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Sep 07, 2024
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PSY 201Z Introduction to Psychology 1 Lecture Hours: 4 Credits: 4
Introduction to the science and application of psychology. Emphasis will be placed on psychological concepts, theories, and principles related to: Research Methods, Behavioral Neuroscience, Consciousness, Sensation/Perception, Learning, Memory, Thinking and Intelligence, and related topics.
Prerequisite: Placement into WR 115 ; or completion of WR 090 (or higher); or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.) Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify psychological, biological, and other factors that influence behavior and mental processes.
- Apply key theories and concepts in psychology.
- Evaluate claims about psychological phenomena and human behavior through the use of empirical evidence and knowledge of the scientific method.
- Demonstrate knowledge about the ways psychological science and practices are contextualized by ethical standards and sociocultural factors.
Statewide General Education Outcomes
- Apply analytical skills to social phenomena to understand human behavior.
- Apply knowledge and experience to foster personal growth and better appreciate the diverse social world in which we live.
Content Outline
- The Science of Psychology
- Early views of human behavior
- Schools of thoughts
- Contemporary psychology
- Studying Behavior Scientifically
- Scientific principles
- Ethical principles
- Methods of research
- Analyzing and interpreting data
- Brain and Behavior
- Organization of the nervous system
- Neural systems
- Structures and behavioral functions
- Interactions with the endocrine and immune systems
- Sensation and Perception
- Sensory processes
- Perception
- Perceptual hypotheses
- Experience, critical periods, and perceptual development
- States of Consciousness
- Consciousness principles
- Sleep and dreaming
- Drug-induced states
- Hypnosis
- Learning
- Classical conditioning
- Operant conditioning
- Observational learning
- Memory
- Attention
- Information processing model
- Forgetting
- Memory and study strategies
- Language and Thinking
- Language structure and processing
- Language acquisition
- Animal and nonverbal communication
- Cognitive development
- Problem solving and decision making
- Intelligence
- Nature of intelligence
- Assessing intelligence
- Aptitude and achievement testing
- Genetic and environmental influences on intelligence
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