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| PSY 1002 - General Psychology II : SS3 |
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Summer 2025
Learning Objectives: For REQUIRED SYLLABUS information that is to be included on all syllabi starting Spring 2018, 201830 go to https://internal.cccs.edu/wp-content/uploads/documents/GT-SS3-Required-Syllabus-Info.docx.: 1. Demonstrate the basic rules of research in psychology and be able to evaluate their application. 2. Explain the development of cognition and language skills. 3. Examine intelligence from the perspectives of development and assessment. 4. Compare and contrast personality from the perspectives of theory and assessment. 5. Explain abnormal psychology in terms of major disorders. 6. Identify the major forms of therapy used in treating psychological disorders. 7. Identify major psychological, physical, and social influences on human development throughout life. 8. Analyze social influences on behavior. 9. Explain physical, psychological, and psychosocial aspects of sex, gender, and sexuality. 10. Write and speak clearly and logically in presentations and essays about topics related to psychology. 11. Demonstrate psychology information literacy by evaluating the validity of information sources in the study of psychology. 12. Analyze, evaluate, and apply written material related to the study of psychology. Required Materials: Technical Requirements: TOPICAL OUTLINE: I. Research methods in psychology a. Basic research and statistical methods b. Basic vs. applied science c. Evaluation of psychological research d. Ethics in research II. Cognition and language a. Theories of language development b. Nature vs. nurture in language development c. Concept formation d. Problem solving e. Creativity III. Intelligence a. Defining intelligence b. Theories of intelligence c. Measuring intelligence d. Cultural biases in intelligence testing e. The exceptional person IV. Personality a. Theories of personality b. Personality assessment V. Abnormal psychology a. Defining abnormality b. Diagnosing abnormal behavior: The classification systems c. Anxiety disorders d. Somatic symptom sisorders and dissociative disorders e. Affective disorders f. Schizophrenia disorders g. Sexual dysfunctions and gender dysphoria h. Personality disorders VI. Therapy a. Psychotherapy b. Insight therapies c. Behavior therapies d. Medical therapies e. Effectiveness of therapy VII. Life-span development a. Conception b. Prenatal development and birth c. The newborn and infancy d. Childhood e. Adolescence f. Early and middle adulthood g. Aging h. Death and dying VIII. Social psychology a. Attitude formation and change b. Person perception c. Conformity and obedience d. Conflict and cooperation e. Prejudice IX. Sex, gender, and sexuality X. Gender roles XI. Gender identity XII. Physical and psychological sexual health XIII. Sexual orientation |
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