Syllabus for Introductory Psychology -- PSYC 1000

I. Background

A. History and scope of Psychology
B. Research methods used in Psychology, including simple statistics

II. Adaptation by biological and psychological mechanisms

A. Behavior genetics
B. Evolutionary Psychology
C. Learning

III. Physiological Psychology

A. The nervous system
B. Motivation, sleep, and emotion

IV. Sensation and Perception

A. Olfaction, gustation, pain, hearing, and psychophysics
B. Vision

VI. Intellect -- The Human Powers of Knowing and Thinking

A. Memory and consciousness
B. Intelligence and reasoning

VII. Developmental Psychology

A. Cognitive development
B. Social development

VIII. Social Psychology

A. Social perception and attitudes
B. Social influences on behavior

IX. Personality and Abnormal Psychology

A. Theories of personality
B. Psychological illness
C. Psychological therapy

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