Overview & Goals for Ch. 1

Welcome to your first introduction to the science of behavior and mental process (Psychology defined)! In this module, we'll discover the historical background of psychology and how it became a science, contemporary perspectives and some careers one can pursue by studying psychology further.

After successfully completing this learning module, students will be able to:

• Define psychology 
• Understand the merits of an education in psychology
• Understand the importance of Wundt and James in the development of psychology 
• Appreciate Freud’s influence on psychology 
• Understand the basic tenets of Gestalt psychology 
• Appreciate the important role that behaviorism, humanism and how the cognitive revolution played in psychology’s history 
• Appreciate the diversity of interests and foci within psychology 
• Understand basic interests and applications in each of the described areas of psychology 
• Demonstrate familiarity with some of the major concepts or important figures in each of the described areas of psychology
• Understand educational requirements for careers in academic settings Understand the demands of a career in an academic setting 
• Understand career options outside of academic settings

To meet the learning outcomes in this module, students are expected to complete the following:

• Post an Introduction
• Review this Week's Reading Materials on Ch 1
• Take Ch 1 Quiz