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Southern Union State CC Unit Planning
Unit Number
017680
Outcome
Number:
Year:
Outcome
Type:
Outcome:
Institutional
Goal:
Unit Name
Psychology (PSY)
Person Responsible
Phillip Wiley
1
2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
All students enrolled in Psychology will be able to answer questions related to
developmental psychology at 70% accuracy.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
Initial
During the 2013­2014 academic year, 28.8% of Psychology students who completed
Assessment: the assessment test correctly answered items related to developmental psychology.
Scheduled
Completion Summer 2015
Date:
Budget
Amount:
NA
Action Plan:
1. Instructors will assign a new comprehension­ or application­based assignment
relating to developmental psychology. 2. The instructor will develop an assignment
focusing on a research summary teaching the students the value of research in
developmental psychology.
Outcome
Outcome will be measured by a multiple choice exam (attached).
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
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Supporting File Attachment
PSY200 Assessment Test.docx Outcome
Number:
2
Year:
2014­2015
Outcome
Type:
Student Learning Outcome
Outcome:
Students enrolled in Human Growth and Development will be able to answer
questions related to cross­cultural variations at 70% accuracy.
Institutional
Goal:
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
During the 2013­2014 academic year, 47.9% of Human Growth and Development
Initial
students who completed the assessment test correctly answered items related to
Assessment:
cross­cultural variations.
Scheduled
Completion
Date:
Summer 2015
Budget
Amount:
NA
Action Plan:
1. Instructors will assign a new comprehension­ or application­based assignment
relating to cross­cultural Variations. 2. The instructors will include more examples of
cross­cultural variations of other nations, such as Japan, in classroom lecture and
activities.
Outcome
Outcome will be measured by a multiple choice exam (attached).
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
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PSY210 Assessment Test.docx Outcome
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Year:
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3
2014­2015
Program Operational Outcome
80% of students enrolled in General Psychology will be successful (earn an A,B, or C)
in the course.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
Institutional
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
Goal:
education, health science, and work force development programs.
Initial
During the 2013­2014 academic year, 72.2% of students enrolled in General
Assessment: Psychology earned at least a C in the course.
Scheduled
Completion Summer 2015
Date:
Budget
NA
Amount:
1. The faculty will communicate results from 2013­2014. SLOs will be communicated
to all full­time and adjunct faculty members teaching General Psychology courses. 2.
Action Plan:
Full­time psychology instructors will work with adjunct instructors to incorporate all
new assignments consistently.
Outcome:
Outcome
Measure:
Outcome will be measured by student grade data.
OVERALL RESULTS
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
No
Supporting
File
Outcome
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4
Year:
Outcome
Type:
2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
All students enrolled in Psychology will be able to answer questions related to
sensation and perception at 70% accuracy.
Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
Institutional
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
Goal:
education, health science, and work force development programs.
Initial
During the 2013­2014 academic year, 60.2% of Psychology students who completed
Assessment: the assessment test correctly answered items related to sensation and perception.
Scheduled
Completion Summer 2015
Date:
Budget
NA
Amount:
Instructors will assign a new application­based homework assignment relating to
Action Plan:
sensation and perception.
Outcome
Outcome will be measured by a multiple choice exam (attached).
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
Results:
Use of
Results:
Outcome:
Program
Improvement:
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
No
Supporting
File
Outcome
Number:
Year:
Outcome
Type:
Outcome:
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2014­2015
Student Learning Outcome
Students enrolled in Human Growth and Development will be able to answer
questions related to scientific research methods at 70% accuracy.
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Goal 1 ­ Provide students comprehensive and accessible instructional opportunities
through community based education, dual enrollment, academic transfer, technical
education, health science, and work force development programs.
During the 2013­2014 academic year, 69.1% of Human Growth and Development
Initial
students who completed the assessment test correctly answered items related to
Assessment:
scientific research methods.
Scheduled
Completion Summer 2015
Date:
Budget
NA
Amount:
Instructors will assign a new analysis­based assignment relating to scientific research
Action Plan:
methods that involves research summaries and proposing new research.
Outcome
Outcome will be measured by a multiple choice exam (attached).
Measure:
OVERALL RESULTS
Results:
Institutional
Goal:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
DISTANCE EDUCATION RESULTS
(if applicable to outcome)
Results:
Use of
Results:
Program
Improvement:
No
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PSY200 – General Psychology SLO 1 History Question Which one of the following issues has been a part of psychology since the
ancient Greek philosophers first discussed it over 2000 years ago?
a.
b.
c.
d.
