
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL BEHAVIOR
C. David Dooley, Department Chair
Requirements for the Bachelor's Degree
The Department of Psychology and Social Behavior is concerned with human behavior in social contexts. A major objective is to investigate how different social environments (e.g., the family, school, workplace, culture) affect health and human behavior across the life span. The Department's faculty share a strong commitment to interdisciplinary scholarship and research that has the potential for application to important societal problems. Students begin with basic course work in developmental psychology, health and preclinical (abnormal) psychology, and social and environmental psychology. Subsequent courses cover such topics as social, emotional, and cognitive development in children, adolescents, adults, and the elderly; behavior disorders and developmental psychopathology; cultural, social, and personality influences on behavior; attitude formation and change; health psychology; cognition and emotion; stress and coping; psychology and the law; and counseling and therapy. Opportunities are available to work with faculty members on research in these and other areas. Obtaining research experience as an undergraduate also provides a valuable background for entry into many graduate programs. The Department offers a B.A. degree program in Psychology and Social Behavior.
Students are given a foundation that will enable them to pursue graduate work in psychology, public health, health services, social work, counseling, or education, or to work after graduation from UCI in both the private and public sectors. Field study opportunities include hospital settings, social service agencies, educational institutions, and community health clinics and counseling centers, among others.
Students should be aware that psychology courses are offered in several different departments and programs at UCI. Students interested in developmental, clinical, social, emotional, health, cross-cultural, or environmental psychology, or in psychology and the law, are advised to consult the course listings here in the Department of Psychology and Social Behavior section. These courses offer students a solid foundation in general psychology. Students interested in language, perception, sensorimotor integration, memory, learning, mathematical psychology, and neuroscience are advised to consult the course listings in the Department of Cognitive Sciences and the School of Biological Sciences sections of the Catalogue.
Information on the graduate program begins on page 423.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BACHELOR'S DEGREE
University Requirements: See pages 59-64.
School Requirements: See page 405.
Departmental Requirements
Ten courses (40 units) as specified below:
A. Three upper-division Psychology and Social Behavior core courses (12 units), one from each of these areas:
1. Lifespan Developmental Psychology (P106)
2. Health and Pre-Clinical Psychology (P103, P105, P107)
3. Social and Environmental Psychology (P108, P109).
B. Three upper-division specialty courses (12 units), one from each of these areas:
1. Developmental Psychology (P113D-P117D)
2. Health and Pre-Clinical Psychology (P125H-P143H and P144C-P155C)
3. Social and Environmental Psychology (P156S-P167S and P168P-P193P).
C. Four additional courses (16 units) selected from the specialty areas in requirement B above or from those courses numbered P119D-P124D and P192A-Z (a maximum of two courses from P192A-Z may be counted toward the major). NOTE: P100 may be used as a specialty course but not as a core course, and P196 and Social Ecology H190A may be counted as upper-division specialty courses upon petition.
Psychology and Social Behavior Minor Requirements
Nine courses (36 units): Criminology, Law and Society C7, Environmental Analysis and Design E8, Psychology and Social Behavior P9, and six upper-division Psychology and Social Behavior courses selected from P100-P193.
NOTE: Students pursuing a major in the School of Social Ecology may not use upper-division course work for both school, major, or minor requirements. No overlap is permitted. Social Ecology 198 and 199 may not be applied toward the minor.
Excellence in Research in Psychology and Social Behavior
High-achieving students majoring in Psychology and Social Behavior can earn Excellence in Research in Psychology and Social Behavior by participating in a two-component program consisting of faculty-supervised research and courses in methodology and statistics. Students apply to the program coordinator at the end of their junior year. To be eligible for the program, students must have earned an overall 3.2 GPA at UC, with grades of B or above in the required methodology and statistics courses (Social Ecology 10, 13, 111, and Psychology and Social Behavior P190). Applicants should also submit a three-page statement of their research interest and a letter of recommendation from a Psychology and Social Behavior faculty member who has worked with the student during at least two quarters of the junior year in P196 or Social Ecology 198 or 199 and judges the student prepared to embark on a senior research project. Successful completion of the program requires faculty-mentored research (Social Ecology H190A-B) and completion of a senior research thesis or a report at a research conference (Social Ecology H190W).
