KAREN M. GIL, Chair
Donald T. Lysle, Associate Chair
Donald H. Baucom (104) Sex Roles, Marital Therapy, Depression Assessment
Martha Cox (206) Family Processes and Child Social and Emotional Development; Poverty; Family and Child Transitions
Regina M. Carelli (187) Neurobiology of Reward, Drug Abuse, Behavioral Neurophysiology
Linda A. Dykstra (9) Behavioral Pharmacology, Opioid Analgesia, Drugs of Abuse
Barbara Fredrickson (229) Emotions; Positive Emotions; Social, Cognitive, and Physical Effects of Pleasant Emotional States; Flourishing Mental Health
Karen M. Gil (181) Health Psychology, Chronic Illness, Stress and Coping, Pain Management, Cancer Survivorship
Peter C. Gordon (170) Psychology of Language, Cognitive Neuroscience
Bernadette Gray-Little (16) Sociocultural Influences on Personality, Marital Interaction, Psychopathology
Mark Hollins (17) Sensory and Perceptual Aspects of Pain and Touch
Chester A. Insko (18) Attitude Change, Balance Theory, Individual-Group Discontinuity
Joseph C. Lowman (24) Qualities of Exemplary College Instructors, Personality Measurement, Evolutionary Personality
Donald T. Lysle (155) Psychoneuroimmunology, Learning Theory, Comparative Animal Behavior
Robert C. MacCallum (213) Analysis and Modeling of Correlational and Longitudinal Data, Factor Analysis, Structural Equation Modeling, Multilevel Modeling
Vonnie C. McLoyd (208) Impact of Economic Hardship on Family Processes, Children's Mental Health, Beliefs about Personal Efficacy
Peter A. Ornstein (28) Cognitive Development, Development of Learning and Memory
David L. Penn (196) Social Cognition and Social Impairment in Schizophrenia; Stigma; Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Severe Mental Illness
Mitchell J. Picker (131) Discriminative Stimulus Properties of Drugs, Tolerance and Cross-Tolerance, Behavioral Effects of Opioid and Neuroleptic Drugs
J. Steven Reznick (192) Infant Memory and Mental Ability, Influence of Nutrition on Development, Early Detection of Autism
David M. Thissen (157) Psychometrics, Item Response Theory, Statistical Models for Developmental Data, Graphical Data Analysis
Ute J. Bayen (184) Human Memory, Memory and Aging, Cognitive Aging
Patrick J. Curran (195) Structural Equation Modeling, Longitudinal Data Analysis, High Risk Adolescent Development
Jean-Louis Gariepy (153) Development and Evolution of Social Behavior, Early Social Development in Children, Quantification of Social Networks
Marilyn D. Hartman (132) Cognitive and Clinical Neuropsychology, Cognition and Aging (with an Emphasis on Memory and Frontal Lobe Function)
Joseph B. Hopfinger (198) Neural Mechanisms of Visual Selective Attention in Humans, Electrophysiological and Neuroimaging Studies of Executive Attentional Control and Perception
Andrea M. Hussong (188) Adolescent Substance Use; Models of Peer, Family and Affective Risk
Beth E. Kurtz-Costes (142) Development of Motivational Beliefs in Childhood and Adolescence; Family and Cultural Influences on Development
Neil Mulligan (211) Cognitive Psychology, Human Memory, Implicit vs. Explicit Memory, Episodic Memory, Attention and Memory
Mitch Prinstein (222) Developmental Psychopathology, Interpersonal Models of Adolescent Depression and Suicide, Peer Contagion of Health Risk Behaviors
Abigail T. Panter (144) Evaluation, Measurement, Advanced Quantitative Methods, Survey Methodology, Personality, Educational Diversity in Higher Education
Lawrence Sanna (199) Social Cognition, Mental Simulations, Judgment and Decision Making Over Time
Todd Thiele (203) Neurobiology and Genetics of Alcoholism, Conditioned Taste Aversion Learning, Food Intake and Body Weight Regulation
Jennifer Arnold (221) Psychological Processes Underlying Language Production and Comprehension in Both Adults and Children
Daniel Bauer (224) Structural Equation Models, Multilevel Models, Mixture Models, Analysis of Change
Rita Fuchs Lokensgard (227) Biopsychological Aspects of Drug Addiction Using Preclinical Models
Melanie Green (225) Attitudes and Persuasion, Individual-Level Bases of Social Capital
Deborah Jones (223) Family Transmission of Mental and Physical Health in African American and Single Mother Families, Maternal and Child Adjustment during Adolescent Transition
Keith Payne (227) Social Cognition, Stereotyping, Prejudice, Emotions
Lorraine Taylor (204) Parenting and Parent-Child Relationships, Emotional Development, Cultural and Socioeconomic Influences on Child Development
Kathleen C. Light (147) Behavioral Medicine
Susan Girdler (191) Behavioral Medicine, Women's Health
Stephanie J. Rowley (189) Social Personality Development and Academic Achievement (Especially with African American Children)
