Course curriculum

    1. Syllabus

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    1. 1.1 The Scientific Method in Psychology: Hypotheses, Variables and Operational Definitions

    2. Quiz 1.1

    3. 1.2 Identifying the Design: Experiment, Correlation, Survey, Case Study and Observation

    4. Quiz 1.2

    5. 1.2 Interactive Lab: Name That Design

    6. 1.3 Experimental Methods: Independent and Dependent Variables, Control and Random Assignment

    7. Quiz 1.3

    8. 1.3 Interactive Lab: Spot the Parts of an Experiment

    9. 1.4 Experimental Validity: Confounds, Bias, Blinding and Generalizing

    10. Quiz 1.4

    11. 1.5 Non-Experimental Methods: Correlation, Surveys, Naturalistic Observation and Case Studies

    12. Quiz 1.5

    13. 1.6 Sampling and Reliability: Populations, Samples and Valid Measurement

    14. Quiz 1.6

    15. 1.7 Ethical Guidelines: Informed Consent, Deception, Debriefing and Institutional Review

    16. Quiz 1.7

    17. 1.7 Interactive Lab: Ethics Checkpoint

    1. 2.1 Describing Data: Mean, Median, Mode and Their Meaning

    2. Quiz 2.1

    3. 2.1 Interactive Lab: Center Stage

    4. 2.2 Variation and Percentile Rank: Range, Standard Deviation and the Normal Curve

    5. Quiz 2.2

    6. 2.2 Interactive Lab: Spread and Position

    7. 2.3 Reading Graphs and Tables: Scatterplots, Bar Graphs and Correlation Coefficients

    8. Quiz 2.3

    9. 2.3 Interactive Lab: Graph Detective

    10. 2.4 Inferential Statistics: Significance, p-Values and What Results Mean

    11. Quiz 2.4

    1. 3.1 Heredity and Environment: Genes, Twin Studies and Epigenetics

    2. Quiz 3.1

    3. 3.2 The Nervous System: Central, Peripheral, Somatic and Autonomic Divisions

    4. Quiz 3.2

    5. 3.3 The Neuron and Neural Firing: Action Potential, Synapse and Neurotransmitters

    6. Quiz 3.3

    7. 3.3 Interactive Lab: Fire, Cross, Repeat

    8. 3.4 The Endocrine System and Hormones

    9. Quiz 3.4

    10. 3.5 The Brain: Lobes, Hindbrain, Limbic System and Cerebral Cortex

    11. Quiz 3.5

    12. 3.5 Interactive Lab: Brain Map Match

    13. 3.6 Studying the Brain: Imaging Tools, Lateralization and Plasticity

    14. Quiz 3.6

    15. 3.7 Brain Damage and Behavior: Case Studies

    16. Quiz 3.7

    1. 4.1 Consciousness and Sleep: Circadian Rhythms and the Stages of Sleep

    2. Quiz 4.1

    3. 4.1 Interactive Lab: Night Shift in the Sleep Lab

    4. 4.2 Sleep Disorders, Dreams, Hypnosis and Psychoactive Drugs

    5. Quiz 4.2

    6. 4.3 Sensation Basics: Thresholds, Signal Detection and Sensory Adaptation

    7. Quiz 4.3

    8. 4.4 Vision and Hearing: Eye, Ear and Pathways to the Brain

    9. Quiz 4.4

    10. 4.5 The Other Senses: Taste, Smell, Touch, Pain and Body Position

    11. Quiz 4.5

    1. 5.1 Classical Conditioning: Pavlov, Acquisition, Extinction and Generalization

    2. Quiz 5.1

    3. 5.1 Interactive Lab: Label the Four Players

    4. 5.2 Applications of Classical Conditioning: Fear, Taste Aversion and Advertising

    5. Quiz 5.2

    6. 5.3 Operant Conditioning: Reinforcement, Punishment and Schedules

    7. Quiz 5.3

    8. 5.3 Interactive Lab: Reinforcement or Punishment?

    9. 5.4 Shaping, Behavior Modification and Operant Applications

    10. Quiz 5.4

    11. 5.5 Observational Learning, Cognitive Maps and Insight

    12. Quiz 5.5

    13. 5.6 Biological Constraints on Learning and Neural Factors

    14. Quiz 5.6

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