Courses in Psychology and Social Behavior
LOWER-DIVISION
P9 Introduction to Human Behavior (4). Lecture, three hours. Introduction to models of human development and mental health, and the application of scientific methods to the study of social behavior. Differences among individual, group, and societal levels of analysis and intervention emphasized. (III)
UPPER-DIVISION P100 Special
Topics in Social Behavior (4). Lecture, three hours. Special topics courses
are offered from time to time. Course content varies with interest of instructor.
Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent, and consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary. P103 Health
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Theory and research are considered as
they contribute to an understanding of the role of psychological processes in health
and illness. The distinction between prevention and treatment of illness is established,
and a variety of psychosocial interventions are elaborated. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P105 Abnormal
Behavior (4). Lecture, three hours. Survey of disorders organized by the diagnostic
categories of the American Psychiatric Association. Interdisciplinary orientation
combines environmental, psychological, and organic perspectives on etiology and
treatment. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent; Social
Ecology 10. Psychology and Social Behavior P105 and Psychology 120A may not both
be taken for credit. P106 Life Span
Developmental Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Addresses the major issues,
concepts, and methods of life span developmental psychology. The fundamental theories,
distinctive methods, and the physical, perceptual, cognitive, social, motivational,
and emotional development for each developmental phase of the life course are considered.
Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P107 Clinical
Child Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines research and theory concerning
childhood psychopathology and behavior disorders. Diagnosis and assessment, early
identification of high-risk children, fear and phobias, antisocial behavior, childhood
psychoses, autism, depression, hyperactivity and attention deficit disorders, ethical
and policy implications of identifying children who are different. Prerequisite:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as
Psychology 127C. P108 The Social
Animal (4). Lecture, three hours. Theories and research exploring social behavior
and social influences on behavior. Topics include methods of social research, attitude
formation and change, social perception, the social self, stereotypes and prejudice,
conformity, obedience, altruism, aggression, interpersonal relationships and love,
and group behavior. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P109 Environmental
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Impact of the physical environment on
individual and group behavior. Three basic concerns examined: (a) environmental
determinants of behavior at the individual and interpersonal level; (b) social planning
and urban design; and (c) methodological approaches to the study of environmental
issues. Prerequisites: Social Ecology 10 and Environmental Analysis and Design E8.
Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E108U. DEVELOPMENTAL
PSYCHOLOGY P113D Child
Development (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines social, emotional, and intellectual
growth and development between the ages of 2 and 12 years. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Psychology and Social Behavior P113D and Psychology
120D may not both be taken for credit. P114D Adolescent
Development (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines current research on the biological,
social, and cultural contexts of adolescent development. Topics include the impacts
of puberty, adolescents' decision-making competencies, changes in family and peer
relationships, identity development, and psychosocial problems such as depression
and problem behavior. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or Psychology
7A or equivalent. Psychology and Social Behavior P114D and Psychology 21A may not
both be taken for credit. P115D Infant
Development (4). Lecture, three hours. Study of human development from conception
through the first two years of life, covering processes and events in the domains
of physical, social, and cognitive development. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social
Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as Psychology 127I. P116D Adult
Development (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines why and how we change (with
attention to gains as well as losses) from ages 25-65 and the nature and sources
of continuity over time. Topics include physical and intellectual functioning, personality,
coping strategies, and social roles and relationships. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as Psychology
127A. P117D Gerontology
(4). Lecture, three hours. Examines stereotypes and myths associated with aging;
physiological and psychological changes that accompany old age; distinguishes behavior
changes due to aging per se from those due to historical and socioeconomic
factors; political, social aspects of old age in contemporary society. Prerequisite:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as
Psychology 127G. P119D Cognition
and Emotion (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines relations between cognition
and emotion. How have the relations between cognition and emotion been construed
historically? How closely related are cognitive and emotional development? How do
emotions influence reasoning and memory? How similar is emotional experience across
cultures? Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P120D Cognitive
Development (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines theories on nature of cognitive
development. Discusses behaviorist theories on role of the environment including
those of Vygotsky and Piaget, and recent evidence from cognitive psychologists stressing
the importance of knowledge and skills within specific domains. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Psychology and Social Behavior P120D and Psychology
141D may not both be taken for credit. P121D Human
Sexuality (4). Lecture, three hours. A broad survey of human sexuality encompassing
genetic factors, physiological and anatomical development, customary and atypical
forms of behavior, reproductive processes, and cultural determinants. Prerequisite:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P122D Development
of Gender Differences (4). Lecture, three hours. Examination of research on
how sexes differ in physiology, cognitive functioning, personality, and social behavior.
