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Explore your behavior and thinking! Topics include the science of psychology, emotion, motivation, the brain, consciousness, perception, personality, social psychology, and disorders. As Dickinson wrote, “The brain is wider than the sky.” Studying psychology should widen yours as you better understand yourself and others.
Sociology is the study of social life, social change, and the social causes and consequences of human behavior. Life is social whenever we interact with others. Over time, patterns of interaction become embedded in the structure of society.
Prerequisite (classes you must take first): US History, Civics and Economics
Grades: 11-12
Length of class: Year
Credit: 1.0
Important Class Projects
Important Class Projects
Every student will create and conduct their very own psychological study where they will investigate one facet of human behavior.
Students also participate in a mock trial of the human mind where we debate free will and brain abnormalities.
Who should take this class?
Who should take this class?
This class is perfect for those students interested in careers where they will work or help people, such as teachers, counselors, police officers and social workers!
Other Info you should know
Other Info you should know
Topics include history, methodology, biopsychology, sensation, perception, learning, motivation, cognition, abnormal behavior, personality theory, social psychology, and other relevant topics. Upon completion, students will be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of the science of Psychology and how to apply it to their own lives.
Sociologists investigate and seek to understand the structure of groups, organizations, and societies and how people interact within these contexts. Since most human behavior is social, the subject matter of sociology ranges from the intimate family to the internet; from organized crime to religious traditions; and from the divisions of race, gender and social class to the shared beliefs of a common culture.
“Psychology will expand your mind and encourage you to see yourself and others in ways you can’t even imagine yet.”
“Psychology will expand your mind and encourage you to see yourself and others in ways you can’t even imagine yet.”
“No two brains are alike.”
“No two brains are alike.”
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