Nov 22, 2024  
Whittier College 2024-2025 
    
Whittier College 2024-2025
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PSYC 100 - Introductory Psychology


An introduction to major areas of psychology, emphasizing theories, research methods, critical thinking, and communication skills, to enable students to think like psychologists. Topics include the brain and nervous system, child development, sensory processes, perception, consciousness, learning, memory, language development, motivation, emotion, intelligence, personality, stress, abnormal behavior, social influence, and close relationships. Class exercise forms are discussed in groups of four to provide interactive learning even in a large lecture class.

3 credits



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