Sex-differentiated development from the prenatal period through adulthood. Explanations
for male-female differences are sought, focusing on biological (genetic, hormonal),
and social (familial, cultural) mechanisms. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social
Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as Psychology 127D. P123D Perspectives
on Child Rearing (4). Lecture, three hours. Impact of different child rearing
practices on the development of personality and character. Effects on development
of variations in structure and dynamics of the family and school; consequences of
group care, working mothers, and the one-parent family. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P124D Human
Development in Cross-Cultural Perspective (4). Lecture, three hours. Human development
in diverse cultures (e.g., Asian, American, and African). Special emphasis on East-West
contrasts and when East meets West (i.e., Asian-American experiences). Topics include
parenting, family relations, language and cognition, schooling and academic achievement,
and morality. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent; Social
Ecology 10. HEALTH AND
PRE-CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY P125H The Hardiness
Approach to Stress Management (4). Lecture, three hours. Hardiness is a new
development within psychology involving a combination of motivations and skills
that extensive research has shown enhances performance, conduct, morale, stamina,
and health. Combines study of hardiness research with strategies for improvement
of personal hardiness through a series of exercises.
P126H Foundations of Community Health
(4). Lecture, three hours. A social ecological framework for understanding community
health is presented. Measures of individual and community health are compared, and
the influence of personal and environmental factors on individual, group, and population
health is examined. Community health promotion strategies also are discussed. Prerequisite:
Environmental Analysis and Design E8. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design
E179U. P127H Human
Stress (4). Lecture, three hours. Stress as a multidisciplinary topic. Biological,
psychological, and sociological approaches to adaptation-related disorders. Effects
of acute and chronic stress on emotions, physiology, and behavior. Methods of stress
assessment, stress reduction, and intervention. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social
Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E121. P128H Epidemiology
I (4). Lecture, three hours. The distribution of disease and injury across time,
space, and populations. Covers basic concepts and methods of descriptive epidemiology
including the natural history of disease, demography, public health interventions,
models, measurement, sources of data, and indices of health. Prerequisites: Social
Ecology 10 and 13. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E177A and Public Health
101A. P129H Epidemiology
II (4). Lecture, three hours. Covers basic concepts of analytic epidemiology
and applications, including experimental and observational designs, prevention,
screening, treatment and rehabilitation, infectious disease, and injury prevention.
Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P128H. Same as Environmental Analysis
and Design E177B and Public Health 101B. P130H Psychoneuroimmunology
(4). Lecture, three hours. Examines the interactive relationships of behavioral-neural-hormonal-immune
systems and how these relationships contribute to the maintenance of health and
to the development of disease. Topics include: psychosocial factors, stress, disease
and immunity; behavioral dispositions toward immune-related disorders. Prerequisites:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent, P127H or consent of instructor. P131H Child
Health Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Exploration of psychological antecedents,
concomitants, and consequences of medical illnesses in children. Children's beliefs
about health, illness, and medication; the role of stress; coronary-prone behavior;
therapeutic adherence and physician-patient interaction; coping with chronic illness;
effects of a child's illness on family. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent; Social Ecology 10 recommended. Same as
Psychology 127H. P132H The Human
Pain Experience (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines the physiological and sociocultural
correlates of human pain perception. Emphasis on laboratory and clinical methods
of measuring acute and chronic pain; social influences on the experience and communication
of pain; biopsychosocial approaches to pain control. Prerequisites: Psychology and
Social Behavior P9 or equivalent and any upper-division course from the Health or
Pre-Clinical Psychology areas. P134H Behavioral
Medicine (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines biobehavioral aspects
of health and illness, focusing on how stress contributes to or exacerbates disease
processes. Background information on psychosomatic medicine and stress models and
detailed examination of specific organ systems emphasizing the reactivity of these
systems to stress. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P135H Sports
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Psychological components of athletic performance
with regard to scientific and practical issues. Roles of cognitive processes, physiological
arousal, and emotion. Various personality factors related to performance, competition,
and coaching. Strategies for improving athletic performance for individual and team
competition. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P138H Strategies
of Health Promotion (4). Lecture, three hours. Examination of strategies for
promoting physical and mental health at community, organizational, and individual
levels. Interventions designed to promote healthier lifestyles, organizational structures,
and environmental conditions. Criteria for monitoring cost-effectiveness of these
programs. Prerequisite: Environmental Analysis and Design E8. Same as Environmental
Analysis and Design E175. P139H Community
Health: An Epidemiological Approach (4). Lecture, three hours. An examination
of the distribution and dynamics of human health problems on the community level
and exploration of scientific investigations used to determine circumstances under
which diseases occur or health prevails. Includes environmental, genetic, and nutritional
factors, and examines social ramifications. Prerequisites: Environmental Analysis
and Design E8 and consent of instructor. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design
E178. P140H Beliefs,
Attitudes, and Health Behaviors (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines health-relevant
beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors from a social psychological perspective. Topics
include: self-control; obesity; sexual behavior; medication errors, stress, perceived
control and social support; happiness and well-being; changing health attitudes
and behaviors; self-disclosure and health. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9 or equivalent. P141H Clinical
Health Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Role of behavior in etiology, treatment,
and prevention of certain diseases. Behavioral intervention including biofeedback,
stress-, pain-management, health habit counseling, and other skills to assist patients
make cognitive, emotional, and behavioral changes needed to cope with disease or
achieve better health. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P142H Environmental
and Occupational Health (4). Lecture, three hours. Occupational health, theory,
practice, and regulations: recognition, evaluation, and control of workplace and
community health hazards. Emphasizes complexities of personal and ambient environment
and the view that health is an individual's response to a diverse and dynamic world.
Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E176. P143H Psychology
and Emotion (4). Lecture, three hours. General theories of emotion and research
regarding cognitive, behavioral, physiological, and subjective experience of emotion.
Specific topics include emotion regulation, emotion and health, emotional intelligence,
and emotional development. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology
9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as Psychology 127E. P144C Personality
(4). Lecture, three hours. Comparison of the major theories of personality.
Provides a frame of reference for understanding lifestyles, development, maturity,
and psychopathology. Emerging research themes are used to identify promising lines
of personality theorizing. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent.
Psychology and Social Behavior P144C and Psychology 120P may not both be taken for
credit. P145C Forensic
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Presents theoretical and empirical basis
for a psychological perspective of criminal behavior, particularly violent behavior.
Examines violence, sexual offending, and mental disorder related to crime with regard
to clinical assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation; mental health services within
forensic institutions. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent,
Psychology and Social Behavior P105, P175P or Criminology, Law and Society C149,
or consent of instructor. Same as Criminology, Law and Society C136 and Psychology
177F. P146C Clinical
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Overview of theories, assessment techniques,
research methodologies and intervention approaches in clinical psychology. Psychodynamic,
behavioral, humanistic, and cognitive perspectives are examined along with ethical
and professional issues. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent;
Social Ecology 10; Psychology and Social Behavior P105. Formerly Psychology and
Social Behavior P106. P147C Psychological
Testing and Assessment (4). Lecture, three hours. Laboratory-seminar exploration
of diverse methods of assessing, analyzing, and recording behavior. Includes methods
of direct behavioral observation, structured (analog) assessments, rating scales,
interviewing, and self-monitoring. Development of assessment skills and their application
in intervention and research programs. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9 or equivalent; P105 or P146C. Social Ecology 10 recommended. P149C Behavior
Modification (4). Lecture, three hours. Principles and methods of behavior modification
derived from psychological theories of learning. Considers applications of behavior
techniques to treat childhood disorders, school problems, juvenile delinquency,
marital and sexual problems, alcoholism, and eating disorders. Behavioral interventions
in community and industrial settings. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent; Psychology 122C or consent of instructor.
Same as Psychology 127B. P150C Cognitive
Behavior Therapy (4). Lecture, three hours. Presentation of principles and procedures
of therapeutic interventions based on cognitive-behavior methods. Cognitive factors
in learning, emotional arousal, psychological disorder, and psychotherapy reviewed.
Introduces the application of cognitive behavioral methods to problems of depression,
anxiety, anger, pain, and impulsivity. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent; Psychology 122C or consent of instructor.