Ann Louise Barrick (135) Geropsychology, Behavioral Interventions in Personal Care in Dementia
Arlane Margolis (134) Psychopathology and Treatment of Adolescents and Cognitive Assessment
Gary B. Mesibov (94) Normalization and Community Programs for Handicapped People, Normal Social and Personality Development
Laura Clark (179) Psychiatric and Behavioral Symptoms in Alzheimer's Disease (including MRI Correlates of Symptoms)
Stephen G. Flanagan (130) Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Schizophrenia and Other Serious Mental Disorders
Erica Wise (214) Psychotherapy with Adolescents and Adults, Legal and Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology, Training Clinic Outcomes Research
Scott Schwartz (209) Applied Clinical Research with Adolescents, Diversity Issues in Assessment and Treatment
Jennifer A. Snyder (193) Schizophrenia, Psychiatric Hospitalization, Forensic Psychology, Non-Linear Dynamic Systems Analysis
Mark E. Stanton (137) Developmental Psychobiology, Developmental Neurotoxicology, Ontogeneity of Learning and Memory Processes
Josephine Johns (190) Comparative Animal Behavior, Substance Abuse and Aggression, Neuroendocrinology
Elliot M. Cramer
W. Grant Dahlstrom
David A. Eckerman
Samuel Fillenbaum
Edward S. Johnson
Lyle V. Jones
Richard A. King
Eugene R. Long
Barclay Martin
Paul Shinkman
Vaida D. Thompson
Forrest W. Young
The Department of Psychology offers training for the doctor of philosophy degree in six areas of psychology: biological, clinical, cognitive, developmental, quantitative, and social. Each program is designed to acquaint the students thoroughly with the theoretical and research content of a particular specialty and to train them in the research skills needed to become competent and creative investigators in their specialty area. In addition, the programs focus on the development of competence in appropriate professional skills.
While many of the requirements for a PhD degree vary with the specialty program, certain requirements apply to all psychology graduate students. Each student must: (1) engage in research during each year of enrollment; (2) pass a PhD written examination; (3) pass a PhD oral examination; (4) complete a special competency requirement (e.g., foreign language competency, teaching competency, professional competency); (5) submit an acceptable dissertation and pass a final oral examination; and (6) in most cases, serve as a teaching assistant or teach a course for at least one academic year.
Additional information about graduate training in these areas may be obtained from the Department's Web site, psychology.unc.edu. New students are accepted for admission in the fall semester only. Individuals seeking the MA degree only are not accepted.
The prerequisites for each course are provided for the general guidance of the student in consultation with an adviser. Any deviation from the required prerequisite sequence must be approved by the instructor teaching the course. Such clearance must be obtained before registering for the course.
NOTE: For undergraduates, PSYC 101 or the equivalent is prerequisite to all courses numbered above 400.
400 [101] CONDITIONING AND LEARNING (NBIO 400) (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 222. A comprehensive survey of the methods, findings, and theories of classical and operant conditioning. Students develop skills necessary to evaluate, integrate, and summarize significant original literature. Staff.
401 [102] BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF BEHAVIOR (NBIO 401) (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 222 or BIOL 101. Ethological, genetic, and physiological variables are studied in relation to their behavioral effects. Gariepy, Lysle.
402 [106] PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY (NBIO 402) (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 101, 220, or permission of the instructor. Elements of neurophysiology, neuroanatomy, and neurochemistry as they apply to the understanding of brain-behavior relationships. As announced. Carelli.
403 [107] PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY LABORATORY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 220 or 402. Hands-on laboratory course designed to introduce students to experimental protocols emphasizing brain-behavior relationships. Topics include: gross neuroanatomy, stereotaxic surgery, and the effects of drugs on behavior. Carelli, staff.
404 [124] PSYCHOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS OF DRUGS (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 222 and 245. This course investigates the pharmacological effects and the clinical efficacy of drugs used to treat behavior disorders. Picker.
