Psychology / ACC / AP

403710 Psychology

Prerequisite: Grades 10-12 Credits: .5

This course is a social studies elective providing a general overview of the nature of psychology and a study of personality development, decision making, reactions to frustration, mental health, and ways the individual interacts with and is influenced by others. It is an introduction to the study of the physiological basis of behavior and psychological processes, including learning, motivation, perception, and emotion.

403730 AP Psychology

Prerequisite: grades 10-12 Credit:1

AP Psychology is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. students are exposed to the psychological facts, principles and phenomena associated with each of major subfields within psychology. They also learn about the ethics and methods psychologists use in their science and practice.

403740 ACC Psychology

Prerequisite: student must meet ACC enrollment requirements. Credit:.5

Survey of introductory topics such as learning, memory, sensation and perception, personality, life-span development, physiological basis of behavior, stress and health, psychological disorders, social psychology, and research methods. Additional topics such as language development, states of consciousness, and psychotherapy may also be included as determined by the instructor.