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Psychology
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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).