10/6/2024 12:04:23 PM	PSYCH 1A Course Outline as of Spring 1999	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  PSYCH 1A	Title:  GENERAL
Full Title:  General Psychology
Last Reviewed:12/9/2019

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Scientific study of human behavior; emotions, thinking, heredity, environment, learning, intelligence, and human diversity. Emphasis upon the principles, practices, and problems of the experimental method.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Scientific study of human behavior; emotions, thinking, heredity, environment, learning, intelligence & individual differences.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100A or ENGL 100.
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
Area:	D	Social and Behavioral Sciences
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	D	Social Science		Fall 2010
	D9	Psychology
	D	Social Science		Fall 1991	Fall 2010
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
	D9	Psychology
	D	Social Science		Fall 1981	Fall 1991
	D1	Anthropology and Archeology
	D4	Gender Studies
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
	4	Social and Behavioral Science		Fall 1981
	4I	Psychology
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: PSY 110	Introductory Psychology	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): PSYC1A

Certificate/Major Applicable: Not Certificate/Major Applicable

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Students completing this course will be able to comprehend and

demonstrate basic knowledgeability in the following areas.  They will

also be expected to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate their

knowledge and comprehension of the areas.

Topics and Scope

  1.  Learning

 2.  Perception

 3.  Motivation

 4.  Emotion, Stress, and Comfort

 5.  Psychobiology

 6.  Thinking

 7.  Human Development

 8.  Personality

 9.  Abnormal Behavior

10.  Therapy

11.  Social Behavior

12.  Cross-cultural and Gender Studies

Assignments:

Reading and writing assignments, and other homework will be assigned:

approximately 2 hours of homework for each hour of class meeting.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 10 - 25%
Written homework, Essay exams, Term papers
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 0 - 0%
None
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 75 - 90%
Multiple choice, True/false, Matching items, Quizzes
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 0 - 0%
None

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

  Wade/Tavris

   1999, INVITATION TO PSYCHOLOGY

 Lonne and Malpass

   1994, PSYCHOLOGY AND CULTURE

 Morris and Maisto

   1998, PSYCHOLOGY. . . AN INTRODUCTION

 Uba and Huang

   1999 PSYCHOLOGY

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