PSYC 150 - Psychological Foundations

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

PSYCHOLOGY

Description:

Survey of major sub-fields of psychology and the behavioral sciences. Students will be introduced to major theories and models of human experience and behaviors, including for example biological, psychodynamic, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic/existential, and phenomenological approaches to psychology and the behavioral sciences. Course will include an introduction to writing using APA style. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: (1) Identify political, economic, socio-cultural, historical and environmental contexts that inform and shape inquiry into human experience and behavior. (2) Employ APA style to write an essay and give an oral report on a subject relevant to the discipline of psychology and the behavioral sciences. (3) Locate and interpret peer-reviewed scholarship in publications dedicated to research of psychology and the behavioral sciences. (4) Describe theories and models of human experience and behavior. (5) Interpret human experience and behavior using perspectives from multiple approaches to psychology and the behavioral sciences. (6) Identify developmental contexts that shape human experience and behavior.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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