Same as Psychology 147C. P151C
Child Therapies (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines research methodologies,
empirical data, and implications of diverse intervention strategies. Primary topics
include psychotherapy process and outcome, family therapies, behavioral intervention,
cognitive behavior modification, pediatric psychopharmacology, and ethical and social
policy implications of intervening in other people's lives. Prerequisites: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent; Psychology 122C or
consent of instructor. Social Ecology 10 recommended. Same as Psychology 127T. P152C Developmental
Psychopathology (4). Lecture, three hours. Research and theory of origins, course,
and outcomes of disordered behavior. Continuity and change in patterns of behavior;
environmental challenges and buffers; stress and competence in children; vulnerable
and invincible children; children of mentally ill parents; families at risk; childhood
antecedents of adult disorders. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9,
or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent; Psychology 120A or consent of instructor; Social
Ecology 10 recommended. Same as Psychology 177P. P153C Existential
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Overall emphasis on life's meaning and
direction as an unfolding expression of the pattern of decisions engaged in by each
person. Topics include relevant personality and developmental theory, research,
and philosophy, as well as applied consideration of diagnostic testing and psychotherapy.
Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P154C Peer
Counseling I (4). Lecture, three hours. Focuses on the development of basic
counseling skills and knowledge of specific issues related to the student population.
Students are required to provide supervised coaching and counseling services to
the campus community. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P155C Peer
Counseling II (4). Second quarter of two-quarter course which focuses on the
development of basic counseling skills and knowledge in specific issues related
to the student population. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent,
P154C, and consent of instructor. SOCIAL AND
ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY P156S Interrogation,
Confession, and the Law (4). Lecture, three hours. In-depth examination of the
social psychology of police interrogation in America, the evolution of American
interrogation practices from the nineteenth century to the present, impact of law
on police behavior and ideology, causes and consequences of false confessions, possibilities
of reform. Same as Criminology, Law and Society C152. P157S Attitudes
and Behavior (4). Lecture, three hours. Intended for students interested in
theory and research on how attitudes influence, and are influenced by, behavior.
Topics include: voting behavior, Fishbein and Ajzen's theories of reasoned action
and planned behavior, attitude accessibility, prejudice and discrimination, and
cognitive dissonance theory. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or
Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as Psychology 127S. P158S Social
Relationships (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines major issues, concepts, and
methods in the scientific study of social relationships. Topics include relationship
formation and dissolution, friendships and love relationships, loneliness, bereavement,
societal influences on close relationships, significance of close relationships
for health and well-being. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent;
Social Ecology 10. P159S Leadership
(4). Lecture, three hours. Examines current theory and research about the origins,
aspects, and consequences of leadership. Discussions with recognized community leaders
and experiential assignments designed to focus on student's own leadership potential
and skills. Social Ecology 10 recommended. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design
E124U. P161S Psychology
of Subjective Well-Being (4). Lecture, three hours. Introduces recent empirical
developments in subjective well-being, an emerging field of psychology devoted to
the study of happiness and life satisfaction. The antecedents and consequences of
psychological well-being are discussed in relation to various demographic, personality,
cross-cultural, developmental, and cognitive factors. Prerequisite: Psychology and
Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P162S Error
and Bias in Social Judgment (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines how people encode,
reason about, and remember social information and explores how biases and shortcomings
in social perception, judgment, and memory are central to understanding both effective
social functioning and many forms of maladaptive behavior and social conflict. Prerequisite:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P163S Social
Epidemiology (4). Lecture, three hours. Overviews evidence linking environmental
factors to mental and physical disorders including such variables as socioeconomic
status, income inequality, work stress, job loss, social capital, location, and
other demographic characteristics. Considers measurement and research design issues
of both the individual and aggregate levels. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social
Behavior P9 or equivalent; Social Ecology 10; Social Ecology 13 or equivalent. Same
as Environmental Analysis and Design E188. P164S Psychology
and the Law (4). Lecture, three hours. Psychological assumptions of American
legal system and mental health aspects of provision of criminal justice services.
