Course Description
A survey of psychology, with emphasis on theoretical and methodological issues.
Athena Title
General Psychology (Honors)
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in PSYC 1101, PSYC 1101E
Prerequisite
Permission of Honors
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall, spring and summer
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
By the end of this course, students should have learned: 1. To think more scientifically and complexly about human behavior 2. About the different topic areas of the field of psychology 3. About the interactive roles of heredity and environment in governing behavior 4. About basic biological, sensory, and perceptual influences on behavior 5. About the interactive roles of conscious and unconscious processes in governing behavior 6. About changes over the life span 7. About personality and interpersonal relations 8. About emotions, coping, psychological disorders, and therapies 9. About real world applications of psychology (e.g., workplace, courtroom)
Topical Outline
1. Methods, History and Perspectives in Psychology 2. Biological Bases of Behavior 3. Sensation and Perception 4. Human Development 5. Learning and Memory 6. Cognition and Intelligence 7. Emotion and Stress 8. Personality 9. Abnormal Behavior 10. Psychotherapies 11. Social Psychology 12. Applications of Psychology
General Education Core
CORE V: Social SciencesSyllabus