2 Research Methods 3 Biological/ Physiological a.
b.
c.
d.
the Freudian-behavioral issue
survey
naturalistic observation
correlation
experimentation
These chemical messengers travel from one neuron to the next neuron across the
synaptic gap and are responsible for neural communication.
corpus callosums
chromosomes
hormones
neurotransmitters
This type of learning, discovered by Ivan Pavlov, associates two or more
stimuli, such as lightning and thunder.
a.
b.
c.
d.
4 Learning and Memory the humanistic-cognitive issue
Which research method can provide evidence of cause and effect?
a.
b.
c.
d.
4 Learning and Memory the structural-functional issue
the nature-nurture issue
classical conditioning
modeling
observational learning
operant conditioning
This type of learning, identified by B.F. Skinner, associates behavior and its
consequences, as when reinforcers and punishers guide behavior.
a.
b.
c.
d.
classical conditioning
modeling
observational learning
operant conditioning
4 Learning and Memory This type of processing, demonstrated when a student studies for a mid-term
exam, requires attention and conscious effort.
a.
b.
c.
d.
6 Cognition effortful processing
automatic processing
retroactive processing
proactive processing
This thinking strategy allows us to make judgments and solve problems quickly,
but it often leads to more errors than other thinking strategies.
a.
b.
c.
d.
framing
insight
a heuristic
an algorithm
8 Alcohol and the nicotine in cigarettes are examples of _______, or agents that
Developmental can reach the embryo or fetus and cause abnormal prenatal development.
Psychology a.
zygotes
b.
axons
c.
teratogens
d.
dendrites
9 Sensation and Perception This term refers to stimuli that are below the absolute threshold for conscious
awareness; that is, they are detected less than 50% of the time.
a.
b.
c.
d.
9 Sensation and Perception adapted
gestalt
subliminal
primed
Telepathy, clairvoyance, and precognition are examples of _______, which is
the controversial claim that perception can occur without sensory input.
a.
b.
c.
d.
vestibulation
ESP
REM
kinesthesis
1 History The Stanford Prison Study addressed social thinking and demonstrated how
roles can affect our actions and how those actions can affect our attitudes. Who
conducted the Stanford Prison Study?
a.
b.
c.
d.
1 History He studied social influence and obedience by having an authority figure instruct
a “teacher” to shock a “learner” each time they missed a question. The shock
levels gradually increased from 15 volts to 450 volts, and approximately 2/3 of
the “teachers” never disobeyed the authority figure.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5 Motivation and Emotion optimum arousal
Maslow’s hierarchy of needs
drive-reduction theory
instincts
This physical state includes a response of the whole organism that involves
physiological arousal, expressive behaviors, and conscious experience.
a.
b.
c.
d.
7 Abnormal Psychology Milgram
Zimbardo
Janis
Asch
This motivational concept argues that physiological and safety needs must first
be met before higher level needs, like esteem and self-actualization needs, are
addressed.
a.
b.
c.
d.
5 Motivation and Emotion Milgram
Janis
Asch
Zimbardo
emotion
motivation
disorder
personality
Approximately 1 in 100 people will develop _______, which can be
characterized by delusions of grandeur, delusions of persecution, and
hallucinations, such as hearing voices.
a.
b.
c.
d.
schizophrenia
generalized anxiety disorder
antisocial personality disorder
dissociative identity disorder
7 Abnormal Psychology The American Psychiatric Association publishes this manual, which is widely
used for classifying psychological disorders.
a.
b.
c.
d.
7 Abnormal Psychology This category of therapy applies the learning principles of classical conditioning
and operant conditioning. It includes exposure therapies, aversive conditioning,
and token economy, and is often used to eliminate unwanted behaviors.
a.
b.
c.
d.
7 Abnormal Psychology Bandura
Maslow
Freud
Rogers
This perspective on personality focuses on the self and includes Maslow’s selfactualization and Rogers’ unconditional positive regard. The basic premise
underlying this perspective is that people are born good and are trying to
become the best that they can be.
a.
b.
c.
d.
repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
lobotomy
drug therapy
electroconvulsive therapy
His view of personality includes the three-part personality structure (id, ego, and
superego), psychosexual stages of personality development, and defense
mechanisms, such as repression.
a.
b.
c.
d.
10 Personality behavior therapy
cognitive therapy
humanistic therapy
psychoanalysis
This biomedical therapy has dramatically reduced the number of people residing
in mental hospitals in the United States since it was introduced in the 1950s.
Categories include antipsychotics and mood stabilizing.
a.
b.
c.
d.
10 Personality DMV-5
DSM-5
DMX-5
DND-5
trait perspective
humanistic perspective
psychodynamic perspective
social-cognitive perspective