Civil commitment, insanity defense, competence to stand trial, jury selection, eye-witness
identification. Use of police, courts, correctional institutions in prevention of
behavior disorders. Prerequisite: Criminology, Law and Society C7 or C101. Same
as Criminology, Law and Society C105. P165S Child
Development, the Law, and Social Policy (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines
how psychology research and practice can inform areas of law and social policy affecting
children and adolescents. Topics include education, mental health, reproductive
rights, and delinquency. Goals are to evaluate research as well as identify the
costs/benefits of current policies. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9 or equivalent; P113D or P114D recommended. Same as Criminology, Law and Society
C125. P166S Family,
Society, and Education (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines the development of
children's academic and cognitive competence in social context. Effects of parental
beliefs, home environment, school environment, peer norms, community norms, cultural
values. Effects of selected demographic factors such as ethnicity, parental SES,
maternal employment, birth order. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9
or equivalent. P168P The Family
(4). Lecture, three hours. Examination of Western family life from population
and life course perspectives. Links between large-scale trends and changes in individual's
family and household options. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E126. P169P Family
Law (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines legal issues surrounding marriage, cohabitation,
divorce, child custody and support, adoption, and the rights of parents and children
in the family context. The findings of social science research are used to illuminate
the legal issues. Prerequisite: Criminology, Law and Society C7 or C101. Same as
Criminology, Law and Society C123. P170P Work
and Family (4). Lecture, three hours. Effects of employment and unemployment
on mental health and marital quality; effects of work on parenting and child development;
corporate and social policies for "families that work"; young adults' decision-making
about work and family. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. P171P Impacts
of Divorce (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines divorce in historical, economic,
and, primarily, psychological contexts, emphasizing recent research pertaining to
the impacts of divorce on children, families, and society. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same as Psychology
177I. P175P Violence
in Society (4). Lecture, three hours. Current theory and research on aggression;
anger and violence as problems in individual and social functioning. Process and
functions of anger examined with regard to normal behavior and psychopathology.
The determinants, prevalence, and implications of violence in society are analyzed.
Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as Criminology,
Law and Society C149. P176P Violence
and Ideas Concerning the Social Order (4). Seminar, three hours. Historical
and philosophical perspectives of violence as a way to enhance social science views.
Violence as a problem of the social order. The state of nature, the social contract,
and human destructiveness explored in conjunction with overviews of violence and
warfare. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent and consent
of instructor. P177P Eyewitness
Testimony (4). Lecture, three hours. Faulty eyewitness testimony is a major
cause of wrongful convictions. Covers the fast-growing topic of eyewitness testimony
and memory for real-world events, both how psychologists study eyewitness capacity,
and how the legal system has dealt with eyewitness issues. Prerequisites: Social
Ecology 10 and senior standing. Same as Criminology, Law and Society C177.
P182P Environmental and Public Health
Policy (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines factors involved in shaping public
health and environmental policy. Topics include the role of science in public health
policy, the function of governmental regulatory agencies, citizen participation,
and economic and sociopolitical aspects of controlling infectious diseases and regulating
carcinogens. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E101. P184P Advanced
Environmental Psychology: Facilities Design for the Workplace (4). Lecture,
three hours. Survey of major topics in the field of facilities design and management
including methods of environmental programming and postoccupancy evaluation, design
criteria for office automation, and facility-based strategies for promoting employee
health, productivity, and improved quality of worklife. Prerequisites: Environmental
Analysis and Design E8 and E108U. Same as Environmental Analysis and Design E133. P188P Environmental
Design Research Methods (4). Lecture, four hours. In-depth treatment of theoretical
and empirical work relevant to selected topics in environmental psychology, followed
by field work with architectural consultants. Students develop environmental evaluation
instruments, collect data, and report findings to the consultants for review. Prerequisites:
Social Ecology 10; Environmental Analysis and Design E8 and E108. Same as Environmental
Analysis and Design E134. P190 Applied
Statistics in Psychological Research (4). Lecture, three hours; discussion,
one hour; laboratory, one hour. Covers statistical techniques used to describe and
make generalizations about phenomena represented by data. Hands-on experience in
data analysis and interpretation using statistical software (SPSS, STATA) is emphasized.
Topics include data visualization, ANOVA, multiple regression, and categorical data
analyses. Prerequisite: Social Ecology 13 or equivalent. P191A Child
in the Family, School, and Community (4). Lecture, three hours. The ecological
study of contexts in which the child develops and is socialized: the family, school,
peer group, media, and community. Examines the impact of societal influences, such
as culture, religion, economics, politics, and technology. Prerequisite: Psychology
and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Formerly P112D. P191D Motivation
(4). Lecture, three hours. History, major theories, methods, and applications
of motivational psychology, with emphasis on European approaches. Origins of the
field in personality, learning, cognition, and activation research. Recent innovations
in motivational and volitional self-recognition. Current approaches, major debates,
empirical research programs. Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or
equivalent, and P106; and P108 or Environmental Analysis and Design E108U. Psychology
and Social Behavior P191D and Psychology 121M may not both be taken for credit. P191E Development
of Motivation Across the Life Span (4). Major concepts in motivation and self-regulation
as they develop during the phases of life. Topics include: development of action
in infants; childhood conceptions about competence; causal attributions for success
and failure; beliefs about control; goal-engagement and disengagement across adulthood.
