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Psychology

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Course Summary

Learn about the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. Explore the underlying biological functions and behaviors that govern how we sense, feel, learn, remember, think, and process language. Students learn how the mind develops as it ages, and the effects of nature versus nurture. Examine psychological disorders, therapy, and social psychology. In this course, gain a greater appreciation and understanding of how your own mind works.

Curriculum

This is a 1-semester course.

Unit 1: Intro to Psychology and Research
  • Perspectives in Psychology
  • Psychological Research
  • Statistics and Ethics
Unit 2: Biology of Behavior
  • Nervous System and Neurons
  • The Human Brain
  • Brain Research
Unit 3: Human Development
  • Pregnancy and Infancy
  • Childhood
  • Adolescence and Adulthood
Unit 4: Sensation and Perception
  • Sensation
  • Perception
  • Illusions
Unit 5: Consciousness
  • Sleep and Dreams
  • Hypnosis and Meditation
  • Drugs
Unit 6: Learning
  • Classical Conditioning
  • Operant Conditioning and Modeling
Unit 7: Cognition
  • Thinking
  • Language and Creativity
Unit 8: Memory
  • Memory Functions
  • Forgetting
  • Improving Memory
Unit 9: Motivation and Emotion
  • Motivation
  • Hunger and Eating
  • Emotion
Unit 10: Stress and Health Unit
  • Stress
  • Coping
  • Health
Unit 11: Personality Unit
  • Psychoanalytic Theories
  • Other Theories
  • Testing
Unit 12: Social Psychology
  • Social influence
  • Aggression
  • Altruism and Love
Unit 13: Psychological Disorders
  • Diagnosis
  • Anxiety and Mood Disorders
  • Other Disorders
Unit 14: Treatment
  • Therapy Part 1
  • Therapy Part 2
  • Biomedical and Preventative
Unit 15: Careers in Psychology
  • Careers in Psychology