Document Type
Syllabus
Publication Date
Fall 9-1-2024
Course Description
This course is a thorough survey of the major areas and approaches in psychology. As a discipline, psychology examines how humans and other organisms develop, function and adapt, including such topics as: how the brain and nervous system function; how we sense and perceive information from our environment; how we learn, remember, think about and interact with the world and each other; how we change during development from birth to old age; why we are motivated to act as we do; the factors that make each of us distinct individuals; what causes psychological disorders; and how those disorders are treated. The course places particular emphasis on scientific methodologies within the discipline.
Recommended Citation
Roberts, Michael, "PSY 100D Introductory Psychology Roberts Fall 2024" (2024). All Course Syllabi. 649, Scholarly and Creative Work from DePauw University.
https://scholarship.depauw.edu/records_syllabi/649
Student Outcomes
Demonstrate improved scientific inquiry and critical thinking skills. Demonstrate an increased knowledge of the content of Psychology as a field. Better identify, describe, and appreciate ethical and social, and philosophical implications of ideas and findings in psychology.