Psychology

• GRS PS 822: Visual Perception
  Theory and data relating to contemporary problems in visual perception.
• GRS PS 824: Cognitive Psychology
  This class provides an in-depth introduction to major contemporary issues related to cognitive psychology and human information processing, including acquisition of information from stimuli, feature integration, and top-down effects on perception and recognition.
• GRS PS 825: Early Social Cognition
  Graduate Prerequisites: graduate standing and one course in cognitive development, or the consent of the instructor.
  This seminar focuses on how infants and young children understand the social world. Topics include recent research on social evaluation (moral babies); theory of mind; actions, intentions, and goals; and social categories. Implications for traditional theories of social development.
• GRS PS 828: Seminar in Psycholinguistics
  Psycholinguistics use techniques of experimental psychology to construct and test theories of the mental processes mediating adult language comprehension and production. Seminar includes reading current papers on biological bases, crosslinguistic research, and processing the word, sentence, and discourse levels of language.
• GRS PS 829: Principles of Neuropsychology
  Central nervous system processes underlying memory, language, cognition, emotion, sensory functioning, and motor function in normal and pathological conditions. Theory, experimental findings, and reference to clinical cases.
• GRS PS 835: Attention
  The goal of this course is to familiarize students with psycholoical and physiological aspects of attention. Participants are expected to present a chapter of the textbook and/or a selected paper.
• GRS PS 836: Molecules and Behavior
  New methodologies in molecular genetics applying animial models to the study of behavior. Topics include the biological bases of behavior; molecular, genetic analysis of neurological disorders; and issues in gene therapy.
• GRS PS 840: Developmental Behavioral Genetics
  This course provides an overview of human behavioral genetic theory, methods, and research as they relate to behavioral development and other psychological issues. Current research examining genetic and environmental contributions to individual differences in behavior will be discussed and critically evaluated.
• GRS PS 844: Theories of Development
  Comparative examination of theories of psychological development and their usefulness in interpreting behavioral phenomena. Major consideration to theories of Freud, Piaget, and Werner.
• GRS PS 847: Atypical Development
  Focus on the nature of developmental disabilities (e.g. mental retardation, autism, sensory, motor, and communication disorders, learning disabilities), on how studying atypicality can broaden our understanding of normal development, and on how developmental theory can guide study of disorders.
• GRS PS 860: Child Therapy
  Child therapy cases and processes are explored from a multitheoretical perspective including systems, analytic, and cognitive-behavioral theories. Empirical research on therapies for specific disorders (e.g., conduct disorders, eating disorders, etc.) are also discussed.
• GRS PS 874: Seminar: Psychotherapy
  Basic clinical concepts of psychotherapy and their application in the treatment of personality and behavior disorders. Case materials from the students' and instructor's therapeutic work used to illustrate special problems.
• GRS PS 875: Advanced Psychopathology
  Graduate Prerequisites: consent of instructor.
  This seminar presents an introductory overview to specific clinical disorders and syndromes. Neurobiological, psychoanalytic, behavioral, and social perspectives are emphasized. It is recommended that students have some preparation in physiological psychology.
• GRS PS 879: The Scientist Practitioner
  Graduate Prerequisites: Doctoral students in clinical psychology only.
  To acquaint first year doctoral students in clinical psychology with the role of the scientist-practitioner as a guiding philosophical underpinning to the practice of clinical psychology. A focus will be on the crucial role of the scientist-practitioner in our emerging behavioral healthcare system.
• GRS PS 880: Empirically Supported Treatments of Psychological Disorders
  The goal of this seminar is to become familiar with the efficacy and effectiveness of some of the most important state-of-the-art treatments for various psychological problems. Each participant is expected to present a paper discussing the theory, efficacy, and clinical utility of the selected psychosocial interventions.
• GRS PS 882: Empirically Supported Child and Family Treatments
  Graduate Prerequisites: graduate standing and coursework in developmental and abnormal psychol
  Explores the status of individual- and family-based psychological treatments for childhood psychopathology that are empirically supported (i.e., whose efficacy has received at least preliminary scientific support). Rationale and controversies are discussed, and specific treatment models are illustrated through case examples.
• GRS PS 893: Contemporary Issues in the Psychology of the Family
  Empirical and conceptual approaches to selected topics in the psychology of the family. Content varies from semester to semester. Information available from the department.
• GRS PS 901: Directed Study in Psychology
  Doctoral candidates are encouraged to undertake special projects.
• GRS PS 902: Directed Study in Psychology
  Doctoral candidates are encouraged to undertake special projects.
• GRS PS 951: Special Topics in Clinical Psychology
  Clinical or laboratory research of clinical faculty and invited speakers, ethical isues in research and clinical practice, professional responsibilities and concerns.