PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology

Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory (or Other) Hours: 0

General Education Code(s): 23SS
Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Restriction(s): None

This course introduces and reviews scientific approaches to the study and explanation of human behavior. Topics will include historical background; scientific method; the biological, genetic, neural, and evolutionary bases of behavior; sensation and perception; attention, learning, and memory; motivation and emotions; problem solving and reasoning; cognition and communication; social psychology, personality, and psychological disorders.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course: The General Education requirement for Social Sciences is satisfied by PSYC 100. To meet this General Education requirement, students will be able to:

describe major concepts and theories of at least one discipline in the social sciences; and
demonstrate an understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena.

Course-specific SLOs for PSYC 100:

Students will demonstrate knowledge of the experimental designs and historical background of the discipline of psychology, including theories and principles as they pertain to the individual topics of the course.