Learning Module 4 - States of Consciousness - Due by.docx
1. Learning Module 4 - States of Consciousness - Due by
September 23
Course Competencies
1.
Differentiatestatesofconscious,sleeping,and dreaming.
2.
Describe sleep disorders.
3.
Compare and contrastalteringconsciousness throughdrug
use,meditation,and hypnosis.
Learning Module 5 - Learning - Due by September 30
Course Competencies
1.
Differentiateclassical conditioning,operantconditioning,and
cognitivelearning.
2.
Describe elementsofclassical conditioning.
3.
Demonstrateclassical conditioningin human behavior.
4.
Describe theelementsofoperantconditioning.
5.
Differentiateprinciples ofreinforcementand punishment.
6.
2. Demonstrateoperantconditioningin human behavior.
7.
Identifythetypesofcognitivelearning and
theirapplicationtohumans.
Learning Module 6 - Memory - Due by October 7
Course Competencies
1.
Describe theoriesofremembering and forgetting.
2.
Compare sensory registers,short-termmemory,and long-
termmemory.
3.
Identifyand practicemethodsofimproving memory.
Learning Module 7 - Thinking, Intelligence, and Language -
Due by October 14
Course Competencies
1.
Describe thebuilding blocks ofthought:language,images,and
concepts.
2.
Applyprinciples ofcognitiontostrategiesforproblem-solving and
decision-making.
3.
Identifythecomponentsoflanguage and thestagesoflanguage
development.
4.
Discuss theinfluencesofcultureon language and how humans
think.
5.
Defineintelligenceand describe how intelligenceis measured.
3. 6.
Identifygender differencesin cognitiveabilities.
7.
Describe theinfluencesofheredityand environmenton
intelligence.
Learning Module 8 - Motivation and Emotion - Due by October
21
Course Competencies
1.
Explainthebiological and psychological sources ofmotivation.
2.
Contrastthetheoriesofemotion.
3.
Identifythebasic emotionsand how theyare communicated.
4.
Describe emotionalintelligenceand how tomanage emotions.
Learning Module 9 - Lifespan Development - Due by October
28
Course Competencies
1.
Identifystagesofprenataldevelopmentand threatstodevelopment.
2.
Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-
role developmentin infancyand childhood.
3.
Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-
role developmentin adolescence.
4.
Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-
role developmentin adulthood.
4. 5.
Describe cognitive,physical,psychosocial and gender- and sex-
role developmentin late adulthood.
Learning Module 10 - Personality - Due by November 4
Course Competencies
1.
Explain
psychodynamic
theoriesofpersonality.
2.
Explainhumanistictheoriesofpersonality.
3.
Explaintraittheories.
4.
Explainsocial-cognitivetheoriesofpersonality.
5.
Identifymethodsofpersonalityassessment.
Learning Module 11 - Psychological Disorders and Treatment -
Due by November 18
Course Competencies
1.
Differentiatebetweenabnormal and normal behavior.
2.
Discuss psychological disorders and models ofabnormal
behavior.
3.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofanxietydisorders.
4.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofmood disorders.
5.
5. Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofdissociativeand
somatoform
disorders.
6.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofschizophrenia.
7.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofsexual and gender
identitydisorders.
8.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofdevelopmentaland
cognitivedisorders.
9.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofeatingand sleep
disorders.
10.
Examinethetypes,causes and treatmentofpersonalitydisorders.
Learning Module 12 - Stress and Health Psychology - Due by
November 29
Course competencies for this module:
1. Define stress and describe what it does to the body.
2. Identify ways to cope with stress and to stay healthy.
3. Describe psychosocial effects on physical disorders.
4. Describe psychosocial treatment of physical disorders.
Learning Module 13 - Social Psychology - Due by December 9
Course Competencies
1.
Describe fundamentalsofsocial cognition.
2.
Examinethenatureofattitudes,prejudice and discrimination.
3.
6. Describe social and culturalinfluenceson behavior,thoughtsand
emotions.
4.
Examinethepsychological processes involved in social influence
