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Course: Grade Served: Prerequisites: Credit: Psychology 11th 12th 1 Course Description: A survey of the field of psychology which includes the study of behavior and mental processes with emphasis on the scientific nature of contemporary psychological investigation. Topics discussed included research methods, the biology of behavior, sensation and perception, stress and adjustment, learning, memory, cognition, motivation, emotion, life-span development of behavior, personality, abnormal behavior and its therapies, and social behavior. Special focus is placed on learning and utilizing social studies specific skills and strategies, including content literacy strategies. Topics Addressed: Standard Area IA: Introduction and Research Methods IA-1. IA-2. IA-3. IA-4. IA-5. IA-6. Contemporary perspectives used by psychologists to understand behavior and mental processes in context Major subfields and career opportunities that comprise psychology Research strategies used by psychologists to explore behavior and mental processes Purpose and basic concepts of statistics Ethical issues in research with human and other animals that are important to psychologists Development of psychology as an empirical science Standard Area IIA: Biological Bases of Behavior IIA-1. IIA-2. IIA-3. IIA-4. IIA-5. IIA-6. IIA-7. Structure and function of the neuron Organization of the nervous system Hierarchical organization of the structure and function of the brain Technologies and clinical methods for studying the brain Structure and function of the endocrine system How heredity interacts with the environment to influence behavior How psychological mechanisms are influenced by evolution Standard Area IIIA: Lifespan Development IIIA-1. Development as a lifelong process IIIA-2. Research techniques used to gather data on the developmental process IIIA-3. Theories of development IIIA-4. Issues surrounding the developmental process (nature/nurture, continuity/discontinuity, stability/instability, critical periods) Standard Area IVA: Learning IVA-1. IVA-2. IVA-3. IVA-4. IVA-5. Characteristics of learning Principles of classical conditioning Principles of operant conditioning Components of cognitive learning Roles of biology and culture in determining learning Standard Area VA: Psychological Disorders VA-1. VA-2. VA-3. VA-4. Characteristics and origins of abnormal behavior Methods used in exploring abnormal behavior Major categories of abnormal behavior Impact of mental disorders Web Link to Textbook: Yes: www.gohrw.com Rathus, S.A. (2007). Psychology: Principles in Practice . Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston. Academic Expectations Addressed: 2.16 Students observe, analyze, and interpret human behaviors, social groupings, and institutions to better understand people and the relationships among individuals and among groups. Standards/Core Content Addressed: SS-HS-2.2.1 Students will explain how various human needs are met through interaction in and among social institutions (e.g., family, religion, education, government, economy) in the modern world (1500 A.D. to present) and the United States (Reconstruction to present).