I have been teaching Psychology 101: Introduction to Psychology in the Department of Psychology at the University of the Philippines Diliman since August 2018. 2025 marks my seventh year of teaching in the department! Time flies so fast when you're having fun. :)
Taking Psych 101 in my first year of college was the reason why I pursued Psychology as a profession and why I wanted to teach. I was so inspired by my professor that I wanted my future students to feel the same enthusiasm that I felt when I first learned about neuroscience, emotions, and all the other fascinating topics in Psychology. I am always continuously learning from each of my students, and they somehow help me become a better teacher every day.
Prior to teaching in the department, I had been a Reading Clinician/Literacy Teacher for around three years, wherein I provided literacy interventions and enrichment sessions to children with learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders. This was my first teaching job before I moved to the university.
Psychology 101 is an introductory course that provides students with an overview of the major theories, principles, and concepts in psychology as the scientific study of behaviors and mental processes. 3 units.
Course Objectives
In a nutshell, Psychology can help us define, understand, and be aware of our ABC: Affect (feelings), Behavior (actions), and Cognition (thoughts). By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Define what psychology is, what it studies, and its scope as a social science discipline;
Discuss what the major theories, concepts, and perspectives are in psychology and how they were developed throughout the years;
Appreciate how psychologists study the ABC of humans through the methods and principles of psychological science;
Evaluate how concepts in psychology are relevant and applicable to the Philippine context; and,
Demonstrate how the concepts in psychology can be applied in your daily lives and in your own discipline.
If you are an aspiring student of any of my Psychology 101 classes at UP Diliman, please do not send me a teacher's prerogative request through my personal or my UP email. :)
I do not accept any personal or direct requests for a teacher's prerogative.
The Department of Psychology has a different process for considering prerogative requests from students. Kindly visit the Facebook pages of the Department of Psychology, UP Diliman, and UP Psychedelics for more details or announcements during enlistment season.
My parting gift for my first batch of students in remote learning last 1st Semester AY 20-21. I collated all of our study music in this playlist. Enjoy!
Ciccarelli, S.K. & White, J.N. (2021). Psychology, 6th Edition. Harlow, Essex: Pearson Education.
R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba Textbook Series: Psychology. Champaign, IL: DEF Publishers. DOI: nobaproject.com