EXP 3082 Experimental
Psychology . . . . . 3(F,S)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012, STA 2023.
Corequisite: EXP 3082L
Scientific method and experimental techniques in psychology. Fundamental
assumptions and principles of scientific observation and research design are
discussed. Students learn a number of techniques specific to psychological
research. Relevant ethical issues are addressed. Students will learn to
interpret and evaluate research and to communicate research findings
EXP 3082L Experimental Psychology
Lab . . . . . 1(F,S)
Prerequisites; PSY 2012, STA
2023.
Corequisite: EXP 3082
Scientific method and experimental techniques in psychology. Students will
conduct a series of exercises and laboratory experiments, perform and interpret
statistical analysis of data collected, and report experimental findings in
standard technical format
EXP 4XXX Memory and
Cognition . . . . . 3(S)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012,
STA 2023, EXP 3082
Will Survey theory and literature related to the study of human memory and
cognition. Topics will include attention, memory, imagery, language and
bilingualism, problem solving, matamemory, expertise, and the development of
language and cognitive processes
EXP 4XX2 Sensation and
Perception . . . . . 3(F,S)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012, STA 2023, EXP 3082.
Will survey the
theory and literature related to the study of sensation and perception. Topics
will include the neural mechanisms involved in coding sensory information,
visual processing, audition, speech perception, cutaneous and chemical senses,
development of perceptual processes, and impairment of vision and hearing
EXP 4250 Human Factors
Psychology . . . . . 3(S)
Surveys the
field of human factors psychology. Specifically, the principles of psychology
from various specialty areas (e.g., cognitive, experimental,
industrial/organizational, physiological etc.) will be applied to the study of
human performance in work settings. Students will learn how work is designed to
capitalize on cognitive and physical capabilities and compensate for human
limitations. Students will also become familiar with the tools and techniques
that human factors psychologists use to study human-machine interaction and work
design. Offered concurrently with EXP 5256; graduate students will be assigned
additional work
EXP 4404 Psychology of Learning . . . . . 3(F,SS)
Prerequisite: PSY 2012
Principles and applications of learning theories, including conditioning and
extinction, reinforcement and punishment, attention, memory, cognitive processes
and physiological correlates of memory and cognition. It is preferred that the
student has had several other psychology courses
EXP 4507L Laboratory in Memory and
Cognition . . . . . 1(F)
Prerequisite: STA 2023, EXP 3082,
EXP 3082L.
Pre/Corequisite: EXP
4404
Students will learn about the research methods used to investigate topics in
memory and cognition. Students will conduct experiments, perform statistical
analysis appropriate for the data generated, and prepare brief reports of
results using APA style. Students will complete a final project in which they
design and conduct an experiment in the area of memory and cognition, analyze
the data, and prepare an APA style research report
EXP 5208 Advanced Sensation and Perception . . . . . 3(F,SS)
Prerequisite: EXP 4XX2 (Sensation
and Perception) or PSB 4003
Students will develop an in-depth understanding of how human beings use
environmental energies to sense and perceive the world. Topics include the
examination of neural systems involved in vision, audition, somatosensation,
olfaction, and gustation. Physiological, psychophysical, and cognitive research
methodologies used to understand and predict human perception will be discussed
EXP 5256 Human Factors
Psychology . . . . . 3(S)
Surveys
the field of human factors psychology. Specifically, the principles of
psychology from various specialty areas (e.g., cognitive, experimental,
industrial/organizational, physiological etc. ) will be applied to the study of
human performance in work settings. Students will learn how work is designed to
capitalize on cognitive and physical capabilities and compensate for human
limitations. Students will also become familiar with the tools and techniques
that human factors psychologists use to study human-machine interaction and work
design. Offered concurrently with EXP 4250; graduate students will be assigned
additional work
EXP 6506 Advanced Cognitive Psychology . . . . .
3(S)
Prerequisite: EXP 3082 and EXP 4404
Students will develop a broad understanding of current research and
theorizing in the various topics of memory and cognition, including attention,
memory systems and processes, representation of knowledge, metamemory, language,
problem solving, expertise, decision making, and creativity. Emphasis will be
placed on current research and theory in human memory cognition. Students will
develop an in-depth understanding of a selected topic in cognition and will
write a literature review paper discussing current research and theory in this
topic