Psych 100
Western Kentucky University/Waggener High School Dual Credit
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Unit 1: The Evolution of Psychology
Unit 1: The Evolution of Psychology
What is psychology?
How did is begin?
How has it grown?
What does it look like today?
Unit 2: Methods in Psychology
Unit 2: Methods in Psychology
What does it mean to be a "social science?"
Why is psychology part of the Health/Science Academy?
How do we conduct experiments?
How do we act professionally?
Unit 3: Neuroscience & behavior
Unit 3: Neuroscience & behavior
What are the parts of the brain?
How is brain different from the mind?
How is the brain similar to the mind?
What is nature vs. nurture?
Unit 4: Sensation & perception
Unit 4: Sensation & perception
How do we make sense of what we see?
How do we make sense of what we hear?
How do we make sense of what we touch?
How do we make sense of what we smell & taste?
Unit 5: CONSCIOUSNESS
Unit 5: CONSCIOUSNESS
What is the hard problem of consciousness?
How does our awareness impact our thoughts and behaviors?
How does our subconscious impact our thoughts and behaviors?
What impacts our awareness?
Unit 6: Memory
Unit 6: Memory
How do memories form?
What is a false memory?
What is the difference between implicit and explicit memory?
What happens when our memory "fails" us?
Unit 7: LEARNING
Unit 7: LEARNING
What is classical conditioning?
What is operant conditioning?
What is observational learning?
What is implicit learning?
Unit 8: EMotion & Motivation
Unit 8: EMotion & Motivation
How does our mind influence our emotions?
How does our body influence our emotions?
What drives some of us to do certain things?
What happens when we are motivated to harm ourselves or others?
Unit 9: Language, thought, & intelligence
Unit 9: Language, thought, & intelligence
How do we communicate?
How do we make decisions?
Can intelligence be measured?
What are the "types" of intelligence?
Unit 10: Development
Unit 10: Development
How do our bodies develop?
How does our brain develop?
How does our mind develop?
How do we develop socially?
Unit 11: Personality
Unit 11: Personality
Why are some people they way they are?
What is the psychodynamic approach to the study of personalities?
What is the humanistic/existential approach to the study of personalities?
What is the social-cognitive approach to the study of personalities?
Unit 12: Social Psychology
Unit 12: Social Psychology
How do we influence each other individually?
How do groups of people influence other groups?
How do groups of people influence individuals?
Does your personality change depending on who you are with?
Unit 13: Stress & health
Unit 13: Stress & health
What causes stress?
How can we manage stress?
How can we recognize mental illness?
How can we heal from mental illness?
Unit 14: psychological disorders
Unit 14: psychological disorders
When does abnormal behavior become a disorder?
What are the five classifications of disorders?
How do disorders develop?
Why autism is NOT a disorder.
Unit 15: Treatment of psychological disorders
Unit 15: Treatment of psychological disorders
What are the most common forms of treatment?
What are the barriers to treatment?
What are the most common medications?
Which treatments are the most effective?
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