DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY

COURSE GUIDE - FALL 2007

50:830:100. FRESHMAN SEMINAR: CONFLICT RESOLUTION PRACTICES
FS: TTh 3:00 p.m., Rantuccio - Atg 221 - SYLLABUS
The course deals with the psychology of conflict resolution by having students practice techniques which bring about satisfying, efficient and lasting resolutions. This class is meant to teach a wide variety of useful skills applicable to everyday life.
The course includes a disciplined practice of physical exercises which address how one perceives and is perceived in conflict. The exercises allow one to reflect on and change voice, breath and physical stance. These techniques stem from and combine with theory in ways classically used in conflict reduction.

50:830:101. INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
01: MWF 11:15 a.m., Rantuccio - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
40: TTH 7:30 p.m., Ciervo - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
Why does the moon look closer when it is on the horizon than it does when it is high in the sky? Is it true that the genders are so different that one should say that men are from Mars and women from Venus? Should businesses and the government use lie-detector tests to evaluate the honesty of their employees? Can hypnosis uncover repressed memories of child abuse? Has television driven people to murder? Are personality traits learned from parents or a reflection of genes? The answers to these questions draw upon the scientific study of mind and behavior, the subject matter of introductory psychology. We shall explore areas of psychology relevant to these questions and many others in the course of the semester.

50:830:135. INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
Formerly 50:830:235.
01: MWF 8:00 a.m., Haworth - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
Credit not given for both this course and 50:830:335. Not recommended for psychology majors.
A survey of research and theory concerning humans as they influence and are influenced by their social environment; includes small group studies, social influences in communication, attitude formation and change, and social perception, as well as aspects of larger interpersonal settings, such as the family and the organization.

50:830:201. FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
01: FRIDAY 1:00-3:40 p.m., Markey - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
Faculty members and distinguished visiting lecturers lead seminars in their fields of specialization. Students will prepare and present papers on assigned topics.

50:830:206. PSYCHOLOGY OF MARRIAGE AND THE FAMILY
01: TTH 9:30 a.m., Spector - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
This course examines the institutions of the family: how it has been and is currently defined, maintained, and transformed, as well as the social roles and structures of families.

50:830:212. PSYCHOLOGY OF ADJUSTMENT
Formerly 50:830:408.
40: MW 7:30 p.m., Joiner - PEN 401- SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
The interaction of psychological and environmental factors determining the mental health of an individual, with special emphasis on individual problems of personality development and adjustment. Topics include: development and adjustment issues relating to vulnerability to psychopathology, personality disorders and clinical syndromes; interactions between genes and environment; narrative perspective to personality and adjustment; and future directions.

50:830:226. PSYCHOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD
Formerly 50:830:325.
01: TTH 3:00 p.m., Duffy - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
The study of child behavior from infancy through adolescence, with emphasis on psychological theory and research underlying the development of perception, cognition, language, and social and emotional behavior.

50:830:250. STATISTICS FOR SOCIAL SCIENCE
Formerly 50:830:215.
01: MWF 10:10 a.m., Rantuccio - FA 110 - SYLLABUS
40: TTH 6:00 p.m., Rantuccio - Atg 121 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
Provides an introduction to the basic concepts of psychological statistics, both descriptive (organization and presentation of data) and inferential (drawing conclusions from data). Major emphasis on practical applications in psychological research.

50:830:255. METHOD & THEORY IN PSYCHOLOGY
Formerly 50:830:225.
Course is offered to psychology majors only; course satisfies writing intensive requirement.
01: MW 2:50 p.m., Bezrukova - Atg 224 - SYLLABUS
02: TTh 11:00 a.m., Pappas - BSB 336 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
This course will examine issues involved in conducting effective research in psychology. Students will learn about different research designs and strategies used to conduct studies in various settings (e.g., laboratory versus field settings). Primary objectives of this course will be learning to critically evaluate research studies as well as learning about the mechanics involved in designing a research study (e.g., literature reviews, data collection methods). Ethical issues in conducting research will also be emphasized. This a writing-intensive course.

50:830:301. EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Formerly 50:830:383.
01: MWF 10:10 a.m., Thierry - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
This course will examine how individuals develop and learn, with particular emphasis on the clasroom. Includes motivation, student interests, creating a healthy learning environment, language development, testing, and individual differences.

