2005/2006 Catalog
University of West Florida
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Table of Contents
Welcome
Telephone Directory
Academic Calendars
     
Year 2005/2006
     
Fall Semester 2005
     Spring Semester 2006
     Summer Semester 2006

University Mission
Accreditations
Degrees, Areas of Specialization,
Minors

Admissions
After Admission
Financial Assistance
Student Activities
Student Services and Resources
Tuition and Fees
Military and Veterans Information
Registration and Records
Academic Policies
Graduation and General Degree
Requirements

Public Service and Research Centers
College Mission Statements
Undergraduate Degree Programs
Master's Degree Programs
Specialist Degree Programs
Doctoral Degree Programs
Course Numbering System
Course Listings and Descriptions
Administration
Faculty
Index
Course Listings/Descriptions

EXP-EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY

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