Psychology Department
The Department of Psychology emphasizes the scientific study of behavior. The major offers students a balanced curriculum in experimental, social/personality/clinical, neuroscience/animal behavior, and cognitive/developmental areas. Faculty members are actively engaged in teaching, and they conduct research that addresses important questions with state-of-the-art methods. Opportunities for independent study and research projects under faculty guidance are readily available.
Faculty
- Chair/Director
- Harold GouzoulesP8262409Professor
Education
- BS, McGill University, 1970
- MS, University of Georgia, 1973
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1980
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- animal behavior
- primate communication
- Director of Undergraduate Studies
- Barbara StrockP0365086Senior Lecturer
Education
- BA, Vanderbilt University, 1972
- MS, University of Wisconsin, 1976
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1981
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interest
- development and social psychology
- Core Faculty
- Ann AbramowitzP5506170Professor of Practice
Education
- BA, University of Rochester, 1970
- MA, University of Oregon, 1974
- MA, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1984
- PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1988
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- childhood disorders
- clinical assessment
Jocelyne BachevalierP2444573Samuel Candler Dobbs ProfessorEducation
- PhD, University of Paris, 1975
- PhD, University of Montreal, 1981
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Lawrence BarsalouP5427965Samuel Candler Dobbs ProfessorEducation
- BA, University of California, San Diego, 1977
- PhD, Stanford University, 1981
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
- Linguistics, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- cognitive psychology
- human knowledge
Patricia BauerP1153542Asa Griggs Candler Professor and Senior Associate Dean (Research), Emory College of Arts and SciencesEducation
- PhD, Miami University, 1985
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- development of memory from infancy through childhood (with emphasis on the determinants of remembering and forgetting)
- links between social, cognitive, and neural developments and age-related changes in autobiographical or personal memory
Nancy BliwiseP6347491Professor of PedagogyEducation
- BA, Cleveland State University, 1975
- MA, University of Chicago, 1979
- PhD, University of Chicago, 1982
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- adult attachment and intergenerational relations
- statistics and research methods
Patricia BrennanP8208652ProfessorEducation
- BS, University of Massachusetts, 1986
- MA, University of Southern California, 1988
- PhD, University of Southern California, 1992
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- developmental psychopathology
- conduct disorder
- depression
Linda CraigheadP3308195ProfessorEducation
- BA, Vanderbilt University, 1972
- MS, Pennsylvania State University, 1974
- PhD, Pennsylvania State University, 1976
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
W. Edward CraigheadP0458941J Rex Fuqua Chair in Child Psychiatry and Director of the Child and Adolescent Mood ProgramEducation
- Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1970
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Frans de WaalP0665509Charles Howard Candler Professor of Primate BehaviorEducation
- PhD, Utrecht University, the Netherlands, 1977
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Daniel DilksP1091511Assistant ProfessorEducation
- Ph.D, Johns Hopkins University, 2005
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Marshall DukeP0601779Charles Howard Candler ProfessorEducation
- BA, Rutgers University, 1964
- PhD, Indiana University, 1968
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- psychotherapy
- non-verbal behavior
David EdwardsP8373731Charles Howard Candler Professor of Behavioral NeuroscienceEducation
- BA, Reed College, 1964
- PhD, University of California, Irvine, 1968
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- psychobiology
- hormones and behavior
Eugene EmoryP3655861ProfessorEducation
- BS, Edward Waters College, 1969
- MEd, University of Florida, 1973
- PhD, University of Florida, 1978
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- psychophysiology
- neuropsychology
- perinatal brain trauma
- stress and pregnancy
Robyn FivushP5210353Samuel Candler Dobbs ProfessorEducation
- BA, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1975
- MA, New School for Social Research, 1977
- PhD, City University of New York, 1982
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- memory development
- gender development
Sherryl GoodmanP5287513Samuel Candler Dobbs ProfessorEducation
- BA, Connecticut College, 1972
- MA, University of Waterloo, 1975
- PhD, University of Waterloo, 1978
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- developmental psychopathology
- mechanisms of risk in children with depressed mothers
Harold GouzoulesP8262409ProfessorEducation
- BS, McGill University, 1970
- MS, University of Georgia, 1973
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1980
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- animal behavior
- primate communication
Stephan HamannP5541142Associate ProfessorEducation
- BA, University of California, Berkeley, 1988
- MA, University of Toronto, 1990
- PhD, University of Toronto, 1993
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- explicit and implicit memory
- emotional perception and memory
- neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience
- brain imaging
Robert HamptonP4057041Associate ProfessorEducation
- BA, Macalester College, 1988
- MA, University of Toronto, 1990
- PhD, University of Toronto, 1995
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interest
- neural basis of explicit cognition in nonhuman primates
Scott LilienfeldP8917178ProfessorEducation
- BA, Cornell University, 1982
- PhD, University of Minnesota, 1990
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- personality disorders
- psychopathic personality and criminality
- anxiety disorders
- psychiatric classification and diagnosis
Stella LourencoP6062069Assistant ProfessorEducation
- BSc, University of Toronto, 2000
- PhD, University of Chicago, 2006
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interest
