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PSYCHOLOGY
Chair: Erin D. Bigler
Associate Chair/Graduate Coordinator: Larry E. Wood
Associate Chair/Director of Clinical Training: Bert P. Cundick
1001 SWKT
Provo, UT 84602-5543
(801) 378-4287
THE PROGRAM OF STUDIES
The mission of the Psychology Department is to discover, disseminate, and apply principles of psychology within a scholarly framework that is compatible with the values and purposes of Brigham Young University and its sponsor.
Three degrees are offered through the Department of Psychology: Psychology—MS, Psychology—PhD, and Clinical Psychology—PhD. The School Psychology Program is also offered as a cooperative program with the Department of Counseling and Special Education.
The average number of students admitted per year into the MS program and the clinical psychology program is ten each. Five students are admitted annually into the psychology PhD program. The average number of years to completion is two and a half for the MS and five for the PhD programs.
Psychology—MS
The master's degree in psychology provides advanced education in preparation for application to doctoral programs; community college, junior college, or high school teaching; and general strengthening of expertise in psychology. It is not intended as a terminal professional degree.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
Psychology—PhD
The doctoral program in psychology offers rigorous educational experience
leading to the PhD degree. The first three semesters of the program are
designed to provide broad coverage of the substantive areas of the field,
training in research skills, and introduction to the particular areas of
emphasis offered in the program. During the last two years of the program
students will pursue specialized course work and training in one of five
emphasis areas: (1) applied social psychology, (2) behavioral neurobiology,
(3) instructional psychology, (4) learning and cognition, and (5) theoretical/
philosophical
psychology. The course work for these emphasis areas will be outlined under
the supervision of the student's graduate committee.
During the first year students should select a faculty advisor and a graduate committee. All students will complete a common core of course work during the first three semesters. By the end of the second year in the program, all students will complete an MS degree, including a thesis. Following the completion of these requirements, students will concentrate on course work and research in the emphasis area they wish to pursue under the direction of the graduate committee.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
First Year: fall, Psych 501, 550, 560, 605. winter, Psych 502, 540, 583, 606.
Second Year: fall, Psych 575, 600R, 607. By the end of the second year students should have completed and defended a master's thesis.
Third Year: students specialize in emphasis area(s), take course work selected in consultation with their graduate committee, complete skill requirements, and complete the specialty literature review project.
Fourth Year: this year is devoted to finishing course work and training in an emphasis area and to completing the dissertation. Students must complete 18 hours of dissertation credit (Psych 799R) as part of the dissertation requirement. Note: Psych 510 may be taken any time during the four years.
Clinical Psychology—PhD
The clinical psychology training program at Brigham Young University is accredited by the American Psychological Association and leads to the PhD degree. This program is ordinarily completed in five years, including a one-year, full-time internship completed in an accredited agency. Candidates with varied backgrounds who have strong academic and clinical promise are recruited.
The philosophy of the clinical training program adheres to the scientist-
professional
model. Training focuses on academic and research competence as well as
concentrating on the theory and practicum experiences necessary to develop
strong clinical skills.
The program at Brigham Young University is eclectic in its theoretical approach, drawing from a wide range of theories and orientations in an attempt to give broad exposure to a diversity of traditional and innovative approaches. All students receive a basic core of training in adult clinical psychology. They may also elect to take a special emphasis in (1) child, adolescent, and family, (2) clinical neuropsychology, (3) clinical research, or (4) values, religion, and mental health.
Admission and Entry.
Requirements for Degree.
For additional information about the program, write or call the secretary or the director of Clinical Training, 284 TLRB, Provo, UT 84602-8610, telephone (801) 378-4050.
School Psychology—SPC
This program is administered through the Department of Counseling and Special Education, and appropriate degrees and certificates are awarded through the McKay School of Education. For further information regarding this program, see the description given in the Counseling and Special Education section of this catalog.
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Departmental financial aid is manifest in various forms: teaching and research assistantships, student instructorships, and tuition awards.
