Textbook for HUYNH - PSY150 at CSUN
- Lecture 1: Introduction to Psychology as a Science / Noba Module 1
- Lectures 3-4: We Are All Cultural Beings / Noba Module 2
- Lectures 5-6: Research in Psychology and Research Ethics / Noba Modules 3-4
Research Designs
Psychologists test research questions using a variety of methods. Most research relies on either correlations or experiments. With correlations, researchers measure variables as they naturally occur in people and compute the degree to which t…Conducting Psychology Research in the Real World
Because of its ability to determine cause-and-effect relationships, the laboratory experiment is traditionally considered the method of choice for psychological science. One downside, however, is that as it carefully controls conditions and t…
- Lectures 7-8: Biology as a Basis of Behavior / Noba Module 5
- Lectures 9-10: Sensation and Perception / Noba Module 6
- Lectures 11-12: Learning / Noba Module 7
- Lectures 13-14: Memory / Noba Module 8
- Lectures 15-16: Cognition and Language / Noba Module 9
- Lectures 17-18: Developmental Psychology / Noba Modules 10-11
Cognitive Development in Childhood
This module examines what cognitive development is, major theories about how it occurs, the roles of nature and nurture, whether it is continuous or discontinuous, and how research in the area is being used to improve education.Social and Personality Development in Childhood
Childhood social and personality development emerges through the interaction of social influences, biological maturation, and the child’s representations of the social world and the self. This interaction is illustrated in a discussion of the…
- Lecture 19: Psychological Disorders / Noba Module 12
- Lecture 20: Therapies / Noba Module 13
- Lectures 21-22: Health Psychology / Noba Module 14
- Lectures 23-24: Social Psychology Part 1 / Noba Module 15
- Appendices