50:830:316. PSYCHOLOGY & THE LAW
01: TTH 8:00 a.m., Haworth - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
Explores the relationship between the field of psychology and the legal system, the decision-making process of judges and juries, eyewitness reliability, criminal insanity, the use of psychological knowledge to raise legal issues, and assumptions that the legal system makes about human nature.

50:830:328. PSYCHOLOGY OF AGING
Formerly 50:830:354.
01: MW 4:20 p.m., Joiner - PEN 401 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
Offers an overview of the psychology of aged people in our society. The effects of physical change, social habitat, and impending death upon the personality and behaviour of the aged person examined.

50:830:340. ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY
Formerly 50:830:363.
01: TTH 11:00 a.m., Leavy - PEN 401 -SYLLABUS
40: MW 6:00 p.m., Piekarski - Atg 123 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
A survey of the field of mental disorder and abnormal behavior and consideration of diagnostic systems. Constitutional, psychodynamic, and environmental factors conditioning abnormal behavior.

50:830:345. INTRODUCTION TO CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
Formerly 50:830:358.
01: TTH 11:00 a.m., Spector - Atg 109 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235 AND 215 or 250.
A survey of activities and practices of contemporary clinical psychology covering three broad areas of practice--tertiary, secondary, and primary prevention--and the activities specific to each area. Emphasizes the interdependence of clinical and other areas of psychology, as well as research procedures and contributions.

50:830:348. HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY
Formerly 50:830:377.
01: TTH 1:30 p.m., Leavy - FA 110 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
This course focuses on understanding psychological processes that influence health. Topics to be discussed include: stress and illness, personality and disease, chronic illness and death, health promotion and disease prevention through behavior change, and relationships between patients and practitioners. The changing health care environment and the need to understand the role of individuals' lifestyles in determining their health is emphasized. This class will be taught with a focus on applying information about Health Psychology to daily life. Psychology majors, as well as individuals interested in a career in health care (e.g., nursing), may find this class particularly interesting.

50:830:362. COGNITIVE PROCESSES
01: MW 1:20 p.m., Adelson - FA 110 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisite: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
Examines research on human information processing, including attention, pattern recognition, memory, thought, and problem solving, pattern recognition, memory, thought, and problem solving. Discusses laboratory techniques, theoretical models, and research applications to practical concerns, such as reading, training strategies, and human engineering.

50:830:380. LABORATORY IN EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
01: T 3:00 p.m., Bravo - Atg B-23
02: TH 3:00 p.m., Bravo - Atg B-23
Prerequisites: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235, and 215 or 250, and 225 or 255, and senior status. Corequisite: 50:830:381:01.
In this course we will examine scientific methods of approaching psychological studies. Students gain practical experience in research techniques used in selected areas of psychology.

50:830:381. EXPERIMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
Course satisfies writing intensive requirement.
01: TTH 1:30 p.m., Bravo - Atg 123 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisites: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235, and 215 or 250, and 225 or 255, and senior status. Corequisite: 50:830:380:01 or 02.
This is a required course for senior psych majors. If that's you, then you already know lots of "facts" about psych. The goal is to get you to think critically about these facts, to question the evidence that supports them, and to consider ways of testing them. You will learn about the research process in part by designing, conducting and interpreting your own research study, and by thinking carefully about research studies that are reported in scientific journals and in the mainstream media. This is a writing intensive course.

50:830:415. NEGOTIATIONS
01: MW 1:20 p.m., Bezrukova - Atg 124 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisites: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235 AND 225 or 255.
Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more independent parties. The central issues of this course deal with understanding the behavior of individuals, groups, and organizations in the context of competitive situations. This course combines analytical material on the negotiation process with a series of negotiating experiences, to develop your skills at negotiation, bargaining and conflict resolution. The course encourages you to take risks; analytically think about what you read and observe; honestly reflect about your personal behavior and preferences; and apply course concepts to real experiences.

50:830:460. ST: EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY
01: MWF 9:05 a.m., Thierry - FA240 - SYLLABUS
Prerequisites: 50:830:101 or 135.
This seminar course will cover theories and research examining adults' and children's memories of witnessed events. Particular emphasis will be placed on factors that affect the tendency for both adult and child witnesses to confabulate and/or distort their memories of events, as a result of either external sources of misleading information (e.g., being questioned sugggestively by police) or internal sources of information (e.g., imagining or dreaming that something happened). Discussions of real-world cases, such as the high-profile cases during the 1980's involving multi-victim sexual abuse in daycare centers, will be integrated with discussions of theory and research.