425 [121] ADVANCED PERCEPTUAL PROCESSES (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 230, 225, or 220. The perception of shape, space, and motion; the role of cognitive factors in perception. As announced. Staff.
430 [122] HUMAN MEMORY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 230 or 222. Theoretical and applied issues in human memory. Bayen.
431 [123] INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE SCIENCE (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 210 or equivalent. An introduction to the interdisciplinary study of the mind, intelligent behavior, information processing, and communication in living organisms and the computer. As announced. Hartman.
432 [125] PSYCHOLOGY OF LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 230 or LING 101 or LING 400. After an examination of the possible relations between psychology and linguistics, this course considers problems in the acquisition of language and particularly recent work in experimental psycholinguistics. Gordon.
433 [135] BEHAVIORAL DECISION THEORY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 101. Simple mathematical and psychological models of judgment and choice, and related experiments, are treated, as are applications to real-world problems in medical, environmental, policy, business, and related domains. Staff.
434 [132] THE BRAIN AND COGNITION (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210; PSYC 230, 225, 222, or 220 or BIOL 450 or BIOL 455. Introduction to cognitive neuroscience. Higher mental processes including attention, memory, language, and consciousness will be covered, with an emphasis on the neural mechanisms which form the substrates of human cognition. Gordon, Hartman, Hopfinger.
435 [100] TOPICS IN COGNITION (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 230, 225, 222, or 220. Examines selected topics in cognitive psychology, examining issues related to thinking, memory, consciousness, language, or higher-level perception. The selected topics can vary from semester to semester. As announced. Johnson, Gordon.
460 [126] HUMAN INFANCY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 250. The primary focus of this course is the psychological development of human infants, but other perspectives are considered: philosophy, parenting, health and public policy, and the law. Reznick.
461 [127] COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 101 and 250. An examination of the development of attention, perception, learning, memory, and thinking in normal children. As announced. Ornstein, Kurtz-Costes.
462 [128] DEVELOPMENT OF LANGUAGE (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 250. A study of the development of language in normal children. As announced. Staff.
463 [129] DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 250, 240, and 210. Developmental processes during early childhood as they relate to social behavior and personality. Gariepy, staff.
464 [131] PERSPECTIVES ON NON-PARENTAL CHILD CARE (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 250. This course explores the history, politics, and practice of non-parental child care through readings, lectures, and a semester-long internship in a child care center. Reznick, staff.
465 [165] POVERTY AND DEVELOPMENT (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 101. Poverty is one of the most consistent and influential risk factors for problematic development. This course focuses on the scientific study of how poverty affects development across the human life span. As announced. Taylor.
466 [170] RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 250 and 210. Introduction to the issues, methods, and outcomes of research in developmental psychology. Demonstrational projects designed and completed. One lecture and four laboratory hours, as announced. Staff.
467 [171] DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK CHILDREN (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 250. A survey of the literature on the development of black children. Topics include peer and social relations, self-esteem, identity development, cognitive development, school achievement, parenting, family management, and neighborhood influences. PSYC 210 recommended. McLoyd, Taylor.
468 [172] FAMILY AS A CONTEXT FOR DEVELOPMENT (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 250 and 210. Explores how the family influences children's development. Topics include genetics; family structure (e.g., single parents, working mothers, divorce, number of siblings); discipline; parental values and beliefs; ethnic diversity. Cox, Jordan, Kurtz-Costes.
469 [162] EVOLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF BIOBEHAVIORAL SYSTEMS (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 or 215, BIOL 101. Examines the evolution and development of behavior patterns and their physiological substrates. Staff.
500 [144] PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS OF CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENCE (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 101, 250, and 245, or graduate standing. A survey of theories bearing on atypical development and disordered behavior, and an examination of major child and adolescent behavior problems and clinical syndromes. Hussong, Margolis.
501 [140] ADVANCED PERSONALITY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 240 or graduate standing. An in-depth analysis of major theoretical issues in personality study. Gray-Little, Lowman.
502 [141] PSYCHOLOGY OF ADULTHOOD AND AGING (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 250. A developmental approach to the study of adulthood, from young adulthood through death. Topic includes adult issues in personality, family dynamics, work, leisure and retirement, biological and intellectual aspects of aging, dying and bereavement. As announced. Barrick or staff.
503 [142] PSYCHOLOGY OF BLACK AMERICANS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 240. This course focuses on the personal characteristics of black Americans as these have been studied by psychologists and other behavioral scientists. Various methodological approaches are considered. As announced. Gray-Little.
