8950   PSYCHOLOGY 41-42

Year, 2 credits

Prerequisite: None

 

Psychology is the study of mental processes and behavior.  This two semester course will cover Scientific Methods, development over the human life-span, learning and memory, Personality, psychological disorders, Socio-cultural perspectives, and the Biological Bases of Behavior including the brain and nervous systems, sensation and perception, motivation, and emotion.  This course will be of particular value for those wishing a better understanding of themselves, their family or peers.  Political science or social work will benefit form the course. There will be a fee charged for this class.

 

Psychology is the study of mental processes and behavior.  Students will be able to achieve the State Standard which is as follows.  The Standards have been divided into six content areas.  These areas include: Scientific Methods, Developmental, Cognitive, Personality, Assessment and Mental Health, Socio-cultural and Biological Bases of Behavior.  In the Scientific Methods area, research methods and ethical considerations are discussed. Developmental psychology takes a life span approach to physical, cognitive, language, emotional, social, and moral development.  Cognitive aspects of psychology focus on learning, memory, information processing, and language.  Personality, Assessment and Mental Health topics include psychological disorders, treatments, personality, and assessment.  Socio-cultural dimensions of behavior deal with topics such as conformity, obedience, perceptions, attitudes, and the influence of the group on the individual.  The Biological Bases focuses on the way the brain and nervous systems functions, including topics such as sensation, perception, motivation, and emotion