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School District of Oconee County

Psychology

Course Number: 334000CH

Psychology 1 is an introductory study of human behavior that explores the history of the discipline, theories of behavior and topics such as the brain and nervous system, sensation and perception and emotions and motivations.

 

There are no prerequisites required for this course.
There are no fees associated with this course.

National Psychology Standards

 

  • 1A: INTRODUCTION AND RESEARCH METHODS

 

  • 1A-1. Contemporary perspectives used by psychologists to understand behavior and mental processes in context
  • 1A-2. Major subfields and career opportunities that comprise psychology
  • 1A-3. Research strategies used by psychologists to explore behavior and mental processes
  • 1A-4. Purpose and basic concepts of statistics
  • 1A-5. Ethical issues in research with human and other animals that are important to psychologists
  • 1A-6. Development of psychology as an empirical science

 

  • 2A: BIOLOGICAL BASES OF BEHAVIOR

 

  • 2A-1. Structure and function of the neuron
  • 2A-2. Organization of the nervous system
  • 2A-3. Hierarchical organization of the structure and function of the brain
  • 2A-4. Technologies and clinical methods for studying the brain
  • 2A-5. Structure and function of the endocrine system
  • 2A-6. How heredity interacts with the environment to influence behavior
  • 2A-7. How psychological mechanisms are influenced by evolution

 

  • 2B: SENSATION AND PERCEPTION

 

  • 2B-1. Basic concepts explaining the capabilities and limitations of sensory processes
  • 2B-2. Interaction of the person and the environment in determining perception
  • 2B-3. Nature of attention

 

  • 2C: MOTIVATION AND EMOTION

 

  • 2C-1. Motivational concepts
  • 2C-2. The role of biology and learning in motivation and emotion
  • 2C-3. Major theories of motivation
  • 2C-4. Interaction of biological and cultural factors in emotions and motivations
  • 2C-5. Role of values and expectancies in determining choice and strength of motivation
  • 2C-6. Physiological, affective, cognitive, and behavioral aspects of emotions and the interactions among these aspects
  • 2C-7. Effects of motivation and emotion on perception, cognition, and behavior

 

 

  • 2D: STRESS, COPING, AND HEALTH

 

  • 2D-1. Sources of stress
  • 2D-2. Physiological reactions to stress
  • 2D-3. Psychological reactions to stress
  • 2D-4. Cognitive and behavioral strategies for dealing with stress and promoting health

 

  • 4A: LEARNING
  • 4A-1. Characteristics of learning
  • 4A-2. Principles of classical conditioning
  • 4A-3. Principles of operant conditioning
  • 4A-4. Components of cognitive learning
  • 4A-5. Roles of biology and culture in determining learning

 

  • 4B: MEMORY
  • 4B-1. Encoding, or getting information into memory
  • 4B-2. Sensory, working or short-term, and long-term memory systems
  • 4B-3. Retrieval, or getting information out of memory
  • 4B-4. Biological bases of memory
  • 4B-5. Methods for improving memory
  • 4B-6. Memory constructions

 

  • 4D: STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

 

  • 4D-1. Nature of consciousness
  • 4D-2. Characteristics of sleep and theories that explain why we sleep
  • 4D-3. Theories used to explain and interpret dreams
  • 4D-4. Basic phenomena and uses of hypnosis
  • 4D-5. Categories of psychoactive drugs and their effects
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Required Instructional Materials and Resources: (List required materials including SDOC provided textbooks, including any fees that apply, etc.)

  • Kasschau, Richard A. (2003).Understanding psychology. New York;Glencoe.

Course Summary:

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