2019 - 2020 College Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
2019 - 2020 College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

PSYC 200 - Introductory Psychology II


Credit Hours: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Laboratory Hours: 0

Prerequisite(s): PSYC 100  with a grade of C or better

Restriction(s): None

Corequisite(s): None

As an extension of PSYC 100 , this course focuses on scientific approaches to the study of human behavior, including experimental design and statistics, and current and historic approaches. Specific topics will be determined by the instructor and may include cognitive development, evolutionary psychology, social influences on behavior, and abnormal psychology.

Student Learning Outcomes of the Course:
  1. Students will demonstrate understanding of the methods social scientists use to explore social phenomena, including observation, hypothesis development, measurement and data collection, experimentation, evaluation of evidence, and employment of mathematical and interpretive analysis.
  2. Students will demonstrate knowledge of major concepts, models and issues of at least one discipline in the social sciences.
  3. Students will demonstrate knowledge of the experimental designs and statistics used in psychological research, and current and historic approaches to the discipline. Students will also learn to read and analyze research articles, and demonstrate the ability to write a research proposal.