PSYC 2210 - Principles of Psychology

3 Credit(s)

This course presents the basic principles of psychology to develop an evidence-based understanding of human behavior. Students integrate their knowledge of learning and cognition, individual differences and developmental changes with biological processes and social influences. Psychodynamic, humanistic, cognitive, behavioral and biological perspectives are presented to describe behavior and mental processes, including theoretical explanations of health and psychopathology. Students practice applying these concepts to specific examples in their experiences, novel situations and popular media. The fundamental link between the research and application of the principles of psychology is supported by an examination of empirical data in real- world settings.

General Education Social and behavioral science general education.