- spatial cognition across development in typical and atypical populations
Donna ManeyP9572030Associate ProfessorEducation
- BA, Cornell University, 1989
- PhD, University of Washington, 1997
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- genetic and neuroendocrine bases of social behavior
- hormonal modulation of auditory processing
- environmental regulation of reproductive function
Joseph MannsP6107140Assistant ProfessorEducation
- Ph.D, University of California, San Diego, 2002
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interest
- how the hippocampus and associated brain regions participate in the processes that enable our day to day memories
Jack McDowellP5205070ProfessorEducation
- BA, Yale University, 1972
- PhD, State University of New York at Stony Brook, 1979
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interest
- behaviorism
Cynthia MessinaP3586628Senior LecturerEducation
- BS, Cornell University, 1979
- MA, Emory University, 1984
- PhD, Emory University, 1987
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- therapy
- clinical assessment
Laura NamyP8852576Associate ProfessorEducation
- BA, Indiana University, 1993
- MS, Northwestern University, 1994
- PhD, Northwestern University, 1998
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Linguistics, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- early language acquisition
- symbolic development
- categorization and conceptual development
Darryl NeillP6884201Goodrich C White ProfessorEducation
- BS, Florida Presbyterian College, 1967
- PhD, University of Chicago, 1972
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- drugs and behavior
- neurotransmitters and behavior
Lynne NygaardP6428102ProfessorEducation
- BA, Barnard College, 1985
- PhD, Brown University, 1991
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Linguistics, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- spoken language processing
- speech perception
Philippe RochatP6018099ProfessorEducation
- BA, College of Saint Michel, 1970
- PhD, University of Geneva, 1983
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interest
- infant perception and cognition
Hillary RodmanP7230873Associate ProfessorEducation
- BA, Yale University, 1981
- MA, Princeton University, 1984
- PhD, Princeton University, 1986
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- psychobiology
- cognitive neuroscience
- neural development
Martin ShapiroP9137255ProfessorEducation
- BA, Yale University, 1955
- PhD, Indiana University, 1959
- JD, Emory University, 1980
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interest
- human experimental forensic psychology
Barbara StrockP0365086Senior LecturerEducation
- BA, Vanderbilt University, 1972
- MS, University of Wisconsin, 1976
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1981
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interest
- development and social psychology
Irwin WaldmanP1000859ProfessorEducation
- BS, Cornell University, 1982
- PhD, University of Waterloo, 1988
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- developmental psychopathology
- classification
- development and etiology of disruptive behavior disorders
- developmental behavior genetics
Elaine WalkerP7358700Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology and NeuroscienceEducation
- BA, Washington University, 1974
- PhD, University of Missouri, 1979
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- neurodevelopmental and neuropsychological aspects of major mental disorder
- stress and adolescent development
Kim WallenP5088887Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor of Psychology and Behavioral NeuroendocrinologyEducation
- BA, Antioch College, 1970
- PhD, University of Wisconsin, 1978
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- hormonal determinants of primate behavior
- sexual differentiation
Drew WestenP3064645ProfessorEducation
- AB, Harvard University, 1980
- MA, University of Sussex, 1981
- PhD, University of Michigan, 1985
Department
- Psychology, Core Faculty
Academic Interests
- personality and psychopathology
- personality disorders in adolescents and adults
- classification of psychiatric disorders
- psychotherapy effectiveness
- eating disorders
Phillip WolffP1264565Associate ProfessorEducation
- BS, Eastern Mennonite College, 1986
- MS, Northwestern University, 1993
- PhD, Northwestern University, 1999
Departments
- Psychology, Core Faculty
- Linguistics, Core Faculty
- Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology, Associated Faculty
Academic Interests
- language and cognition
- causal reasoning and meaning
Courses
- Psychology 100-Level Courses
- PSYC 101: Personality DevelopmentGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe nature of personality and the social factors influencing its development.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 103: Brain & BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe neurobiology of sex, hunger, thirst, arousal, sleeping, awakening, and the influence of psychoactive drugs on animal and human behavior.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 110: Intro Psyc I:Psychobio&CognitnGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFall, spring, summer. Introduction to the biological basis of behavior and the experimental approach to cognition.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 111: Intro To Psyc IIGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFall, spring, summer. Introduction to social behavior, development, and individual differences.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 190: Fresh Sem: PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- FSEM
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Psychology 200-Level Courses
- PSYC 200: Lab In Experimental MethodsGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFall, Spring. Prerequisites: an intro to psychology course (110, 111, 100 or AP credit) and PSYC 230 are required to enroll in PSYC 200. Introduction to basic methods and design of psychological research in the areas of learning, memory, sensation, perception, personality, and social processes. Laboratory exercises and fundamentals of scientific writing are emphasized.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture and Related Component
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Scheduled Related Component
- Lab
- Weekly Contact Minutes in Related Component
- 50 - 90
