PSYC-280 General Psychology Laboratory

Credits 1 / 3 Contact Hours
Pre-requisite: Placement into RDNG-030 (ACSR-030), completion of ELAP-110 with a minimum grade of 2.0, or successful completion of RDNG-016 or ACLT-074 with a minimum grade of 3.0. Co-requisite: PSYC-281
This course provides an optional laboratory component to the PSYC-281 course. Students will study the scientific method the brain and nervous system sensation and perception learning cognition motivation human development personality mental health social behavior and animal behavior. The class will focus on the use of computer simulations and exploration of Internet resources.

Course Outcomes
1. Students will be able to apply the scientific method to the study of psychology They will be able to demonstrate a) the creation of a usable research question and hypothesis with operational definitions; b) design of an appropriate experiment, survey or ethnographic study to test the hypothesis; c) a basic ability to evaluate and summarize the data; d) the ability to draw conclusions from this research 2. Students will have practical hand-on experience with concepts present in the general psychology course 3. Students will be able to use the computer to complete simulations and demonstrations. They will have also participated in at least on on-line experiment 4. Students will be able to search the Internet for psychological information. They will able be able to evaluate the quality of that information as part of scientific psychology