Download PSY202 - Rogue Community College

Course No: PSY202
Credits:
4
Date: February 2014
Course Title:
General Psychology II
Institution:
Rogue Community College
Type of Course:
Transfer
Length of Course:
A minimum of forty (40) lecture hours per one term.
Prerequisites:
WR115 or BT113; PSY201 recommended.
Department Assignment:
Social Science
Course Description: By continuing the overview of the general psychology curriculum begun in
PSY201, PSY202 prepares students for continued study in more advanced psychology classes.
This course is designed to help students gain an understanding of human development including
personality testing, personality development and intelligence; psychopathology and current
methods of treating psychopathology; social psychology; and human sexuality and gender
development. PSY202 also provides training in the application of study skills, critical thinking,
and cross-cultural awareness.
Intended Course Outcomes and key ILO (Institutional Learning Outcomes)
indicators: Upon successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
Expected Outcomes:
1. Compare and contrast the
major theories of human
development.
Key ILO Indicators
CT 2 - Raise significant and
relevant questions.
Assessment Methods:
1. Pass objective tests and
quizzes. Complete in-class
writing assignments and/or
activities and homework
assignments. Participate in
large and small-group
discussions.
2. Compare and contrast the
major theories of personality.
Discuss the strengths and
weaknesses of Freud’s theory
of personality.
CT 3 - Locate, organizes,
analyze, and interpret data.
2. Pass objective tests and
quizzes. Complete in-class
writing assignments and/or
activities and homework
assignments. Participate in
large and small-group
1
Expected Outcomes:
3. Discuss symptoms of
psychopathology, in general,
and describe various types of
psychopathology.
Key ILO Indicators
Assessment Methods:
discussions.
CT 3 - Locate, organizes,
analyze, and interpret data.
3. Pass objective tests and
quizzes. Complete in-class
writing assignments and/or
activities.
4. Describe Freud’s therapeutic CT 2 - Raise significant and
approach (psychoanalysis);
relevant questions.
compare and contrast with
other approaches to
psychotherapy, including
behavioral, cognitive, and
humanistic approaches.
4. Pass objective tests and
quizzes. Complete in-class
writing assignments and/or
activities and homework.
Participate in classroom
discussions.
5. Discuss the history and
development of the field of
social psychology. Describe
the findings of important social
psychology experiments,
including those of Asch,
Milgram, Zimbardo, and
others. Discuss the major ideas
associated with this field.
AK 3 - Apply knowledge
and skills through a global
perspective with an
awareness of context,
personal assumptions, and
worldview.
5. Pass objective exams and
quizzes. Complete in-class
writing assignments and/or
activities and homework.
Participate in large and
small-group discussions.
6. Discuss human gender
development, including both
normal and abnormal
development. Discuss male
and female sexual response,
including research findings
from the past 75 years.
COM3 - Display
understanding, compassion
and acceptance.
6. Pass objective exams and
quizzes. Complete in-class
writing assignments and/or
activities. Participate in
classroom discussions.
Typical Required and Recommended Text(s): Coon, Dennis & John O. Mitterer (2013).
Introduction to Psychology: Gateways to Mind & Behavior, 13th edition. Belmont, CA:
Wadsworth.
2
TYPICAL COURSE SCHEDULE:
1. Human Development
Nature & Nurture
Prenatal and early childhood development
Social development and parental influences
Language and cognitive development
Adolescence and young adulthood
Moral development
Middle and late adulthood
Death and dying
2. Intelligence
Defining and measuring intelligence
Variations in intelligence: giftedness and disability
Heredity and environment
Alternative views of intelligence
3. Gender and Sexuality
Dimensions of sex
Sexual orientation
Gender development, socialization and stereotypes
Sexual response and behavior
Atypical sexual behavior
Choices, risks and responsibilities
4. Personality
Theories of personality
Personality assessment
5. Psychological Disorders
Defining normal and abnormal behavior
Major categories of mental disorders
Etiology of mental disorder
Cultural and historical perspectives
6. Therapies
Major theoretical orientations
Dimensions and goals of treatment
Medical approaches to treating mental illness
Future developments
7. Social Thinking and Social Influence
The social context
Attitude development and change
Conformity, compliance and obedience
Coercion and brainwashing
8. Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior
Interpersonal attraction and relationship formation
Love and mate selection
Helping behaviors
3
Antisocial behavior
Prejudice and conflict
9. Applied Psychology
Industrial/organizational psychology
Environmental psychology
Psychology in education and the law
Sports psychology
4