Psychology
| Course Purpose |
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| The purpose of this course is for students to understand the basic knowledge and theories on psychology. |
| Learning Goals |
| Students should be able to: 1) explain psychology as a behavioral science. 2) look at human behavior through logical thinking. |
| Topic | |
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| Session 1 | What is psychology The method of psychology. Research area of psychology. Textbook Chapter 1. |
| Session 2 | Basic pattern of behavior Reflexes, instinctive behaviors, learned behaviors. Textbook Chapter 2. |
| Session 3 | Development Genetic factors and environmental factors. Textbook Chapter 3. |
| Session 4 | Study Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, social learning. Textbook Chapter 4 Section 1-3. |
| Session 5 | Memory Short-term memory, long-term memory, neurological basis of memory. Textbook Chapter 4, Sections 4-5. |
| Session 6 | Sensory perception (1) The types and functions of sensations, psychophysics. Textbook Chapter 5 Section 1. |
| Session 7 | Sensory perception (2) Visual perception. Textbook Chapter 5 Section 2. |
| Session 8 | Sensory Perception (3) Auditory perception, tactile sense. Textbook Chapter 5 Section 3-4. |
| Session 9 | Thinking/Language (1) Problem solving, cognitive development. Textbook Chapter 6, Sections 1-4. |
| Session 10 | Thinking/Language (2) Verbal communication, the characteristics of language. Textbook Chapter 6, Sections 5-8. |
| Session 11 | Motivation/Emotion Classification of motivation, basic emotions. Textbook Chapter 7. |
| Session 12 | Individual difference Measurement of intelligence, personality. Textbook Chapter 8. |
| Session 13 | Social behavior Development of social behavior, social cognition. Textbook Chapter 9. |
| Session 14 | History of psychology Textbook Chapter 10. |