504 [145] HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 245 or graduate standing. An in-depth coverage of theoretical issues and clinical manifestations of psychological responses characteristic of individuals with chronic physical disorders. Gil, Koo-Loeb.
505 [147] INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 245. Overview of clinical psychology - its history, scientific basis, and major activities and concerns including: assessment, psychotherapy, and other psychological interventions; community psychology; ethics; and professional practice. Staff.
506 [152] ATYPICAL PERSONALITIES AND GROUPS I (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 245. Addresses methods to assess, treat, and rehabilitate adults or elderly with serious mental disorders. Includes volunteering in a mental health agency serving people with schizophrenia, psychosis, or dementia. Barrick, Flanagan.
507 [160] AUTISM (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 250 and 245. This intensive service-learning seminar on autism includes a supervised community placement. Topics include: historical perspective, diagnostic issues, etiological theories, assessing patterns of functioning, developmental/life span issues, family concerns, and intervention approaches. Staff.
508 [146] BEHAVIOR AND THE BRAIN: INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 230 or 220. Introduction to brain-behavior relationships through the study of the effects of brain damage. Focus on cognitive and emotional processes in humans as they are affected by disease and trauma to the brain. Hartman.
509 [109] APPLIED BEHAVIORAL ANALYSIS (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 222 and 245 or permission of the instructor. A survey of applications of learning theory in solving clinical, educational, and societal problems. Practicum experience included. Staff.
510 [149] OBSERVATIONAL METHODS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 210. Design, use, and evaluation of observational methods for research and clinical purposes. Staff.
511 [150] STRESS AND COPING IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 250. Examines issues related to the role of risk and protective factors in the development of psychopathology in children and adolescents. The course includes practicum experience with youth. Staff.
512 [155] POPULARITY, FRIENDSHIP, AND PEER RELATIONS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 101. This course will review literature regarding peer relations among children and adolescents, including peer acceptance/rejection, popularity, bases of friendship selection, peer crowds, romantic relationships, and theories of peer influence. Prinstein.
530 [130] DESIGN AND INTERPRETATION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 210. Emphasis on methodological principles underlying experimental and correlational research. Interaction of theory and practice in the design and interpretation of psychological studies. As announced. Staff.
531 [148] TESTS AND MEASUREMENT (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 101 and 210. Basic psychometric theory underlying test construction and utilization. Detailed study of issues and instruments used in assessing intellective functioning, educational progress, personality, and personnel selection. Staff.
560 [184] THE SELF AND SOCIETY (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260. Content, structure, and functions of the self-concept: how the self-concept is shaped by society and developmental processes, ways in which the self-concept affects perception of others, and self-esteem. Class participation and presentations required. PSYC 270 desirable, but not required. As announced. Staff.
561 [185] SOCIAL COGNITION (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260. Theory and research in social psychology which explores the cognitive processes underlying social phenomena. Specific topics covered include: attributions, emotions, automaticity, heuristics, self, goals, stereotyping, expectancies, social motives, etc. Staff.
562 [187] APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260. Applications of social psychological theory/research to practical social problems and issues (e.g., organizational behavior, job satisfaction, effects of advertising and media on behavior, and discrimination-affirmative action). As announced. Staff.
563 [188] SMALL GROUPS (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260 or permission of the instructor. Intensive survey of research and theory on behavior in small groups combined with appropriate experience in studying various structured groups. As announced. Sanna.
564 [189] INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260, or permission of the instructor. Intensive coverage of normal interpersonal processes, focusing on the dyad. As announced. Staff.
565 [190] STEREOTYPING, PREJUDICE, AND DISCRIMINATION (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260. Examines the determinants, functions, processes, and consequences of stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Prospects for change are considered. Class presentations and participation required. PSYC 270 desirable, but not required. As announced. Payne.
566 [191] ATTITUDE CHANGE (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 210 and 260, or permission of the instructor. A detailed consideration of the theoretical issues in attitude and belief change. As announced. Staff.
600 [112] HISTORICAL TRENDS IN PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 101. Limited to psychology majors or to graduate students in psychology; others by permission of the instructor. Overview of the origins of psychological concepts, movements, and fields of study. As announced. Staff.
601 [180] PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 101, PSYC 270. Examines legal system from the perspective of psychology methods and research, with a focus on criminal law. Discusses dilemmas within the law and between the legal system and psychology. Mulligan, Snyder.
