PSYC 100 Syllabus

Course Syllabus: PSYC 100- Fall 2018

Meet Your Instructor:  Jamie Velazquez, PhD  (I'll meet you in class) 

Course Description:  General introduction to the scientific approach to the understanding of behavior. Concentration upon principles of development, learning, motivation, emotion, adjustment, and abnormal behavior. Emphasis directed toward application of psychological principles to personal adjustment. This course is a prerequisite for most other psychology courses.

Textbook Information: Grison, S., Heatherton, T. F., & Gazzaniga, M. S. (2016). Psychology in your life (2 Ed). New York, NY: W. W. Norton & Company.

Course Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, research methods, core empirical findings, and historic trends in psychology.

2. Recognize and understand the impact of diversity on psychological research, theory and application, including (but not limited to): age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation.

3. Understand and apply psychological principles to personal experience and social and organizational settings.

4. Demonstrate critical thinking skills and information competence as applied to psychological topics.