The revised syllabus: General Psychology

Required Text: Invitation to Psychology, 2nd edition, Wade and Tavris
Optional: Study Guide, and Study Wizard (CD-Rom)
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  Chap 1: What is Psychology? Intro and Methods
  Chap 6: Intelligence p. 204-216
  Chap 2: Theories of personality
  A. Asian Infusion Module: Influence of collectivism and individualism on personality
  Chap 3: Lifespan changes: attachment p.77-79, Piaget, Kohlberg, gender p. 83-92, Erikson p.100-101
  Chap 4: Neurons, Hormones and the Brain
  Chap 12: Emotion and Stress
  B. Asian Infusion Module: Coping with Stress
  Chap 13: Motivation: Love & Sex, Food p.430-452
  Chap 5: Sensation and Perception
  C. Asian Infusion Module: Buddhist perspective on "perception"
  Chap 10: Psychological disorders
  Chap 11: Treatment
  Chap 7: Memory
  Chap 8: Learning
  Chap 9: Social and Cultural influences
   D. Asian Infusion Module: Prejudice "them vs. us" thinking
   E. Asian Infusion Module: Critical Thinking about Islam
  Asian Infusion in General Psychology


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