602 [163] EVOLUTIONARY PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 101. Major topics of general psychology are examined from an evolutionary perspective, with an emphasis on empirical studies asking why much current human behavior and experience would have been adaptive for our early ancestors. Lowman.
701 [201] BEHAVIOR AND ITS BIOLOGICAL BASES I (NBIO 701A) (3). A survey of psychological and biological approaches to the study of sensory and perceptual information processing, with an emphasis on touch and pain. Fall. Staff.
702 [202] BEHAVIOR AND ITS BIOLOGICAL BASES II (NBIO 702A) (3). A survey of psychological and biological approaches to the study of basic learning and higher integrative processing. Spring. Staff.
703 [204] ADVANCED BIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM (NBIO 703) (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 402 or equivalent. Each fall one special topic will be covered in depth (e.g., neural bases of memory storage, homeostasis, and perception). Format includes lectures and seminar meetings with student presentations. Fall. Staff.
704 [207] APPLICATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY TO HEALTH RESEARCH (NBIO 704) (3). This course provides a critical analysis of interdisciplinary research within experimental psychology, including such topics as psychopharmacology, psychoneuroimmunology, psychophysiology, and animal models of brain/behavior disorders. Fall. Carelli, Dykstra, Girdler, Light, Lysle, Picker.
705 [323] BEHAVIORAL PHARMACOLOGY (NBIO 705) (PHCO 705) (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 404 or permission of the instructor. Basic principles of pharmacology and behavior analysis are considered in relation to drugs that affect the central nervous system. Spring. Dykstra.
707 [324] CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY (3). Examinations of the clinical efficacy, side effects, and neuropharmacological actions of drugs used in the treatment of behavioral disorders. Additional topics include the behavioral and neuropharmacological actions of drugs of abuse. Spring. Picker.
708 [302] SEMINAR IN THE BIOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF PSYCHOLOGY (NBIO 708) (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Limited to graduate students in psychology and neurobiology. Lectures and seminar presentations on a wide range of topics in the area of physiological psychology. Fall and spring. Carelli.
709 [325] SEMINAR IN THEORETICAL-EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (1-3). As announced. Staff.
719 [321] SEMINAR IN EXPERIMENTAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3). An in-depth treatment of research topics in behavioral and biological aspects of health psychology. Fall and spring. Lysle, Light.
720 [333] RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing in psychology. Students design and conduct a supervised research project and engage in critical discussion of research performed by other students and faculty. Fall and spring. Lysle.
721 [334] RESEARCH SEMINAR IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing in psychology. Students design and conduct a supervised research project and engage in critical discussion of research performed by other students and faculty. Fall and spring. Lysle.
730 [209A] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1).An advanced introduction to the history of cognitive psychology. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
731 [209B] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to learning and memory. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
732 [209C] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to sensation and perception. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
733 [209D] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to speech and language. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
734 [209E] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to judgment and thinking. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
735 [209F] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to methods and models. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
736 [209G] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to cognitive aging. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
737 [209H] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to cognitive neuropsychology. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
738 [209I] PROSEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An advanced introduction to cognitive neuroscience. Fall and spring, as announced. Staff.
740 [336] SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1-3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Discussion and critical evaluation of various theories of thinking; theories of concept formation, problem solving, and reasoning. As announced. Staff.
745 [290] ADVANCED TOPICS IN MEMORY (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. This course reviews recent theoretical and empirical advances in memory research. Topics include large-scale models of memory encoding and retrieval and modular models of memory. Fall and spring. Staff.
750 [337] RESEARCH SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing in psychology. Students conduct a supervised research project in cognitive psychology, and participate in discussion of current research and related ethical and methodological issues. Fall and spring. Staff.
751 [338] RESEARCH SEMINAR IN COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing in psychology. Students conduct a supervised research project in cognitive psychology, and participate in discussion of current research and related ethical and methodological issues. Fall and spring. Staff.
760 [274] ADVANCED COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT (3). This course covers the development of attention, perception, learning, memory, thinking, and language, beginning in infancy and covering the life-span from both information processing and Baldwin-Piaget approaches. Spring. Ornstein, Kurtz-Costes.
761 [273] ADVANCED SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (3). Current thinking and research relevant to social, emotional, and personality development across the life span. Topics include parent-child interaction, peer relations, aggression, competence, sex roles, and gender differences. Fall. Gariepy.
762 [216] DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: METHODOLOGY I (3). Philosophical and sociological perspectives on research in developmental psychology, with specific applications to ongoing projects. As announced. Staff.
