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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