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Language: English Description: This Psychology Program course, offered by our accredited school partners, takes students through the basic concepts, theories, research methods, and contributions to the understanding of human behavior taking students through the various complexities of human development, the motivations for our thoughts, feelings and behavior as well as the role of sexuality, gender, heredity and genetics as applied to human behavior overall. Students will have the opportunity to analyze various psychological disorders, “normal” behaviors and the basis of the psychology behind learning, memory and experience. Students who complete this course will have firm understanding of the theories and concepts of psychology including the scope of psychology, biological foundations and the brain, sensation, perception, motivation, personality, learning/memory, emotion, states of consciousness, personality theories, cognition, life-span development, and applied psychology. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today! Instructor Description: This class supported by an Educational Mentor. Educational mentors have worked or are working in the subject they mentor. Educational Mentors review student work, student progress, and interact with students as needed. They respond to any questions or concerns you might have, as well as encouraging and motivating you to succeed. Requirements This course does not require any additional purchases of supplementary materials. Show Syllabus Hide Syllabus Lesson 1 Psychology Module 1 The Science of Psychology • What is Psychology? • History of Psychology • Contemporary Psychology • Psychological Research • Analyzing Findings • Ethics Psychology Module 2 The Brain and Consciousness • Human Genetics • Cells and Parts of the Nervous System • The Brain and Spinal Cord • The Endocrine System • Sleep and Why We Sleep • Stages of Sleep • Sleep Problems and Disorders • Substance Use and Abuse • Other States of Consciousness Psychology Module 3 Sensation and Perception • Differences in Sensation and Perception • Waves and Wavelengths • Vision • Hearing • The Other Senses • Gestalt Principles of Perception Psychology Module 4 Learning • Learning Defined • Behaviorism • Classical and Operant Conditioning • Schedules of Reinforcement That Affect Behavior • Significant Findings in Behavioristic Explanations • Main Beliefs of Cognitive Psychology • Modeling • Applying Learning Principles to Life Psychology Module 5 Memory and Intelligence • What is Cognition? • Language • Problem Solving • What Are Intelligence and Creativity? • Measures of Intelligence • How Memory Functions • Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory • Problems with Memory Psychology Module 6 Motivation and Emotion • What is Lifespan Development? • Lifespan Theories • Stages of Development • Death and Dying • Hunger and Eating • Sexual Behavior Psychology Module 7 Personality • What is Personality? • Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective • Neo-Freudians: Alder, Erikson, Jung, and Horney • Learning Approaches • Humanistic Approaches • Biological Approaches • Trait Theories • Cultural Understandings of Personality • Personality Assessment Psychology Module 8 Social Psychology • Social Psychology Defined • Compliance • Conformity • Attitudes, Beliefs, Opinions, and Stereotypes • Key Forces That May Serve to Change Attitudes • Aggression Defined • Causes and Manifestations of Antisocial and Prosocial Behavior • What is Love Psychology Module 9 I/O Psychology and Stress • Industrial Psychology • Organizational Psychology • Human Factors Psychology • What is Stress? • Stressors • Regulations of Stress • The Pursuit of Happiness Psychology Module 10 Psychological Disorders and Therapies • Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders • Perspectives on Psychological Disorders • Anxiety Disorders • Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders • Posttraumatic Stress Disorder • Mood Disorders • Dissociative Disorders • Mental Health Treatment • Treatment Modalities Outlines are subject to change, as courses and materials are updated. Hide Syllabus
Course ID/# : 1297/2810243
Tuition: $2,295.00

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