Fordham University            The Jesuit University of New York
 

 
Harold Takooshian, Ph.D.
Professor
Office Location: Leon Lowenstein 916F
Office Hours: Tues 9-11, Thurs 5-6, Fri 4-5 & by appt. at LC, RH, TT
Phone: (212) 636 - 6393
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Undergraduate Courses

PS-1000- Introduction to Psychology (3) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
An introduction to the contents and methods of scientific psychology as a life science. A survey of the facts, principles, and theories of psychology relating to learning, sensation, perception, cognition, motivation, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology.

PS-2600- Social Psychology (4) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
How others shape an individual's behavior. A review of selected topics of interpersonal behavior, including antisocial and prosocial behavior, prejudice, attraction, social influence, attitudes and persuasion, research methods, cross-cultural behavior. Prerequisite: PS 1000.

PS-3200:-Psychological Testing (4 ) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
The science and profession of psychological testing. Reviews basic topics common to all psychological testing such as the statistics used in testing, reliability, validity, and test construction. In addition, the special properties of various types of tests are considered, e.g., personality tests, interest inventories, and cognitive ability tests. Prerequisite: PS 1000.
PS 3300: Industrial-Organizational Psychology (4 credits)
The application of psychological methods and concepts to business and other organizations—including personnel selection, placement, training, work environment, motivation, morale, organizational development, leadership, human factors, consumer behavior.

PS-3340- Urban Psychology (4 ) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
How does living in a city impact an individual’s inner personality, outward behavior, values, relationships? A review of urban psychology: its history, methods, research on urban personality, stress, family, friends, strangers, crowding, the built environment, adaptation. Includes field research. Prerequisite: PS 1000.

PS-4340- Law and Psychology Seminar (4 ) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
The growing roles of psychology in the U.S. legal system—in basic and applied science, practice, advocacy. Topics include the courts, policework, victims, bystanders, the accused, witnesses, juries, hypnosis, polygraph, confessions, corrections, moral/ethical values. A senior values seminar team-taught by an attorney and a psychologist.

PS/OL-4999-Tutorials in Psychology or in Organizational Leadership (2 or 4) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
Supervised independent research on specific topics, may include cross-cultural research. (Over 100 student researchers have later presented or published their findings in professional venues.)

PSGE-5203- Introduction to Research (3 ) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
Basic concepts, tools, and methods of research in education and psychology, including literature searching, computer analysis, ethics, sampling, test construction and use, surveys, interviews, experiments, focus groups, meta-analysis, cross-cultural research.

PSGE-6345-Social Psychology (3 ) Syllabus via Blackboard, eRes, or email.
Social psychology theories, research, concepts. Topics include interpersonal relations, social learning, social motivation, communication, attitudes, groups, organizations, social change.

 
     
 
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