763 [217] DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: METHODOLOGY II (3). Techniques and research designs appropriate for the study of the development of behavior. Supervised experience in the planning of experiments and data analysis. As announced. Staff.
764 [275] DEVELOPMENTAL ASSESSMENT (3). Introduction to instruments used for the assessment of development and cognition in infants, preschoolers, and school-aged children, with primary focus on research issues. Practice administration of instruments in field settings. Spring. Staff.
765 [278] DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY: HISTORY AND THEORY (3). Drawing upon materials presented in the previous content and method courses, this class examines in-depth various types of developmental theories. As announced. Staff.
766 [286] DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOBIOLOGY (3). Provides an introduction to psychobiological research, focusing on early development in animals. Topics include embryology, developmental neurobiology, the development of sensory and communication systems, and social behavior. As announced. Gariepy.
767 [279] ADVANCED FAMILY THEORY AND RESEARCH (3). Research related to family processes, especially regarding the developmental consequences of varying family environments on children. Topics include divorce, cognitive development, single parents, parental employment, discipline, cultural context. As announced. Cox, Kurtz-Costes.
768 [306] SEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Intensive study of selected topics in developmental psychology. As announced. Staff.
780 [276] DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY FORUM. Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Presentations of research by faculty, students, and visitors; discussion of professional topics.
781 [308] PROSEMINAR IN DEVELOPMENTAL SCIENCE (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Intensive study of selected topics in human development that are being explored by members of the Carolina Consortium on Human Development staff. Fall and spring. Staff.
790 [210] HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY (3). Review of the history of major areas of psychology, with special emphasis on the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of the discipline. Spring. Gariepy.
791 [300] SPECIAL READINGS IN PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Intended for advanced graduate students. Fall and spring. Staff.
792 [331] PROFESSIONAL PROBLEMS IN PSYCHOLOGY (1). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Consideration of problems facing academic psychologists. Fall. Staff.
793 [332] LABORATORY IN COLLEGE TEACHING (3). Specific training in presentational and interpersonal skills needed by college teachers, such as planning, lecturing, discussing, motivating, and evaluating. Fall. Lowman.
801 [221A] FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: ADULT (1). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology. Brief survey of theoretical and practical issues in psychotherapy with adults. Factors common to many approaches and development of rapport will be discussed. Fall. Staff.
802 [221B] FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES IN PSYCHOTHERAPY: CHILD (1). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology. Brief survey of theoretical and practical issues in psychotherapy with children. Factors common to many approaches and development of rapport will be discussed. Spring. Staff.
803 [242] EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED APPROACHES TO CHILD AND FAMILY PSYCHOTHERAPY (3). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology. This course covers the research bases and clinical application of psychotherapeutic interventions that have demonstrated empirical validity for assisting children and families. Fall. Staff.
804 [243] EMPIRICALLY VALIDATED APPROACHES TO ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPY (3). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology. This course covers the research bases and clinical application of psychotherapeutic interventions that have demonstrated empirical validity for assisting adult clients. Fall. Staff.
805 [220] PERSONALITY: THEORY AND RESEARCH (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Review and critical analysis of major theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of personality. Fall. Staff.
806 [256] CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODS (3). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology. Analysis of clinical and personality research in terms of their contribution to knowledge, their limitations, possibilities for their improvement, further research they suggest, etc. Preparation of individual research proposals for class presentation and critical evaluation. Three hours a week. Fall. Staff.
807 [259] CLINICAL RESEARCH SEMINAR (2). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology, PSYC 256. Designing and presenting research proposals in individual students' research areas in oral and written form. Critiquing research proposals. Research ethics and preparing and evaluating protocols for ethical review. Spring. Staff.
809 [244] ADVANCED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, first-year graduate status in clinical psychology. The major forms of psychopathology are examined within a development framework. Fall and spring. Gray-Little, Hussong.
810 [245] ADVANCED PSYCHOPATHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, first-year graduate status in clinical psychology. The major forms of psychopathology are examined within a development framework. Fall and spring. Gray-Little, Hussong.
811 [254] CLINICAL PRACTICUM (3). Prerequisite, second-year graduate status in clinical psychology. Supervised experience in psychological assessment and psychotherapy. Six to eight laboratory hours a week. Fall and spring. Staff.
812 [255] CLINICAL PRACTICUM (3). Prerequisite, second-year graduate status in clinical psychology. Supervised experience in psychological assessment and psychotherapy. Six to eight laboratory hours a week. Fall and spring. Staff.
