Contents

  1. Course Syllabus

  2. Netiquette

  3. Video: How to Get the Most Out of Studying

  4. I. 1. Introduction to Psychology

    1. 1. What is Psychology?

    2. 2. History of Psychology

    3. 3. Contemporary Psychology

    4. 4. Careers in Psychology

    5. 5. Forum: Introduce Yourself

  5. II. 2. Psychological Research

    1. 6. Why is Research Important?

    2. 7. Approaches to Research

    3. 8. Analyzing Findings

    4. 9. Ethics

    5. 10. Forum: Research in the News

  6. III. 3. Biopsychology

    1. 11. Cells of the Nervous System

    2. 12. Parts of the Nervous System

    3. 13. The Brain and Spinal Cord

  7. IV. 4. Nature, Nurture, and Evolution

    1. 14. Evolutionary Theories in Psychology

    2. 15. Human Genetics

  8. V. 5. Learning

    1. 16. What is Learning?

    2. 17. Classical Conditioning

    3. 18. Video lecture: Classical Conditioning

    4. 19. Operant Conditioning

    5. 20. Observational Learning

    6. 21. Video Lecture: Operant Conditioning & Observational Learning

  9. VI. 6. Memory

    1. 22. How Memory Functions

    2. 23. Ways to Enhance Memory

    3. 24. Problems with Memory

    4. 25. Parts of the Brain Involved with Memory

    5. 26. Video Lecture: Memory

  10. VII. 7. Thinking and Intelligence

    1. 27. What is Cognition?

    2. 28. Language

    3. 29. Judgment and Decision-Making

    4. 30. What are Intelligence and Creativity?

    5. 31. Measures of Intelligence

    6. 32. The Source of Intelligence

  11. VIII. 8. Sensation and Perception

    1. 33. Sensation and Perception

    2. 34. Sensation vs. Perception

    3. 35. Waves and Wavelengths

    4. 36. Vision

    5. 37. Hearing

    6. 38. The Other Senses

    7. 39. Gestalt Principles of Perception

  12. IX. 9. States of Consciousness

    1. 40. What Is Consciousness?

    2. 41. Sleep and Why We Sleep

    3. 42. Stages of Sleep

    4. 43. Sleep Problems and Disorders

    5. 44. Substance Use and Abuse

    6. 45. Other States of Consciousness