• PSYCHOLOGY IS THE STUDY OF THE MIND AND HUMAN BEHAVIOR!

     
    In this one semester course, you will be exposed to human behavior and why people act the way they do.  This course involves reading and discussion as well as an independent research project on a topic of your choice.  Various movie clips and the full length movie  "A Beautiful Mind"  are also viewed in this course to enrich our study of certain topics!

    Brain                                         Einstein

    Topics to be covered in this course include:   

     

    • Introduction to Psychology
    • Famous Psychologists and their contributions 
    •  Life Span from Infancy to Old Age
    • Altered States of Consciousness
    • Motivation, Emotion, Intelligence
    • Theories of Personality
    • Abnormal Psychology: Mental Disorders

     

    HOMEWORK FOR THIS WEEK:
Last Modified on September 7, 2007