Introduction to Psychology (Psy-201)

Introduction of the Course  

Psychology can be defined as the scientific study of mental processes and behavior. . While psychology is most often associated with clinical issues (i.e. abnormal, personality), this makes up only a small portion of the field. Other specialties within the field include, to name a few, physiological, social, organizational, and developmental psychology. We cannot understand ourselves or the individuals around us without looking at how we develop, how we behave in a social context, or the physiological components of our behavior. Thus, this course will serve as an overview of the major fields within psychology with an emphasis on developing an understanding of psychology as the science of human thought and behavior. We will also learn to critically evaluate "common sense" knowledge about how people function.

Course pre requisites   Not Required

Learning Outcome

1. To identify theoretical underpinnings of the major areas of psychology, including cognition (thought, memory, perception), learning, personality, social and environmental influences, development, and physiology of behavior.
2.    To explain different models of human behavior based on science versus intuition or general ways of knowing.
3.    To recognize ways of pursuing questions in Psychology via discussion of theory and empirical research
4.    To describe connections between knowledge gained in Psychology to everyday life.

Text Book

Wayne Weiten. (2012). Psychology: Themes and variations. (9th ed.). New York: Wadsworth  Psychology: A Concise Introduction Richard Griggs Year of Publication: 2014

Course Content

  1. Introduction to Psychology
  2. Basic Research Methods In Psychology
  3. Biological Basis of Behavior
  4. Sensation and Perception 
  5. Motivation and Emotion
  6. Learning
  7. Memory& Intelligence
  8. Personality Development
  9. Social Psychology

Course Assessment

Midterm exam: 30

Final exam: 50

Sessional: 20

  • Assignment: 05
  • Quiz: 05
  • Presentation: 5
  • Attendance and behavior  5

COURSE CODE: Psy 201

CREDIT HOURS: 03(Regular) +03 (Self Support)

PREREQUISITES: None

Class Timming BS Zoology Regular/Self Support

Regular-Monday to Wednesday 11 -12 

Self Support- Tuesday to Wednesday 03 to 04     Thursday 12-01

Week

Topics and Readings

Dates
  1.  

 Introduction to Psychology

  1. Definition of psychology
  2. Goals of psychology
  3. Major fields of psychology

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Schools of Thought

  1. Structuralism
  2. Functionalism
  3. Psychodynamics
  4. Humanism
  5. Biological
  6. Cognitive

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Basic research Methods in Psychology

  1. Research
  2. Experimental Method
  3.  Descriptive/Correlational method Observational study (types of observation), Survey

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  1. Steps in Scientific Investigation

 

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Biological Basis of Behavior

  1. Nervous System
  2. Main parts of neuron, types of neuron
  3. Structure of brain and function of brain

Continue…….

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  1. Structure of brain and function of brain
  2. Neurotransmitters and their functions
  3. Quiz

 

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Learning

  1. Definition of Learning
  2. Types of Learning
    1. Classical Conditioning           
    2.  Operant Conditioning
  1. Observational Learning                                                       

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Sensation and Perception 

  1. Difference between sensation and perception
  2. Level of Processing
  3. Gestalt laws
  4. Perceptual Constancies

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Motivation

  1. Concept of motivation
  2. Theories of motivation
  3. Instinct theory
  4. Arousal Theory                                                            
  5. Psychodynamic Theory
  6. Maslow Theory

 

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Emotions

  1. Theories of Emotion
  2. Types of Emotions
  3. Theories of motivation

i)          James Lange Theory              ii)Cannon-Bard Theory

iii) Schachter’s Two Factor Theory    

 

 

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MID TERM

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Personality development  

  1. The Nature of Personality
  2. Piaget Theory
  3. Erickson Theory
  4. Continue…

 

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Personality development  

  1. Freud Theory
  2. Structure of Personality
  3. Level of Awareness
  4. Defense Mechanism
  5. Psychosexual Stages of Freud

 

 

 

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Memory

  1. Definition of Memory
  2. Stages of memory
  3. Encoding: Getting Information Into Memory Storage:
  4. Maintaining Information in Memory
  5. Retrieval: Getting Information Out of Memory
  6. Forgetting: Why we forget

 

 

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 Intelligence

  1. Intelligences
  2. Theories of intelligences
  3. Types of Intelligence
  4. Extremes of Intelligence
  5. Emotional Intelligence

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Social Psychology

  1. Definition
  2. Attributes
  3. Attributional errors
  4. Effective Communication

 

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Social Psychology

  1. Attitude Formation Theories
  2. Factors of Persuasion
  3. Behavior in Group
  4. Social Influence
  5. Attitude Formation

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Revision

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Final Term

 
 

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