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PSYC 1101 Introductory Psychology

Introduces the major fields of contemporary psychology. Emphasis is on fundamental principles of psychology as a science. Topics include research design, the organization and operation of the nervous system, sensation and perception, learning and memory, motivation and emotion, thinking and intelligence, lifespan development, personality, psychopathology and interventions, stress and health, and social psychology.

Credits

3

Contact Hours

45

Prerequisite

Appropriate Degree Level Writing (English) and Reading Placement Test Scores