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College Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 240 - Principles of Learning and Behavior


This course provides an in-depth introduction to the principles and methods used in the study of how behavior changes as a function of experience. The emphasis will be on classical and operant conditioning principles and procedures, which have become the behavioral standard research technologies used in neuroscience, biomedical, psychopharmacological, and other animal laboratory research areas. The laboratory component is designed to give students experience with behavioral technology and data collection and analysis. Group A course. Prerequisite(s):  PSYC 100 , PSYC 180  and either STAT 155  or PSYC 201 . Every year. (4 Credits)