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Introduction to Psychology - copy

This collection contains the California Open Educational Resources Council (CA OER) list of peer-reviewed textbooks for Introduction to Psychology (common course-id PSY 110), one of the top 50 college courses identified for inclusion in the California Open Online Library for Education (COOLforEd).

CID Number: PSY 110

General Course Description: PSY 110

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The content focuses on the exploration of major psychological theories and concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include the biological bases of behavior, perception, cognition and consciousness, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, development, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology.

The Psychology FDRG recommends that colleges award credit for their course that is comparable to the C-ID PSY 110 descriptor when a student has received an AP Psychology score of 3 or higher.

Minimum Units: 3.0

Date Added to MERLOT:

July 19, 2020

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Cheryl Baghernejad

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Prerequisites

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Advisories/Recommendations: English, one level below transfer (i.e., eligibility for English composition (C-ID ENGL 100)) and reading (a course with an existing skill of ability to read a college level text)

Pedagogical Approach & Learning Outcomes

Pedagogical Approach

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to:

Demonstrate familiarity with the major concepts, theoretical perspectives, research methods, core empirical findings, andhistoric trends in psychology.
- Explain (including advantages and disadvantages) and compare major theoretical perspectives of psychology (e.g., behavioral, biological, cognitive, evolutionary, humanistic, psychodynamic and socio-cultural);
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following nine general domains: (1) biological bases of behavior and mental processes, (2) sensation and perception, (3) learning and memory (4) cognition, consciousness, (5) individual differences, psychometrics/measurement, personality, (6) social processes (including those related to socio-cultural and international dimensions), (7) developmental changes in behavior and mental processes that occur across the lifespan, (8) psychological disorders, and (9) emotion and motivation;
- Describe and demonstrate an understanding of applied areas of psychology (e.g., clinical, counseling, forensic, community, organizational, school, health);
- Draw the distinction between scientific and non-scientific methods of understanding and analysis.
Recognize and understand the impact of diversity on psychological research, theory and application, including (but not limited to): age, race, ethnicity, culture, gender, socio-economic status, disability, and sexual orientation.
Understand and apply psychological principles to personal experience and social and organizational settings.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills and information competence as applied to psychological topics.

Assessment & Other Information

Assessment

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Course Resources

Introduction to Psychology (Open (Access) Textbook)

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Introduction to Psychology -- 1st Canadian Edition (Open (Access) Textbook)

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The content focuses on the exploration of major... More

Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The content focuses on the exploration of major psychological theories and concepts, methods, and research findings in psychology. Topics include the biological bases of behavior, perception, cognition and consciousness, learning, memory, emotion, motivation, development, personality, social psychology, psychological disorders and therapeutic approaches, and applied psychology. The Psychology FDRG recommends that colleges award credit for their course that is comparable to the C-ID PSY 110 descriptor when a student has received an AP Psychology score of 3 or higher.
Introduction to Psychology (Open (Access) Textbook)

This is a free, online textbook from Saylor Foundation. The Charles Stangor Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual... More
Introduction to Psychology: The Full NOBA Collection (Open (Access) Textbook)

This textbook represents the entire catalog of Noba topics. It contains more than 80 learning modules covering every... More

This textbook represents the entire catalog of Noba topics. It contains more than 80 learning modules covering every area of psychology commonly taught in introductory courses. Each module starts with learning objectives and content sections and is followed up with discussion questions, outside resources, vocabulary, and a reference list. Individual modules are authored by well-known psychologists such as Susan Fiske, David Buss, Max Bazerman, Elizabeth Loftus, Roy Baumeister, and Ed Diener. The book is accompanied by a comprehensive instructor manual, PowerPoint presentations for all modules, as well as a test bank with factual, conceptual, and applied items.
Psychology (Open (Access) Textbook)

Psychology published by OpenStax College is an excellent free open textbook covering the scope and sequence of a one... More
Introduction to Psychology (Open (Access) Textbook)

When you teach Introduction to Psychology, do you find it difficult — much harder than teaching classes in statistics or... More

When you teach Introduction to Psychology, do you find it difficult — much harder than teaching classes in statistics or research methods? Do you easily give a lecture on the sympathetic nervous system, a lecture on Piaget, and a lecture on social cognition, but struggle with linking these topics together for the student? Do you feel like you are presenting a laundry list of research findings rather than an integrated set of principles and knowledge? Have you wondered how to ensure your course is relevant to your students? Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. The author wrote this book to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Five or ten years from now, he does not expect his students to remember the details of most of what he teaches them. However, he does hope that they will remember that psychology matters because it helps us understand behavior and that our knowledge of psychology is based on empirical study.
Introduction to Psychology (Open (Access) Textbook)

When you teach Introduction to Psychology, do you find it difficult — much harder than teaching classes in statistics or... More

When you teach Introduction to Psychology, do you find it difficult — much harder than teaching classes in statistics or research methods? Do you easily give a lecture on the sympathetic nervous system, a lecture on Piaget, and a lecture on social cognition, but struggle with linking these topics together for the student? Do you feel like you are presenting a laundry list of research findings rather than an integrated set of principles and knowledge? Have you wondered how to ensure your course is relevant to your students? If so, then you have something in common with Charles Stangor. Charles Stangor's Introduction to Psychology utilizes the dual theme of behavior and empiricism to make psychology relevant to intro students. Charles wrote this book to help students organize their thinking about psychology at a conceptual level. Five or ten years from now, he does not expect his students to remember the details of most of what he teaches them. However, he does hope that they will remember that psychology matters because it helps us understand behavior and that our knowledge of psychology is based on empirical study.
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