PSYCHOL 1100 - Introductory Psychology

This course introduces the basic concepts and core topics within contemporary psychology. Core topics covered during the course include the development of the individual over the lifespan; the study of the individual in a social context; differences between individuals with respect to their intelligence and personality; the nature of motivation and emotion; and the characteristics and symptoms of psychopathology. The course will also introduce the methodological approaches employed by psychologists to study these topics. Major findings to emerge from psychological research will be presented, and the practical significance of such work will be discussed. Practical work will address the conventions of psychological report writing and the ethical principles underlying psychological research and practice.