Associate Degree Courses

• Introduce self and explain course expectations
• Evaluate course concepts critically and competently through interaction with Learners and Faculty Mentor
• Integrate course concepts through the use of internet resources
• Identify the major developmental theories of psychology
• Describe the fundamental approaches to therapy
• Integrate behavior therapy, cognitive theory and motivational research
• Summarize the basic concepts of motion sickness and sleepwalking
• Apply classical conditioning concepts to real life situations
• Compare therapeutic and research approaches to treating PTSD
• Analyze the concepts of thinking as defined by the Creativity Checklist
• Analyze the symptoms of Anxiety Disorders and the nervous system
• Describe the medications in the treatment of alcohol abuse
• Evaluate and incorporate emerging relevant technologies applicable to the field of psychology
• Analyze and evaluate information critically and effectively
• Demonstrate ethical behavior in regard to information and information technology

Learners will understand major concepts of...

· Biological foundations of psychology: the brain and the neuron.
· Sensation and perception.
· Learning: classical and operant conditioning.
· Memory and forgetting.
· Cognitive development and lifespan development.
· Sex roles.
· Personality theories.
· Psychometrics.
· Psychoanalytic theory and psychopathology.
· Social influence and human behavior.