A student who successfully completes this course should be able to demonstrate an understanding of:
1. psychological research and evidence.
2. major principles of sensation and perception.
3. the kinds, causes, prevention, and treatments of psychological disorders and ways of coping with them.
4. major developmental changes that occur during the main stages of the lifespan.
5. the contributions of both heredity and learning to human behavior.
6. the functions and operations of the major parts of the brain and nervous system.
7. the causes, nature and effects of emotions.
8. the major principles of motivation.
9. the main theories of personality.
10. states of consciousness such as attention, sleep and dreaming, hypnosis and drug use.
11. the leading social factors that influence behavior, esp. how we relate to, influence, and think about people.
12. the principles of learning and memory, and the major kinds of learning.
13. how psychological factors influence physical health.
14. the functions and operations of cognitive processes.
Upon completion of this course, you will have:
Critical Thinking: Demonstrate the ability to to think critically by separating fact from opinion, drawing logical inferences, and arriving at informed judgments.
Scientific Literacy: Demonstrate the ability to distinguish between empirical and non-empirical evidence, demonstrate an understanding of the scientific method, and make informed judgments regarding the credibility of scientific claims.