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Psychology curriculum

A psychology sequence covering research methods, biology, sensation, learning, cognition, development, personality, disorders, and social psychology.

Pacing
8 units, 20-30 weeks self-paced
Units
8 unit sequence
Practice
16 checked answers
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Self-paced or tutor-guided
Outcomes
  • Explain behavior and mental processes using evidence-based concepts.
  • Read psychology research with attention to methods and limits.
  • Apply psychological ideas ethically to learning, development, and social life.

Unit sequence

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  1. 01

    Science of psychology

    • Compare major perspectives and research methods.
    • Identify variables, ethics, sampling, and bias.

    Practice: Critique a popular psychology claim using research-method vocabulary.

  2. 02

    Biological bases

    • Explain neurons, neurotransmitters, brain systems, genetics, and evolution.
    • Connect biology to behavior without oversimplifying.

    Practice: Map a behavior to nervous-system structures and explain uncertainty.

  3. 03

    Sensation, perception, and consciousness

    • Distinguish sensation from perception.
    • Explain attention, sleep, drugs, and altered states.

    Practice: Analyze a perception illusion with bottom-up and top-down processing.

  4. 04

    Learning

    • Use classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning.
    • Apply reinforcement and punishment precisely.

    Practice: Design a behavior-change plan and identify ethical risks.

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