Time Commitment - 8 weeks
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This course will enable you to understand how people behave, how mind works and some questions you may be curious about such as how smart am I, how do I smell a flower, etc. You will learn about known theories and concepts important in higher level courses.
Week 1 & 2
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History & the Scientific Method
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Psychology emerges
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Before Freud
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Freud
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After Freud
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Truth Seeking
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Knowledge Association
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Knowledge by Contrast
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The Scientific Method
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In these two weeks we will help students develop a basic understanding of the fundamentals, major movements, and tributes of Psychology. Posing two questions: What’s your thought process? How do we learn?
Week 3 & 4
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The Matter of the Mind
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Brain Matter
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The Light Switch
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Regions of the brain
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The Lobes and thinking
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Occipital Lobe
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Temporal Lobe
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Parietal Lobe
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Frontal Lobe
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Concepts & Questions at hand: Why does it help to know how our brain works? Why does it matter to have general knowledge of brain organization and structure?
Week 5
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Sensation & Perception
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Sensation
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Point of Contact (Touch)
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Perception
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Perceiving
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Concept: The way we sense and perceive our surroundings impacts the decisions we make. How can we recognize what’s around us?
Activity: Outside - Sense and feel
Week 6
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Attention and Awareness
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Selection
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Self-awareness
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Theory of Mind
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Midterm
Questions at hand: How do we interpret the information our brain receives? How do we fit?
Week 7
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Cognitive abilities
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types of intelligence
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how intelligence is measured
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Questions at hand: Why is it important to learn about different types of intelligence? How can this help in education?
Week 8
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Storage of memory
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Working memory
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Long-term memory
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Types of memory and memory disorders (e.g. amnesia dementias)
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Questions at hand: What is the strategies for improving the storage of memories?
Intro to Psychology