813 [250] ADVANCED ADULT ASSESSMENT (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing in clinical psychology. Consideration of how various forms of assessment data can be utilized in understanding the structure and dynamics of adult personalities; problems of differential diagnosis, brain damage, etc., are also considered. Two lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Fall. Baucom.
814 [251] ADVANCED CHILD ASSESSMENT (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 808. Theory, research, and application of objective and projective techniques for behavioral, emotional, psychiatric, interpersonal, and social cognitive assessment of children and adolescents. Two lecture and two laboratory hours a week. Spring. Staff.
815 [247] ETHICS AND LEGAL ISSUES IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1). Prerequisite, graduate standing in clinical psychology. A survey and discussion of the ethical and legal issues that clinical psychologists confront in a variety of professional settings. Fall. Staff.
816 [264] ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 254 and 255. Supervised clinical work in an area of particular interest to the student. Clinical activity is coordinated with reading and discussion of literature or professional ethics. Fall and spring. Staff.
817 [265] ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 254 and 255. Supervised clinical work in an area of particular interest to the student. Clinical activity is coordinated with reading and discussion of literature or professional ethics. Fall and spring. Staff.
818 [266] SELECTED CLINICAL PRACTICUM (1-3; can be repeated). Prerequisite, PSYC 817. Individualized clinical practicum for advanced doctoral students in clinical psychology. Supervised experience in psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and consultation. Fall and spring. Baucom.
819 [322] SEMINAR IN CLINICAL HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY (3). An in-depth analysis of biopsychosocial variables in health and illness with an emphasis on the clinical and developmental aspects of health psychology. Spring. Gil.
820 [257] CLINICAL RESEARCH METHODS (3). Prerequisite, graduate status in clinical psychology. Analysis of clinical and personality research in terms of their contribution to knowledge, their limitations, possibilities for their improvement, further research they suggest, etc. Preparation of individual research proposals for class presentation and critical evaluation. Three hours a week. Fall. Staff.
821 [246] INTRODUCTION TO NEUROPSYCHOLOGY (3). For graduate students only. Introduction to brain-behavior relationships through the study of the effects of brain dysfunction on cognitive and emotional processes. Spring. Hartman.
822 [326] SEMINAR IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY (1-3). As announced. Staff.
823 [262] ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM - COUPLE THERAPY PRACTICUM (3).
824 [263] ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM - CHILD THERAPY PRACTICUM (3).
825 [267] SELECTED CLINICAL PRACTICUM (1-3; can be repeated). Prerequisite, PSYC 817. Individualized clinical practicum for advanced doctoral students in clinical psychology. Supervised experience in psychotherapy, psychological assessment, and consultation. Fall and spring. Baucom.
826 [261] ADVANCED CLINICAL PRACTICUM - ADULT PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICUM (3).
830 [281] STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY I (4). Prerequisite, a course in introductory statistics. Data analysis, sampling, applied probability, elementary distribution theory, principles of statistical inference. Fall. Staff.
831 [282] STATISTICAL METHODS IN PSYCHOLOGY II (4). Prerequisite, PSYC 830. Statistical estimation and hypothesis testing for linear models (ANOVA, ANCOVA, regression analysis); statistical models in the design and analysis of experiments. Spring. Staff.
834 [208A] PROSEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An introduction to data analysis and visualization. Fall. Staff.
835 [280B] PROSEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An introduction to research synthesis (meta-analysis). Fall. Staff.
836 [280C] PROSIMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An introduction to analysis of covariance structures. Fall. Staff.
837 [208D] PROSEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An introduction to the practicum in quantitative psychology research. Fall. Staff.
838 [208E] PROSEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An introduction to computer simulation methods. Fall. Staff.
839 [208F] PROSEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1). An introduction to test theory. Fall. Staff.
840 [285] COMPUTATIONAL STATISTICS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831 or permission of the instructor. Current computational environments for data analysis and visualization are taught and used as a basis for understanding current (and creating new) methods of computational statistics and dynamic statistical graphics. Fall. Staff.
841 [283] INTRODUCTION TO MULTIVARIATE TECHNIQUES FOR THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to linear regression and multivariate statistical techniques as employed in the behavioral sciences, with particular emphasis on analytic techniques and interpretation of results. As announced. Staff.
842 [232] TEST THEORY AND ANALYSIS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831. Survey of classical test theory and more recent developments in item analysis and test construction. As announced. Staff.
