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1.2: Course Contents at a Glance

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    The following list shows the module-level topics for the course. To see all of the course pages, visit the Table of Contents.

    Module 1: Psychological Foundations

    • The History of Psychology
    • Domains in Psychology
    • Careers in Psychology

    Module 2: Psychological Research

    • The Scientific Method
    • Descriptive Research
    • Correlational Research
    • Experiments
    • Statistical Thinking
    • How to Read Research
    • Biological Psychology Domain

    Module 3: Biopsychology

    • Neural Communication
    • The Nervous System and Endocrine System
    • Parts of the Brain
    • The Limbic System and Other Brain Areas
    • Brain Imaging
    • Nature and Nurture
    • Gene-Environment Interactions

    Module 4: State of Consciousness

    • Consciousness and Biological Rhythms
    • Sleep and Sleep Stages
    • Dreams and Dreaming
    • Sleep Problems and Disorders
    • Drugs and Consciousness
    • Hypnosis and Meditation
    • Cognitive Psychology Domain

    Module 5: Sensation and Perception

    • Sensation and Perception
    • Vision
    • Hearing
    • Taste and Smell
    • Touch and Pain
    • The Vestibular Sense
    • Perception
    • Illusions

    Module 6: Thinking and Intelligence

    • What Is Cognition?
    • Solving Problems
    • Language and Language Use
    • Language Development
    • Intelligence and Creativity
    • Measures of Intelligence
    • The Source of Intelligence

    Module 7: Memory

    • Memory Encoding
    • Storage
    • Retrieval
    • Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory
    • Amnesia and Forgetting
    • Eyewitness Testimony and Memory Construction
    • Ways to Enhance Memory
    • Developmental Psychology Domain

    Module 8: Learning

    • What Is Learning?
    • Classical Conditioning
    • Operant Conditioning
    • Reinforcement Schedules
    • Latent Learning
    • Observational Learning

    Module 9: Lifespan Development

    • What Is Lifespan Development?
    • Psychosexual and Psychosocial Theories of Development
    • Cognitive Development
    • Moral Development
    • Prenatal Development
    • Childhood
    • Adolescence
    • Adulthood
    • Death and Dying
    • Social and Personality Psychology Domain

    Module 10: Social Psychology

    • Social Psychology and Influences on Behavior
    • Social Norms and Scripts
    • Attitudes and Persuasion
    • Group Behavior
    • The Bystander Effect and Altruism
    • Attraction and Love
    • Prejudice and Discrimination
    • Aggression

    Module 11: Personality

    • Personality and the Psychodynamic Perspective
    • Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney
    • Explaining Personality: Learning and Humanistic Approaches
    • Explaining Personality: Biological Approaches and Trait Theories
    • Personality Assessment

    Module 12: Emotion and Motivation

    • Motivation
    • Hunger and Eating
    • Sexual Behavior
    • Emotion
    • Expressing and Recognizing Emotion

    Module 13: Industrial-Organizational Psychology

    • Industrial-Organizational Psychology
    • Selecting Employees
    • Job Satisfaction
    • Leadership and Organization
    • Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design
    • Mental and Physical Health Domain

    Module 14: Psychological Disorders

    • Introduction to Psychological Disorders
    • Anxiety Disorders
    • OCD and PTSD
    • Mood Disorders
    • Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders
    • Personality Disorders
    • Childhood Disorders

    Module 15: Therapy and Treatment

    • Mental Health Treatment: Then and Now
    • Types of Treatment and Psychoanalysis
    • Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
    • Humanistic Therapy and Other Treatments
    • Treatment Modalities

    Module 16: Stress, Lifestyle, and Health

    • Stress
    • Stressors
    • Stress and Illness
    • Regulating Stress
    • Positive Psychology

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