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Pt. 1: What is Psychology?

Pt. 2: The Person

Pt. 3: Biological Foundations

Pt. 4: The Interface w/ Our Environment

Pt. 5: Influence by & Interactions w/ Our Environment

Pt. 6: Bringing It All Together


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Outline of lecture topics-- Sept. 11 - 23

Pt. 1: Your Self-- Personality and Development

Perspectives on personality:
Traits and biological approaches, including twin research.  
(See overhead of the "Big 5" personality factors.)
Learning and sociocultural approaches.
Psychodynamic perspectives—Freud and beyond.
Humanistic/Phenomenological perspectives
Consistency of personality across situations: the role of self-monitoring.
Child Development:
Theories of development
Cognitive development (Piaget).
Social development
Adolescence: Identity crisis and development (Erickson).  
(See overhead on identity)

Cognitive and emotional development in aging.   
(See overheads on cross-sectional data and on longitudinal data related to intelligence over the lifespan.)

LAB/DISCUSSIONS on personality and development: Wed., Sept. 18, & Thurs., Sept. 19.

POST-LAB DUE: Monday, Sept. 23

REVIEW FOR EXAM: Sunday, Sept. 22, 5-6 pm, SS-123 (Cow Palace)

EXAM: Over chapters 2 & 3 and class materials; 60 multiple-choice questions. Monday, Sept. 23

 

 

 
 

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