RESOURCES AND OPPORTUNITIES
Comprehensive Clinic. This clinic is a unique interdisciplinary training and research facility housing the finest video and computer facilities available and a staff of skilled technicians and secretaries to support graduate student and faculty research. The clinic currently functions as a training facility for an APA-approved clinical psychology laboratory for the Psychology Department. In addition, the clinic provides the university and the broader geographical community with mental health services and serves between 200 and 250 clients each week. The clinic contains eleven counseling rooms, four seminar rooms, and two large audiology and speech-language pathology classrooms equipped with video cameras and portable playback units. Fourteen small session rooms are equipped for audio recording.
Externship Opportunities. In addition to training experiences in the comprehensive clinic in clerkships, the clinical program arranges a number of reimbursed work placements for its students. These placements are under the supervision of a licensed psychologist who typically has an adjunct appointment in the Psychology Department. At present, externships are available in about eighteen different settings. They are coordinated through the clinical field placement supervisor and the director of clinical training. These experiences help students integrate classroom experiences with practical work applications.
Family, Home, and Social Sciences Computing Center. The center assists faculty and students with social science data processing and other computing needs on mainframe and personal computers. Technical support and consultation services for both statistics and graphics are available to students working on research projects, theses, and dissertations. Special computer facilities in the Psychology Department include time-share systems. These allow the simultaneous gathering of acoustical and voice perception data from human subjects and the gathering of learning and behavioral economics data from animal subjects.
Psychobiology Research Laboratories. These laboratories are equipped with facilities for analysis of the relationships between brain function and behavioral expression in animals. Specifically, brain anatomical analyses can be done, and patterns of brain electrical activity can be studied.
Neuroimaging Laboratory. Current research and training in the area of neuroimaging are supported by a laboratory consisting of multiple computer, video, data storage, and printer workstations supported by current software that allow for the capture, processing, isolation, and imaging output of specific areas of the brain from MRI and CRT images.
Multivariate Data Visualization Laboratory. Faculty and students interested in the areas of multivariate visualization of data and large-scale data analysis are supported by a mathematical psychology laboratory consisting of a DEC 3100 RISC UNIX workstation, networked to university mainframe computers as well as to IBM-compatible and Macintosh micro-computers.
The college also provides additional research and academic support through the Camilla Eyring Kimball Chair of Home and Family Life; the Lemuel H. Redd, Jr., Chair in Western History; the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair of Economics; and the Family History Services unit.
For a more detailed description of the graduate program requirements, send for a copy of the department's bulletin.
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
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500R. Research Methods. (3)
Intermediate course for first-year graduate psychology students, focusing on methodological tactics rather than statistical skills.
501. Data Analysis in Psychological Research 1. (5)
Prerequisite: Psych 301 or Stat 222; or Stat 221, 223.
Using and interpreting major quantitative methods in psychology; some commonly used computer methods.
502. Data Analysis in Psychological Research 2. (5)
Prerequisite: Psych 501 or instructor's consent.
Analysis of variance and covariance, multiple regression, and experimental design; introduction to multivariate methods.
510. History and Systems of Psychology. (3)
Survey of origins and development of modern psychology, including consideration of schools and theoretical systems.
511. Philosophy of Science for the Social Sciences. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent or admission to PhD program.
Issues in philosophy of science as they apply to social sciences, including considerations of method, epistemology, and construction of knowledge.
520. Advanced Developmental Psychology. (3)
Major research in developmental psychology, emphasizing theory, content, and methodology.
531. Organizational Psychology. (3)
Personal and interpersonal aspects of organizational life: goal setting, decision making, problem solving, communication, control, leadership, motivation, and change.
535. Behavior Modification Techniques. (3)
Practical application of behavior modification to academic discipline; emotional target behaviors of individuals and groups.
540. Personality Theory. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 341 and 5 additional hours in psychology.
Contemporary theories of personality developed within framework of major psychological systems.
550. Theory and Research in Social Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych-Soc 350 or instructor's consent.
Current theories and research on interaction with others.
552. Applied Social Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych-Soc 350; graduate standing or instructor's consent.
Overview of domains in which social psychology theory and research have been applied outside the laboratory.