50:830:464. ST: ADMINISTERING EARLY CHILDHOOD ASSESSMENTS
by arrangement - Staff
This course will provide students with an introduction to assessments for preschool children, including the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, and two or three subtests of the Woodcock-Jonson-III. They will also be introduced to the ECERS-R, SELA, and PCMI, assessments administered by the New Jersey Department of Education to assess preschool classroom quality. Students will review principles of assessment of young children, be trained to administer the chosen assessments, and then administer the assessments to young children in a local school. Students will be expected to clean and enter data from the assessments, and report on their findings. They will also develop a research project outline, or similar independent study paper.

50:830:493. INDIVIDUAL FIELDWORK IN PSYCHOLOGY
01: by arrangement - Markey - SYLLABUS
by permission of instructor
Prerequisites: 50:830:101 or 135 or 235.
Provides advanced psychology majors with an opportunity to integrate and expand their knowledge of psychology through applied experiences in the community. Students are encouraged to develop their own placements, but may consult with the instructor regarding possible placements. Students will be expected to keep a journal of their experiences and complete a final course project.

50:830:494. ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCHOLOGY*
by permission of instructor; hours by arrangement
01-Bezrukova, 02-Bravo, 03-Duffy, 04-Garcia, 05-Hart, 06-Markey, 07-Marmorstein, 08-Rantuccio, 09-Roseman, 10-Thierry, 11-Tucker, 12-Whitlow, 13-Wogan
The student is required to undertake a term-long or year-long laboratory or library project under the supervision of a member of the department. Strongly recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.

50:830:495. ADVANCED INDEPENDENT STUDY IN PSYCHOLOGY*
By permission of instructor; hours by arrangement
01-Bezrukova, 02-Bravo, 03-Duffy, 04-Garcia, 05-Hart, 06-Markey, 07-Marmorstein, 08-Rantuccio, 09-Roseman, 10-Thierry, 11-Tucker, 12-Whitlow, 13-Wogan
The student is required to undertake a term-long or year-long laboratory or library project under the supervision of a member of the department. Strongly recommended for students planning to attend graduate school.

50:830:496. HONORS PROGRAM IN PSYCHOLOGY
01: by arrangement, Whitlow
Students interested in the departmental honors program should consult with their adviser before beginning the first term of the senior year. To receive honors in psychology, the student must complete two terms of the departmental honors seminar, 50:830:496 and 497. The honors project must be sponsored by one or more faculty advisers, and the honors proposal must be approved by the department. During the second term of the program, a formal presentation of the outcome of the project must be made to the department. Students may not register for the honors program in psychology without receiving prior permission.

* Students may enroll in 830:493, 494, or 495 for as many credits as they like. Note, however, that students are allowed to apply only 9 credits total from these three classes towards the major; excess credits can be applied to the general requirements.

Major Requirements
The major in psychology requires a minimum of 40 credits, representing 13 credits in required courses and 27 credits in psychology electives. The following four courses of study are required:

• 50:830:101-Introduction to Psychology;

• 50:830:250 (formerly :215)-Statistics for Social Science;

• 50:830:255 (formerly 225)-Method and Theory in Psychology;

• 50:830:381and 380-Experimental Psychology with Laboratory (or any other course that has an associated laboratory component).

In certain academic terms, a course with a research component may be offered in lieu of Experimental Psychology with laboratory.
Graduating with a major in Psychology requires at least a 2.5 grade-point average in the major and no more than two grades lower than a C in all psychology courses taken at Rutgers. Students may petition the department to request an exception to these requirements if they feel it is warranted.
After the first year, students may take 50:830:495-Research in Psychology or 50:830:493-Individual Supervision of Field Work in Psychology. For these courses students may earn from 1 to 3 credits, depending upon the arrangement with the supervising faculty member. These courses may be repeated, but no more than 9 credits total from either or both of these courses may be used for psychology electives. Students with more than 9 credits in the two courses may use the balance for general electives.