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 200W: Lab In Experimental MethodsGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 5
- GERs
- HSCW
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFall, Spring. Prerequisites: an intro to psychology course (110, 111, 100 or AP credit) and PSYC 230 are required to enroll in PSYC 200. Introduction to basic methods and design of psychological research in the areas of learning, memory, sensation, perception, personality, and social processes. Laboratory exercises and fundamentals of scientific writing are emphasized.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture and Related Component
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Scheduled Related Component
- Lab
- Weekly Contact Minutes in Related Component
- 50 - 90
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 205: Child DevelopmentGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionTheories and research concerned with the development of human cognition, personality, and social behavior from infancy through early adolescence.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 209: Perception And ActionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionPerception of the world through the senses, gathering information about one's surroundings by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, touching, and acting.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 210: Adult Abnormal BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionDescriptions of, explanations for, and treatment of the major adult psychological disorders.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 211: Childhood PsychopathologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionDescription, classification, causal factors, and treatment approaches of abnormal behavior in children and adolescents.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 212: Social PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionA general survey course in social psychology which includes coverage of the following topics: moral development, competition, aggression, attraction and love, prejudice, discrimination, attitude change, and their relevance to contemporary social issues.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 214: Industrial/Organizationl PsychGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 215: CognitionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionTheories and research addressing the nature of higher mental processes, including such areas of cognition as categorization, attention, memory, knowledge representation, imagery, psycholinguistics, and problem solving.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 218: InfancyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionExamines the remarkable changes infants undergo during the first three years of life. Topics include: pregnancy, child birth, motor skills, perception, brain, memory, language, cognitive, social and emotional development.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 220: Sensory ProcessesGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 221: Human SexualityGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionAn exploration of the major facets of human sexuality including sexual response, sexual desire, sexual development, sexual performance, reproduction, sexual deviance and problems, love, and sex therapies.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 230: Applied Statistics for PsychGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- MQR
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFall, spring. Elementary concepts of probability descriptive and inferential statistics including: central tendency, variability, statistical moments, correlation, linear regression, and parametric and nonparametric inferential techniques.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture and Related Component
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Scheduled Related Component
- Lab
- Weekly Contact Minutes in Related Component
- 50 - 90
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 231: Psycholog Tests/MeasurementsGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionProblems and issues in psychological test development and evaluation, validation and interpretation of individual and group tests of intelligence, abilities, interests, and personality.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 240: Psychology & LawGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionAn examination of the legal definitions of insanity and psychological test validity, the courtroom applications of the psychology of perception and memory, and the applied psychologist's law-imposed responsibilities.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 250: Thought & IntelligenceGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionBasic concepts from the psychology of thinking (association, logical reasoning, creativity, information processing) and from psychometric testing (intelligence, mental ability, test bias) will be considered in the light of recent research.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 290: Supervised ReadingGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 12
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Directed study
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- variable
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Psychology 300-Level Courses
- PSYC 302: Human Learning & MemoryGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionResearch and theory concerning the way information about the world is acquired and remembered.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 303: Evolution Of Acquired BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe evolutionary basis of learning to adapt to the environment. Detailed analysis of the mechanisms of learning and their evolutionary function.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 305: Psychology Of GenderGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionTheories and research examining the development of gender roles from infancy through adulthood.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 309: Brain And LanguageGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThis course examines the relationship between brain mechanisms and language behavior. Topics include aphasia and language disorders, aphasia in the deaf, critical periods in children, and gender differences in brain organization.