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All courses include:
eTextbooks
2 to 3-day turnaround for grading
Multiple chances to improve your grade
On-demand tutoring & writing center
Student support 7 days a week
Introduction to Psychology
$79
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3 Credits
About This Course
ACE Approved 2023
Introduction to Psychology provides you with a general survey of psychology including the relationship between biology and behavior, such as how stress impacts personal health.
What You'll Learn
Define psychology and describe the four goals of psychology.
Identify the origins of the field of psychology and analyze how various methods, people and theories have impacted early psychology to evolve into contemporary psychology.
Propose ways in which psychologists can apply their expertise in society.
Comprehend how race, culture, and ethnicity influence behavior.
Describe the discipline and practice of sociocultural psychology.
Define the concept hypothesis and theory, analyze the requirements for using the scientific method in psychology, and identify the importance of objectivity in psychological research.
Understand research methods in psychology and explain the descriptive research designs.
Identify experiments using correlational and experimental research methods.
Define the nervous system and analyze how the body works with the nervous system to generate behavior.
Compare and contrast the central, peripheral nervous systems, somatic, and autonomic nervous systems.
Distinguish between the Gestalt principles and identify the process of sensory perception.
Summarize the effects of drug addiction and dependence and produce real-life scenarios resulting from drug abuse.
Explain cognitive-social approaches to learning. Compare and contrast the characteristics of observational and latent learning.
Identify Sigmund Freud's influence on the study of psychosexual development.
Compare and contrast methods and theories for measuring and assessing personality.
Identify the relationship between prejudice and stereotypes and describe how these constructions affect our attributions about other people's behavior.
Distinguish among the explanations for prejudice and identify some effective techniques for combating prejudice.
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Topics covered in our online Intro to Psychology course include intelligence and reasoning, personality, gender and sex, memory, ethics, and research methods.
There are no prerequisites to take Introduction to Psychology.
Topic | Subtopics |
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The History of Science In Psychology |
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Scientific Method In Psychology |
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Biology and Behavior |
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Sensation and Perception |
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States of Consciousness |
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Cognitive Development |
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Memory |
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Intelligence and Reason |
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Motivation and Emotion |
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Developmental Psychology |
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Gender and Sex |
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Personality |
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Stress and Health |
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Psychological Disorder |
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Social Psychology |
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Your score provides a percentage score and letter grade for each course. A passing percentage is 70% or higher.
Assignments for this course include:
- 4 Graded Exams
- 1 Graded Midterm
- 1 Graded Final
The required eTextbook for this course is included with your course purchase at no additional cost.
King, Laura: Experience Psychology, 4th edition. McGraw-Hill, 2019. ISBN 9781264163533
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