Introduction to Psychology

A survey of psychology as an empirical/ behavioral science with a consideration of underlying philosophical bases in light of a Christian worldview. Topics to be surveyed include development, cognition, learning, motivation, physiology, socialization, personality and psychopathology.

[PSYC 200] 1. Introduction.
[PSYC 200] 2. The Story of Psychology.
[PSYC 200] 3. Introduction to Human Behavior.
[PSYC 200] 4. The Biological Basis for Behavior.
[PSYC 200] 5. Neurotransmitters.
[PSYC 200] 6. The Brain.
[PSYC 200] 7. Fetal Brain Development.
[PSYC 200] 8. Developmental Psychology: The Newborn.
[PSYC 200] 9. Sensation.
[PSYC 200] 10. Subliminal Messaging.
[PSYC 200] 11. Perception.
[PSYC 200] 12. States of Consciousness.
[PSYC 200] 13. States of Consciousness, part 2.
[PSYC 200] 14. Classical Conditioning.
[PSYC 200] 15. Operant Conditioning.
[PSYC 200] 16. Memory.
[PSYC 200] 17. Emotions.
[PSYC 200] 18. Personality.
[PSYC 200] 19. Psychological Disorders.
[PSYC 200] 20. Psychological Disorders, Part 2.
[PSYC 200] 21. Therapy.
[PSYC 200] 22. Stress and Health.
[PSYC 200] 23. Social Psychology.