BOLT Exemplar 1 - BASIC PRINCIPLES OF PSYCHOLOGY

Topic outline

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  General

  
  

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  This course is an overview of the major areas in the science of psychology. Students will be able to describe major psychological theories and empirical findings discovered in the West and the local soil, and to apply the theories and empirical findings in the analysis of human behavior and social phenomena in a relevant context. Student will also learn how psychologists think and approach questions on human behaviors. 
  

  After taking this course, students will be able to:

  • Describe and demonstrate major theories and empirical findings in different areas of the psychological sciences.
    
  • Observe and analyze the results of experiments designed for the study of human behavior in different domains. 
    
  • Apply psychological theories to explain human behaviours in a relevant context. 
    

  • Course Outline File

    - check out this overview of the course to gain a holistic understanding (the big picture)
    

  • Turnitin Assignment (20% of total grade)

  • Short Assignment 2015 File

    Please submit the assignment on Turnitin no later than 5pm on 17 July 2015

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    Resources

  • News forum
  • Psychology.About.com URL

    - lots of interesting psychology-related articles and resources here!

  • Psychology-related study resources, from Worth Publishing URL

     - free quiz questions, flashcards, vocabulary, animations, etc
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    Getting Started

  • Chat room

    - you can use this chat room to communicate real-time with other students who are online!

• The Science of Psychology

  
  

  Five Founding Fathers of the Science of Psychology

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• Social Psychology

  
  

  A puzzled participant in the Asch Line study

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• Development across the Life Span

  
  

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• Memory

  
  

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• Consciousness, Cognition, and Intelligence

  
  

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• Learning

  
  

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• Motivation and Emotion

  
  

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• Biological Psychology

  
  

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• Theories of Personality

  
  

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• Psychological Disorders

  
  

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