Course Director: Toru Sato
Course Goal: To introduce students to the basic concepts and theories in Psychology. The topics range from the nervous system, sensation and perception, consciousness, memory, learning, motivation, cognition, human development, personality and psychopathology, to psychotherapy.
Course
Objectives:
Students who successfully complete this course will be able to:
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Explain the theoretical underpinnings of the major areas of Psychology,
including cognition, learning, personality, and the physiology of behavior.
2. Describe connections between knowledge gained in Psychology to everyday
life.
Textbooks: Selected chapters from General Psychology, an online E-textbook written by Dr. George Boeree (http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/genpsy.html), and various other readings will be assigned as reading for the course. Please find detailed information in the "Content" area on D2L. D2L can be accessed at https://d2l.ship.edu/ using your e-mail ID and password.
Evaluation: Evaluations will be based on quizzes/exams.
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Topic 9 |
Personality & Development |
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Topic 11 |
Therapy & other Treatments |
Important Links
| Extra Credit & other Psychology Related Events |
| APA Format Link: | Purdue University |