555. (Psych-Soc) Group Dynamics. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych-Soc 350.
Theories and research on small-group processes and mass behavior.
560. Learning Theory. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 361 and 5 additional hours in psychology.
Critical review of current theories and persistent problems.
565. Motivational Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 365 or equivalent; graduate standing or instructor's consent.
Theoretical, historical, and empirical overview; recent trends and issues; role of animal studies; methodological problems.
575. Cognitive Processes. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 370, 375, or equivalent; graduate standing or instructor's consent.
Major theoretical and empirical developments. Interaction of sensory, perceptual, learning, and thinking processes.
577. (Psych-CS 535) Human/
Computer Interaction. (3)
Prerequisite: graduate or senior standing.
Human/machine interfaces for hardware/software integration. Psychological principles of computer interfacing. Human engineering, ergonomics, software design principles for user-friendly applications.
583. Biological and Health Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 381, 382, or equivalent.
In-depth examination of biological bases of behavior from perspective of health and disease.
584. Cognitive Neuroscience. (3)
Prerequisite: graduate standing or instructor's consent.
Critical analysis of the neurobiological bases of perception and cognition.
585. Human Neuropsychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 381, 382; or instructor's consent.
Critical study of brain-behavior relationships.
586. Hormones and Behavior. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 381, 382.
Neural and endocrine mechanisms underlying behavior.
587. Sensory and Perceptual Processes. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 370, 381, 382; or instructor's consent.
Critical examination of sensory mechanisms and perceptual organization.
592R. Supervised Teaching Experience. (1-3)
For students receiving supervised teaching experience.
600R. Seminar in Research Methods. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 501.
Research strategies, methods, and design including measurement, scaling, questionnaire construction, reliability, validity, and experimental and statistical designs.
605. Professional Seminar in Psychology. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance into PhD program.
Introduction to major research areas in psychology.
606. Professional and Ethical Issues in Psychology. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance into PhD program.
Ethical issues in professional and scientific psychology.
607. Research Prospectus Development. (1)
Prerequisite: acceptance into PhD program.
Supervised writing and research leading to completion and defense of prospectus for research thesis.
609. Professional and Ethical Issues in Clinical Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Ethical issues from a historical and contemporary framework.
610. Theory and Philosophy in Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent or admission to PhD program.
Philosophical issues underlying psychology, including the nature and importance of theory and theorizing.
611. Psychopathology. (4)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical or school psychology program.
Etiology and symptoms of dysfunctional behavior and their effects on the individual, family, and community.
612. Psychopathology 2: Developmental. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical or school psychology program.
Diagnosis and incidence of maladjustment, learning disabilities, abnormalities and subnormalities, and cultural deficits.
622. Assessment 1: Intelligence. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical or school psychology program.
Methods used in assessing intellectual status in children and adults.
623. Assessment 2: Personality (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical or school psychology program.
Methods used in assessing the personality and behavioral characteristics of children and adults.
624. Assessment 3: Rorschach Technique. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical or school psychology program.
Theory and skill training in administering, scoring, and interpreting the Rorschach Test.
625. Advanced Objective Assessment. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical or school psychology program.
In-depth look at MMPI.
631. Professional Issues in Organizational Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 531.
Consultant involvement in executive and management decision making, focusing on social responsibility and ethics.
640R. Seminar in Personality. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 540.
Intensive analysis of selected current topics in personality research and theory.
641R. Values and Mental Health. (1-3)
Values and religious issues in personality, psychotherapy, prevention, and mental health education.
645. Cultural Diversity and Gender Issues. (3)
Clinical issues in the context of cultural diversity and contemporary social trends.
648R. Seminar in Theoretical/
Philosophical Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent or acceptance into PhD program.
Analysis of theoretical and philosophical issues in the discipline of psychology.
—Role of Theory in Psychotherapy
—Qualitative Research Methods
650R. Seminar in Social Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 551 and instructor's consent.
Variable topics including attitude change, social cognition, prosocial and antisocial behavior, group dynamics, and organizational psychology.