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 310: Cognitive DevelopmentGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionExamines the development of abilities such as thinking, reasoning, learning, remembering, language, spatial skills, categorization, and counting.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 311: Adolescent PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionLife-span approach to the physical and behavioral development of adolescents. An emphasis is placed on the developmental theories of Erikson and Piaget along with symbolic interactionists and competence theorists.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 313: Neuropsychology:Child DisabilGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe effects of conditions such as blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, and epilepsy on information processing behavior and psychological development in children. Complex disorders such as learning disabilities, childhood psychoses, and mental retardation are examined in the light of what has been learned about the simpler disorders.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 314: Psychology Of LanguageGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 315: Psych Of Family RelationshipsGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe application of psychological inventory methods to the study of developmental changes in family dynamics and structures, patterns of family interaction and communication, systems for classifying family
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 316: Language AcquisitionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionLanguage acquisition in young children. Identifying speech sounds, determining meaning, and comprehending the rules of syntax.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 316W: Language AcquisitionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionLanguage acquisition in young children. Identifying speech sounds, determining meaning, and comprehending the rules of syntax.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 320: Animal BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionStructure and function of animal behavior from a comparative, evolutionary perspective.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 321: Behavrl Neuroendocrinology:SexGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionExplores hormonal contributions to the development and expression of gender and sexual behavior in animals and human
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 322: Biolog Basis/Learning & MemoryGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionBiological factors influencing learning and memory with attention to the findings from both animal and human research.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 323: Drugs & BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionA review of the behavioral and neurobiological actions of all the major psychoactive drugs, focusing on how drugs alter behavior by influencing brain mechanisms.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 325: Primate Social PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionRecent progress in the field of primate social behavior, particularly the role of cognition in complex social strategies.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 330: Personality TheoriesGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionKey concepts of several major theories of personality and their application to the study of the individual, along with techniques available for the assessment of personality.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 335: Cognitive NeuroscienceGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionPrerequisite: Psychology 110 or equivalent. An in-depth survey of the brain systems and mechanisms involved in perception, memory, awareness, communication, and other cognitive phenomena.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 340: Crime And Criminal BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe course will emphasize the psychological factors that contribute to criminal behavior, especially those relating to personality and individual psychodynamics.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 341: The Psychology of EvilGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 350: Behavior ModificationGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- HSC
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionUse of principles of behavior to enhance human functioning. Application of basic research and theory from experimental psychology to personal, social, and educational problems.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 353: Behavioral NeuroscienceGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThis course presents an integrated coverage of work at the intersection of animal behavior, evolution, and cellular/systems neuroscience. The course surveys the major areas of behavioral neuroscience.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 383: Neuropsychology And CognitionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionNeuropsychological disorders of memory, attention, perception and awareness, and their relation to the brain and to cognitive models of normal function.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 385: Special Topics in PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionA series of special topics of concern to the discipline of psychology. Content will vary in successive offerings. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 385W: Special Topics in PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionA series of special topics of concern to the discipline of psychology. Content will vary in successive offerings. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- Psychology 400-Level Courses
