EXPLORING RESEARCH IN PSYCHOLOGY

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: PSYCH 202 Course Designation: Core GenEd - Social & Behavioral Science Breadth - Social Science Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2021 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify how psychologists study both universals and differences observed across individuals, cultures, and species, spanning all levels of analysis (neurons to neighborhoods). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply critical thinking skills to determine how conclusions are drawn from research questions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate how data can provide insight into important societal issues. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize opportunities available in the Psychology major. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate psychological science through multiple lenses, including such issues as social justice, poverty, psychopathology, and disabilities. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze research across all of the major subareas of psychology, and address intersections with myriad disciplines (e.g., zoology, philosophy, genetics, linguistics, economics, public policy, art, pediatrics, and music). Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify how psychologists study both universals and differences observed across individuals, cultures, and species, spanning all levels of analysis (neurons to neighborhoods). Audience: Undergraduate 2. Apply critical thinking skills to determine how conclusions are drawn from research questions. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Evaluate how data can provide insight into important societal issues. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Recognize opportunities available in the Psychology major. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Evaluate psychological science through multiple lenses, including such issues as social justice, poverty, psychopathology, and disabilities. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Analyze research across all of the major subareas of psychology, and address intersections with myriad disciplines (e.g., zoology, philosophy, genetics, linguistics, economics, public policy, art, pediatrics, and music). Audience: Undergraduate