651. Psychotherapy 1: Relationship and Psychodynamic (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Theory and techniques employed in psychotherapy that focus on relationship and psychodynamic approaches.
652. Psychotherapy 2: Behavior and Cognitive (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Theory and techniques employed in psychotherapy that focus on behavioral and cognitive approaches.
653. Psychotherapy 3: Child and Family. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Theory and techniques of child and family therapy.
654. Psychtherapy 4: Group. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Theory and techniques of small-group processes.
655. (Psych-Soc 630) Attitude Measurement and Change. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Attitude development, change, and assessment, focusing on both individual and mass persuasion.
660R. Seminar in Learning. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Critical review of contemporary literature in field of learning psychology.
667R. Seminar in the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. (3)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Intensive overview of current trends and attendant philosophy. Principal attention given to research and philosophical journals.
675. Personality Dynamics. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Theories and applications to clinical situations.
677R. Seminar in Cognitive Processes. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 575.
Advanced topics in cognitive science and applied artificial intelligence.
678R. Seminar in Mathematical Psychology. (3)
Variable topics including multivariate statistical methods, graphical data analytic techniques, and various mathematical models.
680. Clinical Neuropsychology. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program and Psych 585.
Comprehensive study of the human dysfunctional brain.
684. Advanced Behavioral Neurobiology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 381, 382.
Intense examination of contemporary developments in psychobiology and behavioral neurosciences.
685R. Seminar in Behavioral Neurobiology. (3)
Critical examination of topics of current interest taken from contemporary literature.
687R. Seminar in Psychopharmacology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 585 or equivalent.
Major classes of psychoactive drugs, emphasizing drug-behavioral interactions.
691R. Intervention Techniques in the Schools. (3)
Rationale and procedures for working with children with educational and behavioral problems in school settings.
692R. Special Topics in School Psychology. (2)
Prerequisite: acceptance into school psychology program.
Computer use in school psychology.
693. Teaching Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: enrollment in master's or PhD program.
Prepares graduate students for independent teaching experiences.
694. Psychology Teaching Practicum. (1)
Prerequisite: Psych 693.
Lab portion of Psych 693 entailing actual teaching experience and its supervision.
695R. Independent Readings. (1-3)
Faculty-supervised readings as arranged by student.
697R. Independent Research. (1-4)
Prerequisite: instructor's consent.
Faculty-supervised research as arranged by student.
699R. Master's Thesis. (1-9)
Concluding research for master's program, culminating in final oral examination.
700R. Externships in Clinical Psychology. (0.5)
Supervised reimbursed experience in community agencies.
710R. Readings in Clinical Psychology. (1-3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Guided individual study in various topics.
711R. Topics in Clinical Psychology. (0.5-3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Theory and practice in specific topics.
712R. Topics in Neuropsychology. (3)
Prerequisite: Psych 680 and acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Current topics, including adult and child assessment. Other topics as determined by student interest.
740R. Case Conference. (0.5)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Case presentations; professional, ethical, and research issues pertinent to assessment and intervention.
741R. Integrative Practicum. (1-3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Supervised assessment and intervention, integrating psychopathology diagnosis and treatment.
742R. Projects in Clinical Psychology. (3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Advanced study or skill training in various areas.
743R. Clerkship. (1-3)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Supervised experience in community agencies.
745, 746, 747, 748. Clinical Internship. (2 ea.)
Prerequisite: acceptance into clinical psychology program.
Full-time training at approved mental health agency.
799R. Doctoral Dissertation. (1-9)
Concluding research for doctoral program, culminating in final oral examination.
FACULTY
BALLIF-SPANVILL, BONNIE, Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1966. Developmental Psychology.
BARLOW, SALLY H., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1978. Theory and Training in Individual and Group Therapy; Race and Gender Diversity; Advanced Objective Assessment.
BEDNAR, RICHARD L., Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1968. Theories of Group Work; Psychotherapy; Psychopathology.
BERGIN, ALLEN E., Professor. PhD, Stanford University, 1960. Psychology and Religion; Personality Theory; Psychotherapy Research.