Minor Requirements
Students who wish to minor in psychology must fulfill the following general requirements: at least 18 credits in psychology courses with 6 credits or more at or above the 300 level. Students must have at least a C (2.5) grade-point average for courses applied to the psychology minor; no more than one grade may be lower than a C.

Teacher Certification
For details regarding admission to the Teacher Preparation Program and its requirements, students should consult both their department adviser and the Teacher Preparation Program Office.

Mary Bravo, Associate Professor of Psychology.
Major research interest: visual processes involved in perceptual organization.

Charlotte Markey, Assistant Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: development of eating-related behaviors; eating disorders; adolescents' behavioral health; relations between personality and health.

Sean Duffy, Assistant Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: development of quantitative reasoning and representation in children, category use in reconstructive memory, and cultural variations in psychological processes.

Luis Garcia, Chair, and Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: social cognitions about sexuality.

Dan Hart, Associate Dean & Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: development of the sense of self; personality development; moral development and behavior.

Naomi Marmorstein, Associate Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: internalizing disorders (depression, anxiety) in children and adolescents; the co-occurrence of internalizing disorders and externalizing disorders (e.g., conduct disorder) in youth.

Ira Roseman, Associate Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: cognitive determinants of emotion; cross-cultural psychology; belief systems; political cognition; human motivation.

Joseph Rantuccio, Instructor of Psychology.

Karen Thierry, Assistant Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: development of young children's ability to discriminate the origins, or sources, of their memories and knowledge; does monitoring source (e.g., distinguishing between events that really happened and those that were merely imagined) enhance the accuracy and completeness of children's eyewitness testimony, particularly recall of allegations of sexual abuse.

Bill Tucker, Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: ethics in science; the relations of social policy and psychological research; the nature of research on racial differences.

Bill Whitlow, Professor of Psychology.
Major research interests: noncontingent learning; implicit memory; cognitive bases of human and nonhuman animal memory; evolution of memory; computational models of learning and memory.

Michael Wogan, Emeritus.
Major research interests: clinical psychology with interest in the interface between psychology and law.

Fall 2007 Office Hours

Beth Adelson
Room 311, x6485
adelson@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon & Wed, 2:40-3:40 p.m.

Katerina Bezrukova
Room 307, x6120
bezrukov@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

Mary Bravo
Room 347, x6431/6732
mbravo@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Tues & Thurs 10:00-11:00 a.m.;
and by appointment

Rob Ciervo
Room 231 (LRC), x2722
rciervo@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours:

Sean Duffy
Room 343, x6204
seduffy@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon & Wed, 3:00-4:00 p.m.;
and by appointment

Luis Garcia
Room 377, x6149
lgarcia@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

Daniel Hart
Room - 3rd floor of Children's Center, x6438
hart@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

Thomas Haworth
Room 459, x2986
htom@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

Joseph Joiner
Room 459, x2986
joiner@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon & Wed, 5:15-5:45 p.m.;
and by appointment

Barbara Leavy
Room 342, x6089
bgleavy@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Tues & Thurs, 9:00-10:00 a.m.;
and by appointment

Charlotte Markey
Room 348, x6332
chmarkey@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon, 10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon;
and by appointment

Naomi Marmorstein (on leave this semester)
Room 308, x6434
marmorst@camden.rutgers.edu

Zissis Pappas
Room 459, x2986
zpappas@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Tues. & Thurs. 10-10:50a.m.

Rob Piekarski
Room 459, x2986

Office Hours:

Joe Rantuccio
Room 310, x6535
rantucci@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon and Wed, 10:15 -11:00 a.m.;
Tuesday 2:00 - 2:45 p.m.; and by appointment

Ira Roseman (on leave this semester)
Room 306, x6341
roseman@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Monday, 4:15-5:00 p.m.; Tuesday, 5:00-6:00 p.m;
and by appointment

Ann Spector
Room 459, x2986
arspecto@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Tues & Thurs, 8:15-9:15 a.m.; and by appointment

Karen Thierry
Room A309, x6141
kthierry@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon &Wed - 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon

William Tucker (on leave this semester)
Room 345, x6545
btucker@camden.rutgers.edu

J. William Whitlow
Room 346, x6334
bwhitlow@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: Mon & Wed, 5:00-6:00 p.m.;
Tues & Thurs, 1:30-2:15 p.m.;
and by appointment

Michael Wogan
Room 342, x6089
mwogan@camden.rutgers.edu
Office Hours: by appointment

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