PSY101D: General Psychology (3 hrs)

Instructor:           Lisa Harder

                                lharder@graceu.edu 

Helpdesk:            pchelp@graceu.edu

                                (402) 449-2904

Course Description

This course is designed to introduce the students to the study of human behavior. Areas of study include: psychological research methods, developmental psychology, altered states of awareness, learning and conditioning, intelligence and testing, and the psychology of abnormal behavior. Each field will be examined and evaluated from a Christian perspective.

Textbooks

A significant amount of course content is based on the required textbooks. Textbooks are available for purchase from the university bookstore (www.graceu.edu/bookstore).

Technology Requirements

This course requires the latest versions of the software plug-ins or programs listed below. Run a system scan at the Microsoft system requirements site: https://www.microsoftelearning.com/help/systemRequirements.aspx

 

Software

Use

Download

Internet Explorer

Accessing course

http://www.microsoft.com/ie

Flash Player (SWF)

Viewing media

http://www.adobe.com/downloads

Adobe Reader (PDF)

Reading documents

http://www.adobe.com/downloads

Windows Media Player (WMV)

Viewing media

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmedia

Microsoft Office Word (DOC)

Viewing, creating and editing documents (all files are sent in .doc format)

http://www.microsoft.com/office/word

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the student should be able to do the following:

 Class Schedule

Lesson

Topic

Learning Activities

1

Introduction to Psychology

·         Discussion

·         Case Study

·         Topics for Online Report in Controversial Psychology

2

Research in Psychology

·         Discussion

·         Design your own Research Studies

3

The Biology of Mind & Behavior

·         Discussion

4

Learning

·         Discussion

·         Article Review

5

Memory

·         Discussion

·         Improving Your Memory

6

Language, Thinking, & Intelligence

·         Discussion

7

Emotion & Motivation

·         Discussion

8

Personality

·         Discussion

·         Article Review

9

Child Development

·         Discussion

·         Report on a Controversial Issue in Psychology

10

Adolescent & Adult Development

·         Discussion

·         Adolescent Survey

11

Stress, Health, & Coping

·         Discussion

·         Article Review

12

Psychological Disorders

·         Discussion

·         Report on a Controversial Issue in Psychology

13

Treatment

·         Discussion

·         12 Step Program

14

Social Psychology

·         Discussion

·         Final Paper Rough Draft

15

Bringing it all Together

·         Discussion

·         Final Paper Submission