- PSYC 410: Sci & Pseudoscience In PsycGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionCritically evaluating pseudoscientific, fringe science, and controversial claims in psychology.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 414: Brain & Cognitive DevelopmentGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe course examines developmental changes in brain function and organization linked to different aspects of sensory, language, and non-language cognitive processes during the first three years of life.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 415: Sleep and DreamingGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionStudy of the neural mechanisms and phenomenology of sleep and dreaming in humans and other animals as a basis for discussing implications for behavior, cognition, evolution, and related philosophical issues.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 420: Psychobio Of Visual PerceptionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionTheories and research about how the brain interacts with mind in generating perceptions.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 420W: Psychobio Of Visual PerceptionGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionTheories and research about how the brain interacts with mind in generating perceptions.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 425: Brain ImagingGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- SNT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionApplication of imaging technology to the study of brain function and anatomy.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 440: Animal CommunicationGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFunctions, evolution, ecology, and significance of animal communication systems in a wide taxonomic range from insects to primates.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 440W: Animal CommunicationGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionFunctions, evolution, ecology, and significance of animal communication systems in a wide taxonomic range from insects to primates.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 450: The Psychology Of LoveGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 460: Hist & Systems Of PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionPrerequisite: senior major or consent of instructor. A survey of the evolution of psychology as a natural science beginning with its origins in philosophy. Systems of psychology considered in detail include structuralism, functionalism, Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis, and behaviorism.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 471: Seminar in Cognitive ProcessesGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Lecture
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 472: Sem In Conditioning/LearningGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionSelected problems in conditioning and learning covering human and/or animal literature.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 473: Adv Topics In Abn PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 473W: Adv Topics In Abn PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 474: Sem: Developmental PsychologyGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionThe literature on selected topics related to the development of the young organism, both human and animal.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 475R: Sem:Personality & Social PsychGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionSelected issues in personality theory and research.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 476R: Biolog Foundations Of BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionSelected issues in physiological and comparative psychology.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 476RW: Biolog Foundations Of BehaviorGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 4
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionSelected issues in physiological and comparative psychology.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 495A: Honors ProgramGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 3
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionHonors Research Seminar. Enrollment limited to psychology majors invited to participate in the departmental Honors Program.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Honors seminar
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- 150
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 495B: Honors ProgramGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 8
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionHonors Research Seminar. Enrollment limited to psychology majors invited to participate in the departmental Honors Program.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Independent Honors research
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- variable
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 495BW: Honors ProgramGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 8
- GERs
- WRT
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionHonors Research Seminar. Enrollment limited to psychology majors invited to participate in the departmental Honors Program.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Independent Honors research
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- variable
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- Writing Requirement
- Yes
- PSYC 497: Esep ProgramGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 12
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionContact Hour Information- Course Type
- Experiential
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- variable
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 498R: Directed ReadingGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 12
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionCredit variable. Psychology majors only, registration by permission of faculty supervisor.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Directed study
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- variable
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
- PSYC 499R: Directed ResearchGeneral Information
- Credit Hours
- 1 - 12
- GERs
- None
- Variable GER
- None
Course DescriptionCredit variable. Psychology majors only, registration by permission of faculty supervisor.
Contact Hour Information- Course Type
- Undergraduate research
- Weekly Contact Minutes
- variable
- Additional Course Plus Component
- Not Applicable
Honors Program
The Honors Program is an Emory College program intended to give a highly qualified group of students more extensive experience in conducting behavioral research. Students with an overall average of at least 3.5 in the first three years and with at least a 3.5 in the major subject will automatically be notified in the Spring of their junior year that they are eligible to participate, and will be invited to a meeting which will fully explain the program.
