A first course in human behavior. Among the topics covered are heredity and environment, development of the individual, motivation, emotion, perception, personality, and abnormal behavior.

A course focused on preparing students who write in the discipline, meet and learn about psychology faculty research interests, introduction to research methods, and statistical analyses in the behavioral sciences.

Theories and research methods of developmental psychology, including psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavioral methodologies. The development of language, personality, cognition, and social behavior are also explored. Credit: 3 semester hours.

This course serves as an introduction to the use of statistics as a method of describing and analyzing data from research in the behavioral and social sciences.

This course introduces the basic logic, knowledge, and skills of research design and methodology in the behavioral and social sciences.

Theories and research methods of developmental psychology, including psychoanalytic, cognitive, and behavioral methodologies. The development of language, personality, cognition, and social behavior are also explored.

May be taken concurrently with PSY 301. An introduction to laboratory procedures and the use of experimental designs to study psychological processes. A laboratory course.

Exploration of the history of psychology as a scientific approach to understanding behavior from the ancient Greeks to the present, with a focus on the last two centuries.

A specific area of psychology will be studied based on current trends and students needs. This course serves as a precursor to Senior Colloquium. Students begin work on their Senior Colloquium papers as part of this course.

A study of the nature and concept of abnormality; problems and schemes of classification; and the theories, symptoms, etiology, and treatment of deviant behavior.

Major theories of personality and personality development are closely examined, including psychodynamics, behavioral, trait, humanistic, cognitive, and other approaches.

Application of general principles of psychology to the industrial setting with emphasis on job analysis; worker analysis; work/fatigue accidents; human engineering; and worker effectiveness.

A study of social and individual dynamics, social roles, attitude formation and change with emphasis on behavioral variation and social control.

A survey course of broad categories into which psychological assessment instruments and techniques can be divided and the study of existing assessment instruments and techniques.

Approaches to the treatment of mental disorders as examined from a multidisciplinary prospective.

The examination of behavior through principles of classical, operant, and cognitive learning theories and research, and through theories and research regarding motivation.

An intensive study of the growing field of cognitive psychology. The course explores concepts of memory, attention, thinking, and language with reflections on information processing and artificial intelligence.

The study of the neurophysio­logical bases of behavior, with emphasis on neuroanatomy and the physiology of learning, motivation, emotion, and sensation.

Human sensory and perceptual processes will be examined. Major theories and experimental findings will be presented. Includes laboratory assignments.

This course explores the interface between social psychology and cognitive psychology. The topics examined include attribution theory, schemas, affect, behavior, and research methods in social cognition.

A directed reading, research, or pre-professional working/ learning experience for advanced students in psychology. Usually taken independently and designed in collaboration with the instructor.

A directed reading, research, or pre-professional working/ learning experience for advanced students in psychology. Usually taken independently and designed in collaboration with the instructor.

A directed reading, research, or pre-professional working/ learning experience for advanced students in psychology. Usually taken independently and designed in collaboration with the instructor.

A seminar for the discussion of specific topics concerning Rehabiltation Counseling offered by the University of Kentucky. May be repeated for credit no more than four times (12 credit hours).

This course is designed to develop analytical skills, interpretation and research; and to nurture intellectual self/reliance and critical thinking.