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• PSY 141: Psych. Applied to Modern Life

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  This course provides an introductory examination of applied psychological theory. Students will examine the ways in which psychological principles apply to critical aspects of personal adjustment and the capacity that human beings have to face, adapt, and effectively cope with a rapidly changing environment. Emphasis is on identifying, developing, and maintaining personal strategies for individual growth and social adjustment.
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• PSY 142: Industrial/Organization Psych

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide an overview of industrial/organizational (I/O) psychology. I/O psychology is a subfield of psychology concerned with various aspects of people in the workplace, including employee productivity and well-being. The "industrial" part deals with personnel functions, such as analyzing jobs, appraising employee performance, selecting, placing, and training employees. The "organizational" part is concerned with the social and psychological aspects of work, including employee attitudes, behavior, emotions, health, motivation, leadership, and group dynamics. Both real-world applications and research will be emphasized throughout the course.
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• PSY 145: Human Growth & Development

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  Overview of development throughout the entire life cycle. Developmental themes that emerge in and across different stages of life, including physical cognitive, social and emotional factors are surveyed. The role of heredity, culture, personal experience and the environment are discussed.
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• PSY 209: Reading & Writing Research

  1.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  In most social science professions it is important to identify, read, evaluate and write about research studies. This course provides students a foundation for reviewing, reading and writing about research. Using library and internet resources, students will formulate a research strategy, develop search skills, evaluate sources, and prepare an annotated bibliography for their research method literature review.
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• PSY 240: Educational Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  This course examines the human development and learning theories as they apply to teaching and the learning process. The course focuses on the classroom application of psychological theories and research in the areas of human development, psychosocial influences, learning, motivation, educational environment, and assessments.
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• PSY 242: Child Development

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  In this course we will explore the many dimensions of development of children from conception through middle childhood within the context of the family and culture. The physical, cognitive, emotional and social aspects of development are studied. There is an emphasis on prevailing theories and recent research and a major thrust on understanding how that impacts the child in the family, school and community. The impact of family and child rearing beliefs, gender issues, and language development are discussed as they relate to developmentally based practices.
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• PSY 243: Abnormal Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  An introducion to the stidy of abnormal human behavior. Using a multicultural approach, students will examine the characteristics, etiology and treatment of the major catagories of disorders. The course will also address the research methodologies used in studying these disorders and their treatments as well as the legal and ethical issues in abnormal psychology.
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• PSY 250: Cognitive Psychology

  3.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  This course is designed to provide a general understanding into the main area of cognitive psychology including but not limited to: memory, attention, language, knowledge, creativity, and problem solving. It will explore the functional and relevant aspects of the main areas of cognitive psychology, along with their histories. The course will also examine how Cognitive Psychologists employ the scientific method when conducting empirical cognitive-based research. This exploration will allow students to compare and contrast the validity of various cognitive theories. This course will also explore the biological basis of behavior and mental processes as related to cognition. Further, the course will describe the main processes that serve as the foundations of consciousness as well as how these processes relate to a neurological basis for awareness, decision making and behavior.
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• PSY 255: Intro to Statistical Analysis

  4.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  Introduces the student to the concepts of descriptive and inferential statistics. Research needs to be summarized by appropriate descriptive statistics such as central tendency, variability, and distributions. Relationships will be studied using correlation, regression, chi-square, and other non-parametric tests. Research also needs to be analyzed by appropriate inferential statistics such as t-tests and analysis of variance (ANOVA). Hypothesis testing, sampling, significance levels, type I errors, type II errors, confidence intervals, and power will be discussed. The student will be introduced to SPSS and/or other appropriate software for performing the descriptive and inferential statistical procedures presented in the course. The approach will be on practical considerations not theoretical issues.
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• PSY 256: Research Methods in Psychology

  4.00 Credits

  Lehigh Carbon Community College

  
  Introduces students to the philosophy of science and to the strategies of scientific inquiry, and to the skills involved in understanding, analyzing, and conducting psychological research. The course will cover a range of quantitative and qualitative methods including experiments, field studies, naturalistic observation, participant observation, surveys and polls, case studies, unobtrusive measurement, historical and descriptive research, program evaluation, meta-analysis, and quasi-experimental approaches. The course will consider research issues such as ethics, sampling, control, measurement, methodological constraints, and the presentation of a completed study.
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