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Study the fundamental principles of psychology and the major subjects of psychological inquiry, such as emotion, development, memory, and psychopathology.

This course introduces you to the fundamental principles of psychology and the major subjects of psychological inquiry. It will provide you with the tools necessary to study psychology and present a sampling of the major areas of psychology research. We begin with a short overview of psychology's development as an academic discipline and then review the principal methodologies most commonly deployed in its study. The units are arranged around broad areas of research, including emotion, develo...

* 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

* Describe the general history of the field of psychology; * Recognize the steps of the scientific method, how it applies to psychological research methodology, and the types of analysis common in psychological research; * Explain the nature versus nurture argument and the current status of thinking regarding gene-environment interaction; * Identify the major components of biological systems often studied in psychology; and * Compare the subfields of psychology: sensation and perception, lea...

There is no more important function in business than managing its people. All the business units depend on the people who work within that department. The productivity of the firm and its ability to compete in today's dynamic business environment hinge entirely on the ability of the people within it to achieve the firm's strategic goals. In this graduate-level course, we will examine the task of managing people from multiple perspectives. Workers come to the firm with individual attributes an...

{GENERICO:type="QuickInfo-2",time="66"}There is no more important function in business than managing its people. All the business units depend on the people who work within that department. The productivity of the firm and its ability to compete in today's dynamic business environment hinge entirely on the ability of the people within it to achieve the firm's strategic goals. In this graduate-level course, we will examine managing people from multiple perspectives. Workers come to the firm wi...

{GENERICO:type="QuickInfo-3",time="46"}This course introduces you to the fundamental principles of psychology and the major subjects of psychological inquiry. It will provide you with the tools necessary to study psychology and present a sampling of the major areas of psychology research. We begin with a short overview of psychology's development as an academic discipline and then review the principal methodologies most commonly deployed in its study. The units are arranged around broad areas...