PSYC 2010 Introduction to Psychology

Description

Introduction to the study of behavior. Analysis of the biological bases of behavior, learning, thinking, motivation, perception, human development, social behavior, and the application of basic principles to more complex phenomena such as education, personal adjustment, and interpersonal relations.

In this course, you will:

💡 Critically examine and challenge your own understanding of psychology.

💡 Connect course concepts to your own life.

💡 Identify the major breakthroughs and influential theories that shaped various disciplines of psychology.

Course Assignments:

Homework Assignments - 20%

Exams - 80%

Schedule:

Topics that we will cover include:

Individual Differences

• Research Methods

• Personality

• Intelligence

• Nature-Nurture Debate

Human Development

• Learning

• Cognitive Development

• Social and Moral Development

• Development of Aggression

Biopsychology and Cognitive Psychology

• Biopsychology and Evolutionary Psychology

• Memory

• Thought, Language, and Perception

• Consciousness

Social Psychology and Abnormal Psychology

• Social Psychology

• Sex, Love, and Romance

• Happiness

• Psychological Disorders and Therapy