Prerequisites: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent, and either P106
or P191D. P191H Introduction
to Biopsychology (4). Introductory overview of the biology of behavior with
a focus on the structure and function of the brain. Selected behaviors (e.g., eating,
sleeping) and psychological states (e.g., stress, psychiatric disorders) are addressed
from a biopsychological perspective. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior
P9 or equivalent. P191P Community
Response to Terrorism (4). Lecture, three hours. Examines risk perceptions and
behaviors of individuals and societies in response to terrorism. Topics: unconventional
and emerging threats, psychology of terror, coping and resilience, risk communication,
media effects on psychological responses, public health preparedness for mass-casualty
terrorism. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent. Same as
Environmental Analysis and Design E190B. P192A History
of Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. A history of the development of various
schools and systems of psychological thought. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social
Behavior P9 or equivalent, or Psychology 7A or 9A-B-C, or consent of instructor.
Same as Psychology 120H. P192B Organizational/Industrial
Psychology (4). Lecture, three hours. Introduction to applied psychology in
organizations, including personnel testing, selection, training and evaluation,
job and classification analysis, job satisfaction and motivation, organizational
development, leadership, market research and consumer psychology. Potential ethical
problems are discussed. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent,
or consent of instructor. Same as Psychology 122I. P192E Perception
and Sensory Processes (4). Lecture, three hours. A general introduction to the
scientific study of sensory processes and perceptual phenomena, with special emphasis
on the visual system. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology
7A or 9A-B, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Psychology and Social Behavior
P192E or Psychology 130A may not be taken for credit if taken after Psychology 131A
or 131B. Same as Psychology 130A. P192F Human
Attention (4). Lecture, three hours. Reviews and discusses methods of research,
current data, and current theories in the field of human attention. Prerequisite:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 7A or 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same
as Psychology 134A. P192G Cognitive
Science (4). Lecture, three hours. Introduction to investigations of the structure
and function of the mind, from viewpoints of computation, neuroscience, philosophy,
and cognitive psychology. Topics include: perception, attention, knowledge representations,
learning and memory, action, reasoning, and language. Prerequisite: Psychology and
Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 7A or 9B, or equivalent. Same as Psychology
140C. P192I Principles
of Learning Theory (4). Lecture, three hours. Investigation of the learning
and memory processes of humans and animals. Basic experimental approaches to learning
and memory, empirical results, and theoretical interpretations of the evidence are
discussed. Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 7A or
9A, or equivalent. Same as Psychology 140L. P192J Human
Memory (4). Lecture, three hours. Developments in the area of memory; history
of memory research; theories of the nature of memory. Visual memory, recognition
memory, high-speed scanning, free recall, short-term memory, mnemonics, retrieval,
relationship of memory to thinking. Selected theoretical formulations for memory.
Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 7A or 9B, or equivalent.
Psychology 46A may not be taken for credit after Psychology and Social Behavior
P192J or Psychology 140M. Same as Psychology 140M. P192K Human
Problem Solving (4). Lecture, three hours. Modern developments in the psychology
of human problem solving. Topics include: concept identification, arithmetic, sets,
logic puzzles, story problems, group problem solving, and theorem proving. Prerequisite:
Psychology and Social Behavior P9, or Psychology 7A or 9A-B-C, or equivalent. Same
as Psychology 143P. P192L Introduction
to Cognitive Neuroscience (4). Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Introduction
to the neural basis of human perceptual, motor, and cognitive abilities. Topics
include sensory perception, motor control, memory, language, attention, emotion,
frontal lobe function, functional brain imaging, and neuropsychological disorders.
Prerequisite: Psychology and Social Behavior P9 or equivalent, or Psychology 9A-B
or Biological Sciences 35, or consent of instructor. Same as Psychology 160A. P192P Perceptual
Neuroscience (4). Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Examines
the physiology of cortical networks underlying human perceptual experience. Prerequisite:
Psychology 160A or consent of instructor. Same as Psychology 161P. P196 Research
Seminar in Psychology and Social Behavior (4). Seminar, three hours. Special
topics research seminar. Content varies with interest of instructor. Capstone seminar
for students who have conducted research with, or have a background in, the research
topics of the Psychology and Social Behavior faculty member offering this seminar
in a given quarter. Prerequisites: upper-division standing and consent of instructor.
May be repeated for credit as topics vary.