Psychology is designed to meet scope and sequence requirements for the single-semester introduction to psychology course. The course offers a comprehensive treatment of core concepts, grounded in both classic studies and current and emerging research. The course material also includes coverage of the DSM-5 in examinations of psychological disorders. Psychology incorporates discussions that reflect the diversity within the discipline, as well as the diversity of cultures and communities across the globe.
Throughout Psychology, you will find features that draw the students into psychological inquiry by taking selected topics a step further.
Course Curriculum
| Preface | |||
| Preface – Psychology | 00:00:00 | ||
| 1. Introduction to Psychology | |||
| What Is Psychology? | 01:00:00 | ||
| History of Psychology | 01:30:00 | ||
| Contemporary Psychology | 01:00:00 | ||
| Careers in Psychology | 01:00:00 | ||
| 2. Psychological Research | |||
| Introduction – Psychological Research | 00:00:00 | ||
| Why Is Research Important? | 00:00:00 | ||
| Approaches to Research | 00:00:00 | ||
| Analyzing Findings | 01:00:00 | ||
| Ethics | 01:30:00 | ||
| 3. Biopsychology | |||
| Introduction – Biopsychology | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Human Genetics | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cells of the Nervous System | 01:30:00 | ||
| Parts of the Nervous System | 01:30:00 | ||
| The Brain and Spinal Cord | 01:30:00 | ||
| The Endocrine System | 01:30:00 | ||
| 4. States of Consciousness | |||
| Introduction – States of Consciousness | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Consciousness? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sleep and Why We Sleep | 01:30:00 | ||
| Stages of Sleep | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sleep Problems and Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Substance Use and Abuse | 01:30:00 | ||
| Other States of Consciousness | 01:30:00 | ||
| 5. Sensation and Perception | |||
| Introduction – Sensation and Perception | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sensation versus Perception | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Waves and Wavelengths | 01:30:00 | ||
| Vision | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hearing | 01:30:00 | ||
| The Other Senses | 01:30:00 | ||
| Gestalt Principles of Perception | 01:30:00 | ||
| 6. Learning | |||
| Introduction – Learning | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Learning? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Classical Conditioning | 01:30:00 | ||
| Operant Conditioning | 01:30:00 | ||
| Observational Learning (Modeling) | 01:30:00 | ||
| 7. Thinking and Intelligence | |||
| Introduction – Thinking and Intelligence | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Cognition? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Language | 01:30:00 | ||
| Problem Solving | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Are Intelligence and Creativity? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Measures of Intelligence | 01:30:00 | ||
| The Source of Intelligence | 01:30:00 | ||
| 8. Memory | |||
| Introduction – Memory | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| How Memory Functions | 01:30:00 | ||
| Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory | 01:30:00 | ||
| Problems with Memory | 01:30:00 | ||
| Ways to Enhance Memory | 01:30:00 | ||
| 9. Lifespan Development | |||
| Introduction – Lifespan Development | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Lifespan Development? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Lifespan Theories | 01:30:00 | ||
| Stages of Development | 01:30:00 | ||
| Death and Dying | 01:30:00 | ||
| 10. Emotion and Motivation | |||
| Introduction – Emotion and Motivation | 01:30:00 | ||
| Motivation | 01:30:00 | ||
| Hunger and Eating | 01:30:00 | ||
| Sexual Behavior | 01:30:00 | ||
| Emotion | 01:30:00 | ||
| 11. Personality | |||
| Introduction – Personality | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Personality? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Freud and the Psychodynamic Perspective | 01:30:00 | ||
| Neo-Freudians: Adler, Erikson, Jung, and Horney | 01:30:00 | ||
| Learning Approaches | 01:30:00 | ||
| Humanistic Approaches | 01:30:00 | ||
| Biological Approaches | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Trait Theorists | 01:30:00 | ||
| Cultural Understandings of Personality | 01:30:00 | ||
| Personality Assessment | 01:30:00 | ||
| 12. Social Psychology | |||
| Introduction – Social Psychology | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Social Psychology? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Self-presentation | 01:30:00 | ||
| Attitudes and Persuasion | 01:30:00 | ||
| Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience | 01:30:00 | ||
| Prejudice and Discrimination | 01:30:00 | ||
| Aggression | 01:30:00 | ||
| Prosocial Behavior | 01:30:00 | ||
| 13. Industrial-Organizational Psychology | |||
| Introduction – Industrial and Organizational Psychology | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Industrial and Organizational Psychology? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees | 01:30:00 | ||
| Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work | 01:30:00 | ||
| Human Factors Psychology and Workplace Design | 01:30:00 | ||
| 14. Stress, Lifestyle, and Health | |||
| Introduction – Stress, Lifestyle, and Health | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Is Stress? | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Stressors | 01:30:00 | ||
| Stress and Illness | 01:30:00 | ||
| Regulation of Stress | 01:30:00 | ||
| The Pursuit of Happiness | 01:30:00 | ||
| 15. Psychological Disorders | |||
| Introduction – Psychological Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| What Are Psychological Disorders? | 01:30:00 | ||
| Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Perspectives on Psychological Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Anxiety Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Posttraumatic Stress Disorder | 01:30:00 | ||
| Mood Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Schizophrenia | 01:30:00 | ||
| Dissociative Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Personality Disorders | 01:30:00 | ||
| Disorders in Childhood | 01:30:00 | ||
| 16. Therapy and Treatment | |||
| Introduction – Therapy and Treatment | FREE | 01:30:00 | |
| Mental Health Treatment: Past and Present | 01:30:00 | ||
| Types of Treatment | 01:30:00 | ||
| Treatment Modalities | 01:30:00 | ||
| Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case | 01:30:00 | ||
| The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization | 01:30:00 | ||
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