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  • PSY 3490: Sensation and Perception WE

    4.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PSY 1010 and PSY 2710 both with C- grade or higher), ENGL 2010 (with a C+ grade or higher), and University Advanced Standing.. Provides a foundation in how sensory systems interpret the world. Explores each of the primary sensory systems by defining the physical energy that is detected. Examines how that energy is transduced into neural impulses, and samples how aspects of that information are encoded to provide a representation of our world. Takes a neuroscientific approach to the topic, beginning with an overview of the nervous system, including the organization of the brain and spinal cord, how neurons work, and how neurons communicate with each other.. Course lab fee of $15 for supplies applies.
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  • PSY 350G: Social Psychology GI

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 (with grade C- or higher) and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Studies the ways in which social context influences behavior. Reviews both social and psychological research. Includes culture and personality theory. Presents a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding human behavior. Requires a research project to observe and report individual or group behavior in a real life setting.. May be delivered hybrid.
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  • PSY 3660: Neuroscience of Emotion

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 2710, University Advanced Standing and Instructor approval. Explores the scientific investigation of the biological basis of emotion in human and non-human animals. Provides an overview of the neural correlates of emotional states. Examines the role of neurotransmitter systems, anatomical structures, and neural circuits. Requires collection, analysis, and presentation of current primary research.
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  • PSY 3710: Introduction to Forensic Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 (with grade C- or higher) and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher) and (PSY 2300 or PSY 3500 with a C- or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Introduces the complex field of forensic psychology which involves the overlap between the science of psychology and the law. Builds a basic understanding of the psychological principles and concepts that are part of the legal system. Highlights how the science of psychology potentially contributes to improvements and changes in the legal system. Outlines the role of forensic psychologists with regard to the legal system. Emphasizes ideas regarding potential careers in the field. Provides students the opportunity to customize course activities to suit their learning needs and styles from a variety of choices.
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  • PSY 3850: Psychology of Good and Evil

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Provides an integrated approach to understanding the roots of good and evil in human behavior. Explores theories and studies of human caring and destructiveness. Analyzes and develops psychological explanation of why individuals choose different courses of action under similar circumstances. Explores such concepts as attachment and parental discipline, bystander phenomena, response to authority, genocide, killing during war, group identity, bullying, views of the other and racism, forgiveness and reconciliation, and psychopathology and the biology of emotion.
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  • PSY 4150: Tests and Measurements

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher), PSY 3110 (with grade C- or higher), and University Advanced Standing. Introduces the history of psychological tests, examines tests in use at the present time and considers the appropriate roles of psychological testing in modern society. Studies individual and group assessment in the areas of intelligence, aptitude, achievement, personality and interest. Critically evaluates tests and other instruments of measurement for validity and reliability.
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  • PSY 4300: Introduction to Counseling and Psychotherapy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 (with grade C- or higher) and PSY 2300 (with a C- grade or higher) and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing.. Surveys concepts and practices of major therapeutic systems. Introduces students to the major psychotherapeutic models. Addresses basic counseling issues including ethics and professionalism. Develops skills in relationship development, interviewing, initial assessment and intake procedures.
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  • PSY 4400: Introduction to Group Psychotherapy

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 (with C- grade or higher), PSY 2300 (with grade C- or higher), (ENGL 2010 with a C+ or higher), and University Advanced Standing. Discusses group therapy theory, research applied to client assessment and outcomes, legal and ethical issues. Includes learning activities such as screening, assessment, treatment, evaluation, and termination of group members.
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  • PSY 4461: Moral Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): (PHIL 2050 or PHIL 205G or PHIL 205H or PSY 1010 or PSY 101H) and University Advanced Standing. Analyzes questions about how people engage in moral thinking and in moral behavior from the perspectives of the philosophy of mind, ethics and psychology. Explores topics such as virtue and character, reason and passion, altruism and egoism, agency and responsibility, and moral intuitions.
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  • PSY 4500: History and Systems of Psychology

    3.00 Credits
    Utah Valley University

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1010 (with C- grade or higher) and (ENGL 2010 with a C+ grade or higher) and University Advanced Standing. Identifies key contributors, historical systems and theories within the field of psychology. Includes contributions to present knowledge of affect, behavior, and cognition. Stresses similarities and differences between theories. Especially for students planning to take the Advanced Psychology Subject Test portion of the GRE.
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