The Advanced Psychology course introduces students to the scientific examination of the causes and intricacies of human behavior. Students will learn how psychological research is conducted and the ethical standards applied to such research. Human behavior will be examined through the biological, cognitive and social lenses. The evolution of psychological perspectives will lay the groundwork for in-depth examinations of the psychology of development, learning and memory, personality, motivation, human relationships, health and abnormal behaviors. Students will apply the principles of psychological research by designing and conducting their own experiments. Emphasis will be placed on the development of skills used to understand and execute psychological research, including reading psychological research and experiments, identifying and replicating research methodologies and applying psychological patterns and phenomenon to data analysis.

Departmental approval is required for this course. Cross-listed with Wellbeing.  Open only to seniors.