Introduction to psychology

Welcome to Introduction to Psychology which provides learning resources that can be used to introduce learners to psychology.

Objectives
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
 * Describe the scientific methods utilized in the study of human behavior;
 * Appreciate the diversity of the field of psychology and the dynamic nature of its continuing development and growth;
 * Understand the influence of biology, learning histories, situations, cognition, personality, and cultural factors, in the shaping and development of human behavior;
 * Understand the concepts, histories, methods of investigation, and theories of the different subfields of psychology;
 * Appreciate the importance of psychological principles as they apply to everyday life.

Outline

 * 1) Introduction to psychology as a science
 * 2) Research methods in psychology
 * 3) Biological basis of behavior
 * 4) Sensation and perception
 * 5) States of consciousness
 * 6) Human development
 * 7) Learning
 * 8) Memory
 * 9) Language and cognition
 * 10) Motivation and emotion
 * 11) Personality
 * 12) Intelligence
 * 13) Psychological disorders
 * 14) Psychotherapy and intervention
 * 15) Social psychology
 * 16) Media and communications psychology

Textbooks
Introductory psychology textbooks tend to cover a similar range of topics. It is recommended that this course use Introduction to Psychology (Wikibooks), as well as other online resources.

OpenStax has a free online introductory psychology textbook: Psychology 2e

Other

 * Saul Kassin's 'Psychology'.
 * Psychology by Alan J. Fridlund, Daniel Reisberg, Henry Gleitman. This textbook has been used for Stanford, Penn, MIT, and Harvard Introduction to Psychology courses.
 * Bernard J. Luskin, Casting the Net Over Global Learning, New Developments in Workforce Training and Online Psychologies, Griffin Publishing Group, 2002.

Lectures

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 * Chapter 1: Definition and History - Key words - Questions
 * Chapter 2: Research Methods - Key words
 * Chapter 3: Biological foundations - Key words
 * Lecture four: Developmental Psychology (briefly)
 * Lecture five: Sensation and Perception
 * Lecture six: Consciousness
 * Lecture seven: Learning
 * Lecture eight: Retention and Forgetting
 * Lecture nine: Cognitive Processes
 * Lecture ten: Motivation and Emotion
 * Lecture eleven: Psychological Testing and Individual Differences
 * Lecture twelve: Personality Principles
 * Lecture thirteen: Abnormal Personality Patterns
 * Lecture fourteen: Therapies
 * Lecture fifteen: Social Psychology

Related areas

 * School:Anthropology
 * Artificial consciousness
 * Topic:Artificial intelligence
 * Cognitive science
 * School:Biology
 * School:Economics
 * School:Education
 * Ethology


 * Human sexuality
 * Linguistics
 * Topic:Marketing
 * School:Medicine
 * Neuroscience
 * Topic:Psychiatry
 * Psychophysics
 * Philosophy of mind
 * Philosophy of psychology


 * Political science
 * Psychology of art
 * Relationship education
 * School:Social work
 * Topic:Sociobiology
 * School:Sociology
 * Topic:Statistics

Related topics

 * Aristotle, On the Soul
 * Tabula rasa
 * Empiricism
 * Rationalism
 * Scientific method
 * Evolution
 * Moral value
 * Systems theory
 * Complex systems
 * Game theory
 * Discourse analysis
 * Multilevel model
 * Structural equation modeling
 * Howard Gardner's Nine Types of Intelligence
 * Szaszian studies

Learning about Psychology

 * Dictionary of Psychology
 * Encyclopedia of Psychology
 * Learn Psychology Glossary
 * Simply Psychology
 * AQA A Psychology Resources

History of Psychology

 * The Archives of the History of American Psychology
 * A Century of Psychology (APA)
 * Classics in the History of Psychology

Other

 * Psychology Wiki
 * PsychWiki - Wiki for psychology researchers (theory, findings, research methods, funding sources, and more)
 * Find a Therapist - Psychology Today
 * AmoebaWeb Psychology Directory