Psychology (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 101 or permission of instructor. Relationship between
physiological processes and behavior. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
152. Abnormal Psychology (3)
Theoretical examination of origins, symptoms and treatments of personality
disturbances.
152C. Clinical Psychopathology (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Case material with clinical analyses
from psychiatric viewpoirit. (2 lecture, 2 clinical lab hours)
153. Psychology of the Criminal (3)
(See Crim 153)
161. Clinical Psychology (3)
Training, research, theoretical issues, and ethics in clinical psychology
and clinical techniques.
163. Psychological Tests (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 25 or equivalent. Theory of psychological measurement
with emphasis on group testing. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
167. Psychology of Mental Retardation (3)
Psychological aspects of mental retardation; parent-child problems, etiology,
nosology, school placement, institutionalization, treatment and recognition
of all types; parent and child counseling.
168. Psychology of Exceptional Children (3)
Not open to students with credit in A Ed 115. The atypical child; etiology,
symptomology, nosology, recognition and reconunendations.
174. Principles and Techniques in Guidance (3)
(See A Ed 174)
175. Family Counseling (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Psychodynaniic treatment of family
problems; methods of counseling; psychotherapy.
181. Industrial Psychology (3)
Occupational assessment; training procedures; production efficiency; motale
determinants; human engineering; decision processes; organization theory.
190. Independent Study (1-3; max see reference)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
(See Course Numbering System.)
Psychology (Psych)
200. Seminar in Psychology (3)
May be repeated with different topics. Prerequisite: permission of instructor.
Seminars in psychodynamics, personality, psychological measurement, counseling
and psychotherapy, genetic psychology, experimental psychology, social psychology,
applied psychology, leaming, research design, physiological and comparative
psychology, theoretical problems.
201. Seminar in Experimental Methods (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Measurement and analysis in behavioral
research. (2 lecture, 3 lab hours)
202. Seminar in Psychometrics (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 104, permission of instructor. Survey and test design
and analysis in behavioral research. (4 lecture, 3 lab hours)
204. Advanced Statistical Methods(3)
Prerequisite: Psych 104 or equivalent. Advanced parametric and non-parametric
statistics and their application in psychological research. (2 lecture,
3 lab hours)
209. Seminar in Advanced Psychological Theory (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Current psychological literature;
theoretical significance.
218. Mental Hygiene and Guidance of Children (3)
(See A Ed 215)
224. Counseling Techniques (3)
(Same as A Ed 224) Prerequisite: A Ed 174 or
permission of instructor. Interviewing; directive and nondirective counseling
techniques.
224F. Field Work in Counseling (2-12)
(Same as A Ed 224F)
Prerequisite: Psych 224, 25 units of pupil personnel services credential
sequence, permission of instructor one semester in advance of assignment.
Supervised practice in counseling in a college or high school counselor's
office.
262. Diagnostic Clinical Interviewing (3)
Case study, counseling, testing. Field work under supervision.
263. Therapeutic Clinical Interviewing (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 132 and permission of instructor. Practice in interviewing;
use of available field resources such as schools, clinics, hospitals. (3
lecture hours, field work)
264. Diagnosis of Exceptional Children (3; max total 6, 3 on master's
degree)
Prerequisite: Psych 265, 268, and permission of instructor. Advanced administration
and interpretation of individual and group techniques. Field work under
supervision.
265. Individual Mental Testing (3)
(Same as A Ed 255) Prerequisite: Psych 165,
permission of instructor. Administration, interpretation, and use of current
individual intelligence tests.
266A. Projective Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 152, 263, permission of instructor. Seminar on basic
assumptions and applications of projective devices.
266B. Projective Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 266A, permission of instructor. Seminar on administration
and scoring of projective devices.
267. Externship-Internship: Case Studies (2-12; max total 12, for master's degree 6) Prerequisite: Psych 224, 265, 268, admission to candidacy for master's degree or to credential program; permission of instructor. Diversified experience in evaluation and case study; reading, speech and children's clinics, schools, special classes, hospitals, stag conferences and clinical practicum. Supervision by college and facility staffs.
271. Group Techniques (3)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. Application of group process techniques
to counseling, therapy, schools, and industrial settings. (3 lecture hours,
field work)
290. Independent Study (1-5)
See Academic Placement -- Independent Study.
291. Practicum in Research (1-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: completion of undergraduate major in psychology. Supervised
research experiencce for students.
299. Thesis (2-6; max total 6)
Prerequisite: See Criteria for Thesis and Project. Preparation, completion,
and submission of an acceptable thesis for the master's degree in compliance
with Psychology Department regulations.