During the senior year, each Honors student in Psychology conducts an independent research project. In concert with a faculty advisor from the Psychology Department, the student collects and analyzes data, prepares an Honors thesis based on the data, and defends the thesis in front of a committee of three faculty members. This committee recommends Honors, High Honors, or Highest Honors to be granted to the student’s degree. During Commencement weekend, Honors students will participate in a college-wide Honors ceremony.
Students must arrange to work with a faculty advisor before the beginning of their senior year. Normally, an arrangement should be reached before the end of the student's junior year. Faculty members almost always give
preference to students whom they know - either from volunteer work in their laboratory or from a small class. Students who think they may be eligible and interested in the Honors Program are therefore encouraged to get to know a faculty member during their sophomore and junior years. Volunteering in a professor's laboratory also assists students in making more informed decisions about whether or not to participate in Honors.
Honors students must have completed the Statistics and Laboratory Methods classes by the end of their junior year. In the fall of their senior year, Honors students enroll in Psychology 495A, and receive 4 hours of credit for participating in this weekly class. In the spring, they may receive variable credit under Psyc 495BWR for continuing work on their Honors project. Honors students are also required to take a graduate level course in Psychology during their senior year.
For more information, see Honors Program | Academic Policies & Regulations.
Study Abroad
Emory students may choose to take a semester abroad through programs approved by CIPA (Center for International Programs Abroad). Students considering studying abroad should contact the CIPA office (7-2240) for a list of Emory and non-Emory programs. In some cases, it may be possible for psychology courses taken through one of these programs to be included in the ten courses required for the major. Students should understand that it may not be possible to take courses toward the major while abroad depending on the courses that are offered by the host institution. Acceptance by CIPA into a study abroad program does not guarantee that appropriate courses will be available in the major. Courses taken abroad through Emory and non-Emory programs will not automatically count toward the major. Courses must be approved in writing before the student goes abroad and returning students must bring back a syllabus for the course as well as additional supporting evidence, including textbooks or readings used, papers written or copies of exams.Advising
A/P Credit:
Students who received a score of 4 or 5 on the AP Examination in Psychology will be granted an exemption from PSYC 111. The student will still be required to complete 10 additional courses in the major, including the first half of the Introductory Requirement, PSYC 110.
Transfer Credit:
Students who took a one-semester Intro course at another college will probably receive credit for PSYC 111. The student will be required to take 9 additional courses in the major, including the first half of the Introductory Requirement, PSYC 110. Students may transfer no more than four (4) psychology courses to the Emory undergraduate major.
Course Time Table:
Both PSYC 110 and 111 must be completed by the end of the junior year.
Psyc 230 must be completed by the end of the junior year.
Psyc 200 must be completed by the end of the first semester of the senior year; this course may not be taken in the semester the student plans to graduate.
Internship
The Psychology Department does not offer internships, nor does it give academic credit for internships completed elsewhere.
Awards and Honors
Membership in Psi Chi, the National Honor Society in Psychology, is open to students studying psychology who meet the minimum qualifications. Emory’s chapter of Psi Chi is operated by student officers and a faculty advisor. Eligible students are invited to membership during the fall and spring semesters. Throughout the year, Psi Chi offers programs, speakers and workshops on topics of interest to Psychology majors which are open to all interested students.Independent Research and Study
Although we encourage majors to enroll in Directed Research (Psyc 499R) and Directed Reading (Psyc 498R), these courses cannot be counted towards the ten courses required for the major. Directed research (working in a psychology laboratory under the supervision of a faculty member) and reading (writing a literature review of a special topic) courses must be directed by approved Psychology department faculty. A list of regular faculty members of the Psychology Department who are eligible to supervise Psyc 498 and Psyc 499 may be found on the back of the 498/499 form. Only faculty members whose names are on this list may supervise 498/499 work. Permission is required for enrollment in 498R or 499R. Contracts are available in Suite 270, and must be completed prior to enrollment. Enrollment must be completed before the end of the drop/add/swap period. Students must register for these courses prior to the close of the schedule change period each term.Other Departments
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