Course Offerings
PSYC 101
Introduction to Psychology You know, the basics. But fun. |
PSYC 309
Theories of Personality This sounds more boring than it is. Really, it's a veritable roller coaster ride through the last century-plus of thinking about what makes us unique and why. |
PSYC 409
All About You: Self-Assessment in Personality Do you like taking personality tests? Ever wonder why they're made the way they are? This online course is for you. People like it, I swear! |
PSYC 374
The Psychology of Human and Animal Interaction Do you like animals? Me too! So I created this course that is sort of a social/personality comparative psychology course. We talk about dog personality and monkey empathy. Sometimes we do service projects with the local humane society, too. |
PSYC 325
Research Methods in Psychology Want to learn how to conduct research? Hopefully, yes! If not, you should. Also, we make you do it. Why not enjoy it? Anyway, at the end, you should be able to really understand how to interpret scientific findings in our field, which may have more practical value than you think. |
PSYC 402
Personality Assessment Ever wonder how psychological tests are made? Want to make one? We do that. In the past, we've covered topics including but not limited to: gullibility, grandiosity, perfectionism, envy, trustworthiness, and optimism using a variety of methods. No telling what's next?! |
PSYC 402
Social Behavior Do you like research methods but are maybe a bit disappointed in all the rating scales? In this class we try to take things out of the lab a bit and focus on observing actual behavior in attempts to answer research questions. |
PSYC 502
Seminar in Person Perception In this capstone course, we focus specifically on how we make personality judgments of people who are unfamiliar to us. We read original work that traces the study of this process from its origins to current practice. |
PSYC 502
Advanced Personality This capstone course is broader in focus, with the students choosing among a list of historically debated topics in personality psychology that we will eventually solve (well, hopefully). |