Description

The Psychology Course Online is designed to give students an overview of what psychological science has discovered about human behavior and mental processes over the past century. An evolutionary, functional perspective will be applied across the many fields of psychology. Students will gain an understanding of the psychological phenomena that occur in daily life as well as the practical applications of psychological knowledge. Areas covered include: History of Psychology; Research Methods; Genes, Heredity, and Evolution; Biological Bases of Behavior; Sensation and Perception; Development; Cognition Processes, Human Development, Personality, Social Psychology, Learning, Memory; and Reasoning, Decision-Making, Mental Health and Treatment.