Introduction to psychology

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Welcome to Introduction to Psychology which provides learning resources that can be used to introduce learners to psychology.

Objectives

At the end of the course the student will be able to:

Describe the scientific methods utilized in the study of human behavior;
Appreciate the diversity of the field of psychology and the dynamic nature of its continuing development and growth;
Understand the influence of biology, learning histories, situations, cognition, personality, and cultural factors, in the shaping and development of human behavior;
Understand the concepts, histories, methods of investigation, and theories of the different subfields of psychology;
Appreciate the importance of psychological principles as they apply to everyday life.

Outline

Introduction to psychology as a science
Biological basis of behavior
Consciousness
Human development
Intelligence
Language and cognition
Learning
Memory
Media and communications psychology
Motivation and emotion
Personality and individual differences
Psychological disorders
Psychotherapy and intervention
Research methods in psychology
Sensation and perception
Social psychology

Textbooks

Introductory psychology textbooks tend to cover a similar range of topics. It is recommended that this course use Introduction to Psychology (Wikibooks), as well as other online resources.

OpenStax has a free online introductory psychology textbook: Psychology 2e

Other

Saul Kassin's 'Psychology'.
Psychology by Alan J. Fridlund, Daniel Reisberg, Henry Gleitman. This textbook has been used for Stanford, Penn, MIT, and Harvard Introduction to Psychology courses.
Bernard J. Luskin, Casting the Net Over Global Learning, New Developments in Workforce Training and Online Psychologies, Griffin Publishing Group, 2002.