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Welcome to Introduction to Psychology which provides learning resources that can be used to introduce learners to psychology.
Objectives
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
- Describe the scientific methods utilized in the study of human behavior;
- Appreciate the diversity of the field of psychology and the dynamic nature of its continuing development and growth;
- Understand the influence of biology, learning histories, situations, cognition, personality, and cultural factors, in the shaping and development of human behavior;
- Understand the concepts, histories, methods of investigation, and theories of the different subfields of psychology;
- Appreciate the importance of psychological principles as they apply to everyday life.
Outline
- Introduction to psychology as a science
- Biological basis of behavior
- Consciousness
- Human development
- Intelligence
- Language and cognition
- Learning
- Memory
- Media and communications psychology
- Motivation and emotion
- Personality and individual differences
- Psychological disorders
- Psychotherapy and intervention
- Research methods in psychology
- Sensation and perception
- Social psychology
Textbooks
Introductory psychology textbooks tend to cover a similar range of topics. It is recommended that this course use Introduction to Psychology (Wikibooks), as well as other online resources.
OpenStax has a free online introductory psychology textbook: Psychology 2e
Other
- Saul Kassin's 'Psychology'.
- Psychology by Alan J. Fridlund, Daniel Reisberg, Henry Gleitman. This textbook has been used for Stanford, Penn, MIT, and Harvard Introduction to Psychology courses.
- Bernard J. Luskin, Casting the Net Over Global Learning, New Developments in Workforce Training and Online Psychologies, Griffin Publishing Group, 2002.
Lectures
- Chapter 1: Definition and History - Key words - Questions
- Chapter 2: Research Methods - Key words
- Chapter 3: Biological foundations - Key words
- Lecture 4: Developmental Psychology (briefly)
- Lecture 5: Sensation and Perception
- Lecture 6: Consciousness
- Lecture 7: Learning
- Lecture 8: Retention and Forgetting
- Lecture 9: Cognitive Processes
- Lecture ten: Motivation and Emotion
- Lecture 11: Psychological Testing and Individual Differences
- Lecture 12: Personality Principles
- Lecture 13: Abnormal Personality Patterns
- Lecture 14: Therapies
- Lecture 15: Social Psychology
See also
- Psychology
- Introduction to psychology/Psy102
- Psychologists (Wikipedia)
- List of publications in psychology (Wikipedia)
- List of psychologists (Wikipedia)
- List of psychology organizations (Wikipedia)
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External links
Learning about Psychology
History of Psychology
Other
- Psychology Wiki
- PsychWiki - Wiki for psychology researchers (theory, findings, research methods, funding sources, and more)
- Find a Therapist - Psychology Today
- AmoebaWeb Psychology Directory
- Psychology at the Open Directory Project
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