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PSYC 1200: Psychology 2
Effective date
July 2018
Department
UT Humanities
School
Arts and Sciences
Description
This course covers the concepts of memory, thinking and intelligence, emotion, motivation, theories of personality, life span development, health, stress and coping, psychological disorders, and approaches to treatment and therapy.
Psychology 1 and 2 can be taken concurrently.
Credits
3.0
Year of study
1st Year Post-secondary
Prerequisites
None
Corequisites
None
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify, observe and describe specific psychological processes and principles;
- Describe and discriminate between the various theories and models of memory and its components;
- Define stress and list and explain the major methods of coping with stress;
- Describe the components involved in the experience of emotion;
- Define thinking and intelligence;
- Define motivation and distinguish between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation;
- Discuss the impact of motivation on love, sex, food and work;
- List and discuss the major theories of personality and how to measure it;
- Explain the steps and stages in our lives;
- Describe the major perspectives on mental disorders and distinguish mental disorder from abnormal behaviour and from the legal definition of insanity;
- List and explain the goals and principles of the major approaches to treating psychological disorders;
- Describe and assess the biological, psychological, cultural, and social influences on behaviour;
- Critically analyze information about humans and their diversity;
- Discuss the connection and differences between culture, gender and biology;
- Utilize the eight guidelines (as presented in the textbook) of critical thinking in the study of psychology;
- Use the concepts covered in the course and apply it to their personal and social lives;
- Use the scientific method in observing and analyzing human behaviour.
Prior Learning Assessment & Recognition (PLAR)
None
Hours
Lecture, Online, Seminar, Tutorial: 60
Total Hours: 60
Total Hours: 60
Instructional Strategies
The course uses a combination of lectures, demonstrations, video, group work, class discussion and library research.
Grading System
Letter Grade (A-F)
Passing grade
D
Evaluation Plan
|
Type |
Percentage |
Assessment activity |
|
Assignments |
40 |
Written reports, library research, group work |
|
Midterm Exam |
40 |
2 midterm exams at 20% each |
|
Final Exam |
20 |
|
Course topics
- Cognition
- The nature of intelligence Memory
- Emotion
- Stress and well being
- Motivation: food and water, love and sex, and work development through the lifespan personality theory
- Psychological disorders treatment and therapy
Notes:
- Course contents and descriptions, offerings and schedules are subject to change without notice.
- Students are required to follow all College policies including ones that govern their educational experience at VCC. Policies are available on the VCC website at:
https://www.vcc.ca/about/governance--policies/policies/. - To find out if there are existing transfer agreements for this course, visit the BC Transfer Guide at https://www.bctransferguide.ca.