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PSYCH101: Introduction to Psychology
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Course Syllabus
Unit 1: Scientific Foundations of Psychology
Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception
Unit 4: Learning
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Unit 8: Clinical Psychology
Unit 9: Social Psychology
Unit 10: Industrial and Organizational Psychology
Unit 11: Health and Stress Psychology
Study Guide
Course Feedback Survey
Certificate Final Exam
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Course Syllabus
Principles of Psychology
Psychology and Other Sciences
History of Psychology
More on the History of Psychology
Contemporary Psychology
Careers in Psychology
Introduction to Introspection
Evolutionary Influences on Psychology
The Mind-Body Spectrum
Introduction to Behaviorism
Why Research Is Important
Approaches to Research
Analyzing Findings
Ethics
Psychology Research Methods
Unit 1 Assessment
Human Genetics
Twin and Adoption Studies
Risk Factors for Developing Schizophrenia
Cells of the Nervous System
Introduction to Neurons
Action Potentials
Neuron Action Potentials
Neurotransmitters and Their Functions
Neurotransmitters: Type, Structure, and Function
Parts of the Nervous System
The Nervous System
The Brain and Spinal Cord
Phantom Limb Pain
The Brain
The Endocrine System
More on the Endocrine System
The Brain
What Is Consciousness?
Circadian Rhythms
What Is Jet Lag?
Why We Sleep
Stages of Sleep
Sleep Problems and Disorders
More on Sleep Disorders
Substance Use and Abuse
Substance Use Disorders
Commonly Abused Drugs
Drugs and the Brain
The Science of Addiction
Other States of Consciousness
Unit 2 Assessment
Sensation versus Perception
Sensation and Perception
Waves and Wavelengths
More on Waves and Wavelengths
Vision
Color Perception
Eye to Brain
Hearing
The Ear
Additional Senses
Taste and Smell
Gestalt Principles of Perception
How Magicians Exploit Gestalt Principles
Sensory Illusions
Unit 3 Assessment
Principles of Learning
Principles of Classical Conditioning
More on Classical Conditioning
Watson's Theory of Behaviourism
Principles of Operant Conditioning
Skinner's Operant Conditioning: Rewards and Punishments
Principles of Observational Learning
Social Learning Theory: Bandura's Bobo Beatdown Experiments
Unit 4 Assessment
Principles of Cognition
Principles of Language
Components of Language and Language Acquisition
Principles of Problem-Solving
Problem-Solving, Biases, and Judgement Errors
Intelligence and Creativity
Measures of Intelligence
Intelligence and General Intelligence Theory
Creativity, Creative Thinkers, and the Components of Creativity
The Source of Intelligence
How IQ and Intelligence Affect Our Lives
How Memory Functions
Simply Explained: Explicit and Implicit Knowledge
Memory: The Modal Model
Long Term Memory
Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
The Neurological Processes of Memory Creation
Problems with Memory
Retrograde Amnesia
How to Enhance Memory
Unit 5 Assessment
Principles of Lifespan Development
Lifespan Theories
Stages of Development
Prenatal Development
Social and Emotional Development in Infancy
Death and Dying
The Wisdom of Grief and Grieving
Unit 6 Assessment
Principles of Motivation
Extrinsic vs Intrinsic Motivation
Maslow's Pyramid and the Hierarchy of Needs
Hunger and Eating
Anorexia Nervosa
Sexual Behavior
The Sexual Response Cycle
Principles of Emotion
Evolutionary Theory of Emotion
What Is Personality?
Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective
Id, Ego, and Superego
Freud's Five Stages of Psychosexual Development
Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
Myers Briggs Personality Types Explained
Erik Erikson's Eight Stages of Development
Learning Approaches
Personality as the Behaviorist Views It
Humanistic Approaches
Carl Rogers' Theory of Personality
Biological Approaches to Psychology
Trait Theorists
The Big Five Personality Traits
Cultural Understandings of Personality
Culture and Personality
Personality Assessment
More on Personality Assessment
Unit 7 Assessment
What Are Psychological Disorders?
Ten Common Mental Illnesses
What Happens When Things Go Wrong: Mental Illness
Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition
Perspectives on Psychological Disorders
Anxiety Disorders
Seven Types of Anxiety Disorders
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
Obsessive Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
More on PTSD
Mood and Related Disorders
Bipolar Disorder versus Depression
Schizophrenia
What is it Like to Have Schizophrenia?
Dissociative Disorders
Five Signs You Are Experiencing Dissociation
Disorders in Childhood
ADHD: Signs, Symptoms, Solutions
Personality Disorders
Ten Personality Disorders
Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present
Types of Treatment
Treatment Modalities
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
Unit 8 Assessment
Principles of Social Psychology
A Person in the World of People: Self and Other
Errors in Attribution
Principles of Self-Presentation
The Stanford Prison Experiment
Attitudes and Persuasion
Cognitive Dissonance
Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
Asch's Conformity Experiment: Groupthink
The Milgram Experiment: When Ordinary People Do Terrible Things
Prejudice and Discrimination
Prejudice and Stereotyping
The Three Components of Prejudice
Principles of Aggression
Ostracism and Aggression
Prosocial Behavior
Aggression and Prosocial Behaviour
Unit 9 Assessment
Industrial-Organizational Psychology
I/O Psychology
More on I/O Psychology
Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
Unit 10 Assessment
What Is Stress?
Stress and Stressors
The Healthy Life
More on Stressors
Stress and Illness
Physical Effects of Stress
Stress Management
Regulation of Stress
Behavioral Effects of Stress
The Pursuit of Happiness
Positive Psychology
Unit 11 Assessment
PSYCH101 Study Guide
PSYCH101: Certificate Final Exam
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