• CP PSYCHOLOGY             

     

    Credits: 2.5 

     

    Grades: 11, 12 

     

    Purpose of the course: The CP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental processes of human beings and other animals. Students will learn about psychological facts, principles, and phenomena associated with each of the major subfields within psychology. Students also learn about ethics and the methods psychologists use in their science and practice.

     

     

     

    The grading system will be as follows:  

     

    Assignment

    % of Final Grade

    Major Assessments   

    60

    Minor Assessments

    30

    Classwork/Activities   

    10

     

     

     

    Current Unit Title: Perspectives in Psychology

     

    Next Unit Title: Research methods and ethics

     

    Topics to be covered in class:

    • Perspectives in psychology
    • Major theories and theorists of the 20th century
    • Research methods and experimental design
    • Biological bases of behavior
    • Sensation and perception
    • States of consciousness
    • Learning 
    • Development
    • Motivation/Emotion
    • Personality
    • Gender and social norms
    • Clinical psychology
    • Social psychology