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PSYC 307: The Helping Relationship Emphasis is placed on learning the skills necessary to develop a helping relationship. Students will practice relationship building skills with each other in class. Video feedback will be used as well as class discussion to assess student performance. Person-Centered Theory will be analyzed as a rationale for the helping relationship. Prerequisite: PSYC 111 3 credits, Fall, Even numbered years PSYC 308: Psychological Assessment This course provides an introduction to the process of psychological assessment. A broad array of techniques is presented including behavioral observation, interviews with varying degrees of structure as well as psychological tests that have been developed to assess cognition, personality and interpersonal processes. Neuropsychological instruments will be discussed as well as techniques used in the assessment of families. Prerequisite: PSYC 111, PSYC 211, PSYC 232 Junior or senior standing as Psychology major 3 credits, Fall, Odd numbered years PSYC 309: Group Dynamics An examination of group dynamics, with an emphasis on interpersonal processes and therapeutic group elements. A variety of group formats and functions will be covered. The course includes both theoretical and experiential components. Prerequisite: PSYC 111 3 credits, Fall, Even numbered years PSYC 311: Multivariate Statistics A continuation of PSYC 211 with coverage of such topics as multiple regression, analysis of covariance, and selected current topics in the field of psychological statistics. Prerequisites: PSYC 211, PSYC 212 3 credits, Spring, Even Numbered Years PSYC 313: Psychometrics A survey of psychological testing and evaluation with an examination of basic technical considerations such as reliability, validity, and standardization. Selected, widely used tests will be reviewed. Some of the controversies in interpretation and application of standardized test results will also be discussed. Prerequisites: PSYC 111, PSYC 211 3 credits PSYC 314: Adulthood and Aging Special consideration of the major psychological processes of aging as they relate to individual behavior and adaptation. Includes the influences of aging on the body, learning and memory, employment and productivity, personality, and psychopathology. Prerequisite: PSYC 111, PSYC 222 Junior or senior standing 3 credits, Spring, Odd numbered years PSYC 315: Physiological Psychology A study of neural mechanisms and their relationship to behavior. A survey of the development of physiological concepts in psychology. Prerequisite: PSYC 111, BIOL 104 or higher Junior or senior standing. 3 credits, Spring PSYC 316: Human Factors Psychology Human factors psychology seeks to take psychological knowledge (especially relating to how people perceive, perform, attend, remember, and think) and apply this knowledge to making the world an easier and safer place in which to interact. The goal of this class is to give students a basic overview of these cognitive processes and then apply them to such topics as the design of displays, controls, and workspaces, stress and workload, safety and accident prevention, and human-computer interaction. Prerequisite: PSYC 111, Junior or senior standing 3 credits, Spring, Even numbered years PSYC 317: Evolutionary Psychology Evolutionary Psychology represents the contemporary study of the genetic roots of human