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Psychology (PSYC) 290
General Psychology (Revision 3)

Revision closed Sept. 7, 2001, replaced by current version.

Overview

Psychology 290: General Psychology, provides an introduction to behavioural areas of study such as maturation and development, personality, and social relationships. Specific topics covered include intelligence and psychological testing, motivation and emotion, human development, personality, stress and health, psychological disorders, psychotherapy and social behaviour.
Method of Delivery: Home study or paced. Online-enhanced. The internet version of PSYC 290 is available.
Credit Weight/Area of Study: 3 credits - Social Science
Prerequisite: PSYC 289 is recommended but not required.
Precluded course: PSYC 206 (PSYC 289 may not be taken for credit if credit has already been obtained for PSYC 206.)

Outline

  • Unit 1 The Evolution of Psychology; and The Research Enterprise in Psychology
  • Unit 2 Intelligence and Psychological Testing; and Motivation and Emotion
  • Unit 3 Human Development Across the Lifespan; and Personality: Theory, Research
  • Unit 4 Stress, Coping, and Health; and Psychological Disorders
  • Unit 5 Psychotherapy; and Social Behaviour

Evaluation

To receive credit for PSYC 290, students must complete five unit quizzes, an essay and a final examination and must achieve a composite course grade of at least 50 per cent and a grade of at least 60 per cent on the final examination. The weighting of the composite grade is as follows:

Five Unit Quizzes (6% each)EssayFinal ExamTotal
30%30%40%100%

Course Materials

Textbook

Weiten, W. (1997). Psychology: Themes & Variations, Briefer Version. 3rd ed. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

Other material

The course materials include a study guide, a student manual and a quiz package.

Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their home-study counterparts.
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