Course Description
This course is a survey of the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Topics to be covered include research methods and applications in Psychology’s major areas of study: thought, memory, learning, perception, personality, social processes, human development, psychological disorders, and the biological bases of behavior.
Learning Outcomes
After taking this course you will be able to:
- Assimilate information relating to psychology from a variety of sources
- Think critically about your approach to psychological topics in a writing assignment
- Reason using evidence to support your conclusions in a writing assignment
- Demonstrate your knowledge of psychological theories and methods to your peers
- Talk about contextual (i.e. environmental) influences on human behavior
- Analyze topics from a diversity of perspectives, including those related to race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, nationality and culture
- Demonstrate knowledge of APA ethical principles and codes of conduct for psychologists
At a bare minimum, at the end of the semester you should be able to:
- Define psychology
- Describe several major sub-fields in psychology
- Differentiate between major psychological perspectives
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of history of psychology
- Identify various types of research methods used in psychology
- Identify basic applications and careers in psychology
Please visit the Course Schedule, Assignments, and Requirements pages for more information!
A hard copy of the syllabus can be downloaded here: Psych 101-07 Fall 2015 Syllabus