843 [236] FACTOR ANALYSIS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831 or permission of the instructor. Advanced topics in factor analytic models, multivariate correlational models, and analysis of covariance structures as applied in behavioral research. As announced. Panter.
844 [231] STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELS WITH LATENT VARIABLES (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831 or permission of the instructor. Examination of a wide range of topics in covariance structure models, including their history, underlying theory, controversies, and practical use with major computer packages. As announced. Panter.
850 [280] QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY FORUM (1). Presentations of research by faculty, students, and visitors; discussion of professional topics such as ethics, the publication process, research funding, and the reviewing of articles. Fall and spring. MacCallum, Thissen, Curran, Panter.
851 [230] MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALING (3). Prerequisites, PSYC 831 and 854, or equivalent. Survey, with application to dissimilarity data, of the algebraic, geometric and computational bases of multidimensional scaling methods, with emphasis on individual differences models and nonlinear transformation. Alternate years. Staff.
852 [234] MATHEMATICAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, permission of the instructor. Development and applications of mathematical models in theoretical and experimental psychology. Topics selected from learning, memory, perception, thinking, attention, decision making. As announced. Staff.
853 [237] ANALYSIS OF FREQUENCY TABLES IN BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831 or permission of the instructor. An introduction to the analysis of frequency data (including measures of association) and the use of log-linear models and logit models in the behavioral sciences. Alternate years. Staff.
854 [284] QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH SYNTHESIS (META-ANALYSIS) (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 831 or permission of the instructor. Survey of research synthesis including: history; problem formulation; statistical concerns; describing and combining studies; combining p-values; testing for heterogeneity; accounting for moderator variables; fixed, mixed, and random effects models; publication bias. Alternate years. Staff.
859 [330] SEMINAR IN QUANTITATIVE PSYCHOLOGY (1-3). As announced. Staff.
860 [223] DIRECTED RESEARCH SEMINAR IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, first-year social psychology graduate student or permission of the instructor. Directed research problems and seminar discussion of related issues. Fall and spring. Staff.
861 [224] DIRECTED RESEARCH SEMINAR IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, first-year social psychology graduate student or permission of the instructor. Directed research problems and seminar discussion of related issues. Fall and spring. Staff.
862 [228] ADVANCED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 867 or permission of the instructor. Intensive study of interdependence theory and research of interpersonal relationships. Spring. Staff.
863 [233] METHODS OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 867 or permission of the instructor. Methods of investigation in social psychology, with primary emphasis upon experimental design and the nature of the experimental situation. Fall. Insko, staff.
864 [235] TOPICS IN ATTITUDE RESEARCH (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 867 or permission of the instructor. A critical examination of selected topics in attitude theory and change. Spring. Insko, staff.
865 [258] METHODS OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing. Supervised research experience in an applied setting and accompanying methods of non-laboratory research, including nonquantitative methods of social psychology and evaluation of quasi-experimental and non-experimental designs. Spring. Staff.
866 [225] INTERPERSONAL PROCESSES AND CLOSE RELATIONSHIPS (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 238 or permission of the instructor. Intensive study of the processes by which adult close relationships are initiated and developed. Fall or spring. Staff.
867 [238] ADVANCED SURVEY OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, graduate standing or permission of the instructor. Survey of research and theories of attitude change, interpersonal relations, and small groups. Fall. Staff.
868 [328] SEMINAR IN SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 867 or permission of the instructor. Fall or spring. Staff.
869 [252] ADVANCED SOCIAL COGNITION (3). Prerequisite, PSYC 867 or permission of the instructor. Advanced theory and research in social psychology that explores the cognitive processes underlying social phenomena. Specific topics include: attributions, emotions, heuristics, self, goals, motives, and others. Spring. Sanna, staff.
904I [604] AGING AND HEALTH (DENT 604) (DPET 604I) (EPID 620I) (HMSC 904I) (MEDI 604) (NURS 782I) (PHYT 904I) (SOCI 824) (SOWO 604I) (3).
907 [607] AGING AND PUBLIC POLICY (DENT 607) (DPET 607I) (FMME 607) (HMSC 951I) (HPAA 961) (MEDI 607) (NURS 783I) (SOWO 607I) (3).
991 [341] ADVANCED RESEARCH (3). Six laboratory hours a week. Fall and spring. Staff.
993 [393] MASTER'S THESIS (3 or more). Fall and spring. Staff.
994 [394] DOCTORAL DISSERTATION (3 or more). Fall and spring. Staff.