Course Course Summary Section 1 Content Section 1 Content Left Section 1 Content Right Credit Type: Course ACE ID: ICS-0151 Organization's ID: SSC130 Organization: Penn Foster College Location: Online Length: Self-paced over 52 weeks (135 hours) Dates Offered: 8/1/2020 - 7/31/2023 8/1/2017 - 7/31/2020 5/1/2014 - 7/31/2017 9/1/2011 - 4/30/2014 3/1/1999 - 8/31/2011 Credit Recommendation & Competencies Section 2 Content Section 2 Content Left Section 2 Content Right Level Credits (SH) Subject Lower-Division Baccalaureate 3 psychology Description Section 3 Content Section 3 Content Left Section 3 Content Right Objective: The course objective is to introduce biology and behavior, consciousness, memory, thought and language, intelligence, personality and gender, stress, and community influences. Learning Outcomes: explain various states of consciousness, learning theories, and thought processes and development explain social psychology as it relates to attitudes, influences, behaviors, and stress use critical thinking skills to determine the likely causes of behaviors of individuals and groups discussed in case studies summarize the nature of human motivation and development, the human development cycle, and approaches to understanding and assessing personality prepare an essay on the topic of conditioning, memory, or motivation and emotion recognize psychological disorders and available treatments General Topics: Methodology of research The human nervous system: structure and relationship to perception Altered states of consciousness Major psychological theories: classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and cognitive learning Learning systems Theories of intelligence Influence of social life and responses to our ever-changing world Instruction & Assessment Section 4 Content Section 4 Content Left Section 4 Content Right Instructional Strategies: Audio Visual Materials Case Studies Discussion Lectures Practical Exercises Methods of Assessment: Case Studies Examinations Performance Rubrics (Checklists) Written Papers Minimum Passing Score: 70% Supplemental Materials Section 5 Content Section 5 Content Left Section 5 Content Right Section 6 Content Section 6 Content Left Section 6 Content Right Button Content Rail Content 1 Other offerings from Penn Foster College Business Statistics (ICS-0044) Computer Applications (ICS-0167) Earth Science (ICS-0208) Foundation Skills in Math (ICS-0244) Intermediate Algebra (ICS-0254) Introduction to Biology (ICS-0207) Introduction to Business (ICS-0046) Nutrition (ICS-0160) Pre-Calculus (ICS-0240) Principles of Management (ICS-0069) View All Courses Page Content