Psychology - PSYCH 201
4 Credit Hours
4 Lecture Hours
Course Description
Principles of human thought and action with emphasis on individuals in their environment; individual differences in intelligence and personality; effects of heredity and environment on the organism; and the nervous system, perception, learning, intelligence, motivation and emotion and social relationships will be explored.
Prerequisites
(A requirement that must be completed before taking this course.)
Recommended
- Successful completion of courses in Biology and Social Science at the 100 level.
Course Competencies
Upon successful completion of the course, the student should be able to:
- Evaluate psychological studies with a research methodology approach.
- Apply statistical reasoning and concepts to psychological research.
- Explain the structures and the functions of brain anatomy.
- Analyze the influences of nature and nurture on behavior and mental processes.
- Compare the biological, cognitive and social changes across the life-span.
- Examine the major conceptual and theoretical orientation in social psychology.
- Apply the major concepts and theoretical approaches to learning.
- Classify common psychological disorders.
- Explain the major processes involved in human memory.
- Summarize different states of consciousness and their impact on behavior and mental processes.
- Apply emotions, stress and health models to everyday human behaviors and mental processes.
- Compare theoretical orientations in the study of personality.
Course Schedule
Currently no sections of this class are being offered.