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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course will examine traditional areas of psychological investigation from a scientific perspective. Topics include scientific methodology, human development, personality, psychological measurement, psychopathology, psychotherapy, motivation, perception, and social influences on behavior, cognitive processes, learning, and biological basis of behavior. Instructor may recommend a community assignment of students to schools, social agencies, or other settings where psychological principles and skills are being applied. Can also be offered in a distance learning format. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D-9 or E, IGETC Area 4, CAN PSY 2
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Students may not receive credit for both Psychology 111 and 116. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course will present the major theoretical and research perspectives on personality description, development, dynamics, and change. A major focus of the course is how these theories and research findings can be effectively applied in our own lives. The topics of personality description include the dimensions of personality traits, and the development of tests to measure these traits in individuals. The topics of personality dynamics include the factors that influence the day-to-day functioning of individuals, including conscious and unconscious motivations, self-concept, self-esteem, and coping mechanisms. The topics of personality development focus on how personality is formed, including biological factors as well as childhood and adult experiences within families, work, and relationships. Developmental factors also include considerations of gender, and social and cultural influences. The topics of personality change consider such factors as therapy, growth, and maturational perspectives on personality. The content is presented through a combination of lecture, discussion, and activities. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D-9 or E, IGETC Area 4
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Students may not receive credit for both Psychology 112 and 114. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course emphasizes the understanding of children and adolescents through the study of the psychological and developmental changes they undergo. Course content will include an examination of physiological, social/emotional, cognitive, and personality development from birth through adolescence. Individual and normative views of child and adolescent psychology will be utilized. Class topics usually include but will not be limited to: theories of social change and child development, learning and conditioning processes, moral growth and conscience development, the effects of various family environments, education, child abuse, infant development, peer relations, puberty, and methods of studying children. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D-9 or E, IGETC Area 4
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Students may not receive credit for both Psychology 112 and 114. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course will examine human development from conception through old age. Physical, intellectual, social, and personality development will be included. Emphasis will be placed on the continuity of development as well as on individual differences. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D-9 or E, IGETC Area 4
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Students may not receive credit for both Psychology 111 and 116. Three lecture hours weekly.) A survey of the major theories of personality. Psychoanalytic, interpersonal, humanistic, behavioral, social-cognitive, and trait theories will be covered. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Area B, CSU Area D-9, IGETC Area 4
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) A study of the psychology of contemporary women focusing upon the identifying factors which influence their roles, e.g., the socialization process and sex role expectations; contrasting sex roles in American culture with sex roles in other cultures, and reviewing the major studies of psychological sex differences. This class is open to all students. (CSU/UC) AA/AS Areas B & G, CSU Area D-4 or D-9, IGETC Area 4
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course will examine the psychological bases of violence against self, intimates, associates, and strangers in such diverse settings as the home, workplace, school, streets, and other public places. Theories explaining violent behavior as the result of biology, of shame and low self-esteem, of failures of attachment, empathy, and guilt, of media violence, and of prejudice and hatred will be examined. The roles of prisons, drugs, guns, poverty, racism, sexism, homophobia, and mental illness in precipitating violence will be assessed. A major emphasis will be placed on possible prevention and treatment strategies, including childrearing practices, biomedical interventions, psychotherapy, education, and public policy decisions. (CSU)
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3.00 Credits
(3.0 Units) (No prerequisite. Can be taken for credit as Psychology 130 or Physical Education 120. Credit will be awarded for only one course. Three lecture hours weekly.) This course will examine the psychological theories and techniques that are applied to sport, exercise and other achievementrelated situations. This course will emphasize the enhancement of performance and personal growth of athletes, coaches, and exercise participants. Students will also learn mental skills that they will be able to transfer from sport and exercise settings to their everyday lives. Can also be offered in a distance learning format. (CSU)
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