Bachelor of Science in Biology 1st Year First Semester → Bachelor of Science in Biology 1st Year Second Semester

General Psychology (PSY1)


Description
This course is designed to give students an overview of what psychological science has discovered about human behavior and mental processes over the past century. An evolutionary, functional perspective will be applied across the many fields of psychology. Students will gain an understanding of the psychological phenomena that occur in daily life as well as the practical applications of psychological knowledge.
Content
  • SYLLABUS
  • BOOK REFERENCE
  • BOOK REFERENCE
  • BOOK REFERENCE
  • WEEK 1
  • History of Psychology | Psychology
  • History of Psychology
  • History of Psychology
  • ASSIGNMENT 1
  • WEEK 2
  • Timeline of Psychology
  • History of Psychology
  • History of Psychology
  • ASSIGNMENT 2
  • WEEK 3
  • Research Methods in Psychology
  • Psychoanalytic theory | Behavior
  • ASSIGNMENT 3
  • Introduction to Biopsychology
  • Approaches in Psychology: Biological
  • Central Nervous System: Crash Course
  • Central Nervous System & Peripheral Nervous System (CNS/PNS)
  • The Brain
  • WEEK 4
  • ASSIGNMENT 4
  • Sensation and Perception
  • The Sensory System
  • Sensation & Perception: Information Processing in the Brain
  • WEEK 5
  • Nature vs. Nurture
  • Jean Piaget’s Theory of Cognitive Development
  • Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development
  • The Socially Constructed Self
  • WEEK 6
  • What does social construction really mean?
  • Vygotsky’s theory of Social Development
  • Vygotsky's Sociocultural Theory
  • Social Identity Theory
  • ASSIGNMENT 5
  • ASSIGNMENT
  • FINAL EXAM
Completion rules
  • All units must be completed