PSYCH 1101 - Introduction to Psychology: The Frontiers of Psychological Inquiry

(SBA-AS)

Fall, summer. (Six-week session) 3 credits.

Attendance at lecture mandatory. Students who wish to take discussion seminar should also enroll in PSYCH 1103.

D. Pizarro.

The study of human behavior. Topics include brain functioning and mind control, psychophysiology of sleep and dreaming, psychological testing, perception, learning, cognition, memory, language, motivation, personality, abnormal behavior, psychotherapy, social psychology, and other aspects of applied psychology. Emphasis is on developing skills to critically evaluate claims made about human behavior.