Psychology 20 Year Plan

(80 SEVENTY SEVEN MINUTE CLASSES)

Course Objective:
The objectives of the 3-credit courses in psychology are designed to develop within the student
the skills and understandings that make it possible for more effective living in our complex
environment. The student s attention will focus on the scientific approach to understanding
human behaviour so that he or she may appreciate more fully the reasons that underlie one s
own acts and those of one s fellows.
Resources Consulted: Understanding Psychology- Glenco

September
Unit 1: Approaches to Psychology (Week 1 and 2)
WEEK 1

Chapter 1: Introducing Psychology

1.) Why Study Psychology?
2.) A Brief History of Psychology
3.) Psychology as a Profession
WEEK 2

Chapter 2: Psychological Research Methods and Statistics

1.) What is Research?
2.) Problems and Solutions in Research
3.) Statistical Evaluation

Unit 2: The Life Span (Weeks 3, 4, 5, 6)

WEEK 3

Chapter 3: Infancy and Childhood

1.) Physical, Perceptual, and Language Development

2.) Cognitive and Emotional Development

3.) Parenting Styles and Social Development
WEEK 4 AND 5

Chapter 4: Adolescence
1.) Physical and Sexual Development
2.) Personal Development
3.) Social Development
4.) Gender Roles and Differences
WEEK 6

Chapter 5: Adulthood and Old Age

1.) Adulthood
2.) Old Age
3.) Dying and Death

Unit 3: The Workings of Mind and Body (Weeks 7, 8, 9, 10,

11)
WEEK 7 AND 8

Chapter 6: Body and Behaviour

1.)The Nervous System
2.) Studying the Brain
3.) The Endocrine System
4.) Heredity and Environment
WEEK 9

Chapter 7: Altered States of Consciousness

1.) Sleep and Dreams

2.) Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and Meditation
3.) Drugs and Consciousness
WEEK 10

Chapter 8: Sensation and Perception

1.) Sensation
2.) The Senses
3.) Perception

Unit 4: Learning and Cognitive Processes (Weeks 12, 13, 14,

15)
WEEK 12

Chapter 9: Learning Principles and Applications

1.) Classical Conditioning
2.) Operant Conditioning
3.) Social Learning
WEEK 13

Chapter 10: Memory and Thought

1.) Taking in and Storing Information
2.) Retrieving Information
WEEK 14

Chapter 11: Thinking and Language

1.) Thinking and Problem Solving
2.) Language

WEEK 15

Chapter 12: Motivation and Emotion

1.) Theories and Motivation
2.) Biology and Social Motives
3.) Emotions

Unit 5: Personality and Individuality (Week 16)

WEEK 16

Chapter 13: Psychological Testing

1.) Characteristics of Psychological Tests
2.) Intelligence Testing
3.) Measuring Achievement, Abilities, and Interests
4.) Personality Testing