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Introduction to General Psychology - PSYC 1101

Description

A broad survey of the major topics in psychology including, but not limited to, research methodology, biological and social factors influencing behavior, development, learning, memory, and personality.


PSYC 1101 - Spring 2024

Course Instructor
PSYC 1101 1AGAntoinette Miller
antoinettemiller@clayton.edu
PSYC 1101 1BGReba Goodin
reba.goodin@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1CGMolly Day
molly.day@abac.edu
PSYC 1101 1DGDavid Biek
david.biek@mga.edu
PSYC 1101 1EGJody Klann
jody.klann@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1FGLisa Fosbender
lisa.fosbender@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1GGGerry Cofield
gcofield@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 1HGMichele Hill
michele.hill@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1IGCorri Johanson
cjohanson@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 1JGEric Wruck
ewruck@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 1KGCeleta Vanderpool
celetavanderpool@clayton.edu
PSYC 1101 1LGDeborah Lee
dlee@ega.edu
PSYC 1101 1MGLisa Fosbender
lisa.fosbender@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1NGLisa Fosbender
lisa.fosbender@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1OGAlison Hite
alison.hite@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1PGJason Garofalo
jgarofal@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 1QGShubha Chatterjee
schatterjee@abac.edu
PSYC 1101 1RGRosalind Duplechain
rduplechain@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 1SGKelly Cate
kelly.cate@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1TGDonna McCarty
donnamccarty@clayton.edu
PSYC 1101 1UGKimberly Mannahan
kmannahan@ccga.edu
PSYC 1101 1VGJason Garofalo
jgarofal@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 1WGCandis Harris
candis.harris@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 1XGRichard LaFleur
rlafleur@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 5AGCarla Bluhm
cbluhm@ccga.edu
PSYC 1101 5BGAnne Yanez
anne.yanez@mga.edu
PSYC 1101 5CGJ. Sean Callahan
scallaha@highlands.edu
PSYC 1101 5DGAddie Scott
ascott@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 5EGLisa Fosbender
lisa.fosbender@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 8AGLisa Fosbender
lisa.fosbender@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 8BGNihal Gunay
nihal.gunay@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 8CGAddie Scott
ascott@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 8DGJennifer Herrig
jennifer.herrig@ung.edu
PSYC 1101 8EGHema Davis
hema.davis@asurams.edu
PSYC 1101 8FGAnne Yanez
anne.yanez@mga.edu
PSYC 1101 8GGRashan Johnson
rashan.johnson@asurams.edu
PSYC 1101 8HGToyosi Pius
tpius@westga.edu
PSYC 1101 8IGRon Hopkins
ronchopkins@gmail.com
PSYC 1101 8JGGerry Cofield
gcofield@westga.edu
3

Credit Hours


Prerequisites

  • See your home institution's prerequisite requirement.

Free Textbook

  • Open educational resources (OER)

Course Equivalency

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Apply course content to everyday life - making better decisions; enhancing relationships; increasing self-understanding.
  • Recognize that human experience & behavior vary as a function of context, culture & situation.
  • Identify, understand & contrast fundamental psychology perspectives within an historical context; past, present & future trajectory.
  • Describe the advantages and disadvantages of the major methods of scientific inquiry.
  • Understand the relation among mind, body, consciousness, behavior.
  • Relate the importance of objectivity in scientific inquiry to the inherently subjective nature of human experience.
  • Lesson 1: Introduction to Psychology
  • Lesson 2: Research Methods
  • Lesson 3: Biopsychology and Neuroscience
  • Lesson 4: Learning
  • Lesson 5: Memory
  • Lesson 6: Personality/Development
  • Lesson 7: Social Psychology
  • Lesson 8: Psychological Disorders/Therapy and Treatment

Your final grade will be based on the following breakdown. Please note that each instructor may choose to make modifications.

  • Attendance Verification - 1%
  • Participation & Discussions - 25%
  • Quizzes - 19%
  • Unit 3 Writing Assignment - 10%
  • Unit 8 Writing Assignment - 15%
  • Major Project - 15%
  • Final Exam - 15%

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