BIGLER, ERIN D., Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1974. Neuropsychology; Neuroanatomy; Neuroimaging.
BLOCH, GEORGE J., Associate Professor. PhD, Stanford University, 1968. Physiological Psychology; Neuroendocrinology.
BROWN, BRUCE L., Professor. PhD, McGill University, Canada, 1969. Psycholinguistics; Statistics and Research Methods.
BUNKER, GARY L., Professor. PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1966. Prejudice and Intergroup Relations.
BURLINGAME, GARY M., Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1983. Short-Term Individual and Group Therapy; Research Design; Psychometrics.
CARPENTER, BRUCE N., Associate Professor. PhD, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1980. Clinical Assessment; Psychopathology; Stress and Coping.
CLAYTON, CLAUDIA J., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1976; PhD, Brigham Young University, 1991. Biological Psychology; Treatment of Personality Disorders; Developmental Psychology.
CUNDICK, BERT P., Professor. PhD, Ohio State University, 1962. Human Development and Assessment.
ERVIN, GREGORY N., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1981. Psychobiology; Behavioral Pharmacology.
FLEMING, DONOVAN E., Professor. PhD, Washington State University, 1962. Cognitive Neuroscience; Comparative Psychology and Ethology; Sensory and Perceptual Processes; Vision and Visual Perception.
FUHRIMAN, ADDIE, Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1969. Individual and Group Psychotherapy; Group Therapy Processes and Outcomes.
HIGBEE, KENNETH L., Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1970. Cognitive Psychology; Human Memory; Research Methodology.
JENSEN, LARRY C., Professor. PhD, Michigan State University, 1966. Moral Development; Parenting; Gender Issues.
LAMBERT, MICHAEL J., Professor. PhD, University of Utah, 1971. Research in Psychotherapy Process and Outcome; Sports Psychology.
MAUGHAN, MICHAEL L., Associate Professor. EdD, Utah State University, 1970. Psychotherapy, Adult Development; Biofeedback/Stress Management.
MILLER, HAROLD L., JR., Professor. PhD, Harvard University, 1975. Experimental Analysis of Learning and Motivation.
NORTON, ELIZABETH, Assistant Professor. PhD, Brigham Young University, 1978. Child Clinical; Psychological Factors Relating to Chronic and Terminal Illness in Children and Adolescents.
ORME, G. CRAIG, Assistant Professor. PhD, Utah State University, 1980. Clinical Application; Behavioral Medicine/Health Psychology; Crisis Intervention.
PEDERSEN, DARHL M., Professor. PhD, University of Illinois, 1962. Quantitative Methods; Personality; Environmental and Sports Psychology.
RIDGE, ROBERT D., Assistant Professor. PhD, University of Minnesota, 1993. Interpersonal Behavior; Social Behavior; Attitudes.
ROBINSON, PAUL W., Professor. PhD, Utah State University, 1973. Behavior Modification; Analytical Methodology; Parenting.
SLIFE, BRENT, Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1981. Theoretical/ Philosophical; Theoretical Underpinnings of Personality and Psychotherapy; Systems Approaches to Therapy.
SMITH, KAY H., Professor. PhD, Wayne State University, 1962. Group Dynamics; Attitude Measurement; Evaluation of Organizational Programs.
SORENSON, DAVID M., Professor. EdD, Harvard University, 1970. Psychodiagnostics; Human Development.
STIMPSON, DAVID V., Professor. PhD, University of California, Berkeley, 1964. Attitude Formation and Change; Entrepreneurship; Leadership and Management.
WEIGHT, DAVID G., Professor. PhD, University of Washington, 1969. Psychopathology; Assessment; Neuropsychology.
WELLS, MARION GAWAIN, Associate Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1972. Psychotherapy; Clinical Child Psychology; Child and Adolescent Assessment.
WILLIAMS, RICHARD N., Professor. PhD, Purdue University, 1981. Theoretical and Philosophical Foundations of Psychology.
WOOD, LARRY EUGENE, Professor. PhD, University of Iowa, 1971. Cognitive Psychology; Applications of Artificial Intelligence.
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