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rev. 11/26/03
PSY 191 Introductory
Psychology
Emphasizes the basics of psychology. Topics include: science of psychology; social environments; life stages; physiology and behavior; personality; emotions and motives; conflicts, stress, and anxiety; abnormal behavior; and perception, learning, and intelligence.
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Science of Psychology |
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Social Environments |
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Life Stages |
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Physiology and Behavior |
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5 | |
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Personality |
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Emotions and Motives |
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Conflicts, Stress, and Anxiety |
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Abnormal Behavior |
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Perception, Learning, and Intelligence |
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Program admission | ||
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Corequisite: |
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Course Guide |
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Competency |
After completing this
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SCIENCE OF
PSYCHOLOGY |
3 |
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Definitions |
Define psychology. |
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History and methods |
Identify the founders of the major schools of psychology. |
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Careers in psychology |
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Identify career options in psychology. |
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SOCIAL ENVIRONMENTS |
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Definitions |
Define social psychology and attitude. |
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Attitudes |
Differentiate between types of conformity to social norms. |
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Attribution theory |
Relate attitudes, reputations, and stereotypes to person perceptions. |
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Attraction |
Describe factors that link attraction and liking. |
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Conformity, compliance, obedience, altruism, and deindividuation |
Describe how the attribution theory explains behavior and some of its errors. |
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Communications
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Identify the four main factors in the communication process. |
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Differentiate between verbal and nonverbal communication. |
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Provide examples of the use of effective and ineffective communications. |
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Practice active listening and nonjudgmental paraphrasing of statements. |
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Define personal space and tell how it affects behavior. |
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Group processes |
List factors in group effectiveness. |
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List stages of group performance. |
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LIFE STAGES |
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Physical development |
Identify stages of growth and development throughout life span. |
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Moral development |
Identify theories of moral development. |
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Cognitive development |
Identify theories of cognitive development. |
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PHYSIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR |
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Nervous and endocrine systems |
Describe roles of the nervous and endocrine systems on behavior. |
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Altered states of consciousness |
Identify altered states of consciousness. |
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PERSONALITY |
7 |
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Definition |
Define personality. |
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Theories |
Match major theorists with their approaches to personality. |
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Assessment |
List three methods of assessing personality. |
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Differentiate between objective and projective personality tests. |
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Name and describe personality disorders and types of therapy for each. |
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EMOTIONS AND MOTIVES |
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Definitions |
Define motive and emotion. |
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Needs theory |
Relate needs and motives. |
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Theories of emotion |
List Maslow's hierarchy of needs. |
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Expression of emotion |
Relate motivation to study habits and career choices. |
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Give examples of verbal and nonverbal means of communicating emotions. |
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CONFLICTS, STRESS, AND ANXIETY |
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Definitions |
Define stress, anxiety, and adjustment. |
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Locus of control |
Define locus of control and recognize own characteristics as internal or external locus of control. |
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Types of conflict |
Identify the major types of conflict. |
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Effects of stress |
Relate conflict to pressure and frustration. |
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Coping mechanisms |
Identify three stages of stress and physiological changes in each. |
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