2023-2024 College Catalog

PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology, Part I

Surveys the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in scientific research, biological psychology, sensation and perception, learning theory, memory, language, cognition, consciousness, and human development. Provides an overview of popular trends, examines the overarching themes of heredity vs. environment, stability vs. change, and free will vs. determinism, and emphasizes the sociocultural approach, which assumes that gender, culture, and ethnicity are essential to understanding behavior, thought, and emotion. Prerequisite: RDWR 115 or equivalent placement test scores. Fulfills General Education requirements for Social Science\Cultural Literacy

Credits

4