Psychology is the study of individual mental and behavioral processes. This course is designed to help students understand how and why human development and behavior occurs. Students will be exposed to the history of the study of psychology, as well as the different perspectives that have been adopted over time. They will come to understand the functions of the human brain, emotions, motivations, physical and social development, personality, and abnormalities. The course is designed to parallel an introductory college-level Psychology course.

• History and Approaches

• Research Methods

• Biological Bases

• Sensation/Perception

• States of Consciousness

• Learning

• Cognition/Memory

• Motivation/Emotion

• Developmental Psychology

• Personality

• Testing/Intelligence

• Abnormal Psychology

• Treatment of Psychological Disorders

• Social Psychology

Class lecture, discussion, group projects, experiments, videos, readings...all in preparation for the AP EXAM