Welcome to Psych 101 at John Jay in Fall 2023!
Psych 101 is a survey of the scientific study of the mind and behavior. Topics we will cover include: research methods, learning, memory, human development, thinking and intelligence, the brain and its functions, emotions, stress, and social processes.
At the end of the course, you will be able to….
- Assimilate information relating to psychology from a variety of sources
- Think critically in your approach to psychological topics in a writing assignment
- Reason using evidence to support your conclusions in a writing assignment
- Demonstrate knowledge of psychological theories and methods
- Demonstrate knowledge of contextual influences on human behavior and diversity of perspectives, including those related to race, class, gender, sexuality, disability, nationality and culture
- Demonstrate knowledge of APA ethical principles and codes of conduct for psychologists
- Define psychology, describe major sub-fields in psychology (e.g., social, cognitive, developmental, clinical, forensic) and differentiate between major psychological perspectives.
- Demonstrate basic knowledge of history of psychology, research methods (e.g., advantages and disadvantages of various scientific research methods), and applications and careers in psychology
Recent Class Updates
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Reflection Paper: Psychological Disorders
We will not have class next Tuesday, November 21st or next Thursday November 23rd. Since we have off over the next week, please use this time to complete an extra Reflection Paper on Psych Disorders. For the paper: Watch, listen, or read one piece of media, such as a TV show, movie, podcast, youtube discourse, […]
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Reflection Paper 3: Personality
Take this personality test: Big Five Project – Personality Test According to our readings and the personality test: what are the “Big 5” of personality? Write a 1-2 paragraph summary analyzing the results of your personality test. Give an example of how your personality reflects (or does not) reflect the traits and the scores you […]
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Reflection Paper 2: Sleep
Reflection Paper 2 is due on Thursday October 12th in class. Please print and bring to class. Papers should be stapled when you hand them in. Read the article or listen to the podcast below. Article: The Pandemic Messed With Your Sleep. Here’s How to Feel Rested Again. Podcast (with transcript): Speaking of Psychology: Psychologically […]
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Brain & Memory Memes
Created by students of Psych 101-02, Fall 2023 This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
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Reflection Paper 1 Directions
Explaining Psychology to a friend… For this Reflection Paper, write a letter to a friend or family member explaining what we have discussed in class so far. You letter should contain answers to the following questions: At the end of your letter, you will also write to your friend about an aspect of psychology you […]
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Psych 101 Points Tracker
If you want to keep track of your progress in the course, you can download, print, and log your points in this spreadsheet. This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
This entry is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International license.
