Psychology 

 

Course Information
One Semester Class

 

• One Credit Course
• Open to grade 11-12
• Prerequisites:  none
• Instructor: Mr. Kalkopf

Course Description: The purpose of this course is to evaluate from a Christian perspective how psychology may be used to explain, predict, control and improve human behavior.  Students will gain a better understanding of chronological development; of how humans think, perceive, and learn; of how normality and deviancy are culturally defined; and of the biological and adaptive basis of behavior.

 

Topics of Study                                    

 

Introductory Psychology

Learning and Cognitive Processes

Memory and Thought

Motivation and Emotion

Abnormal Behavior

Personality Theory

Adolescence