The ways in which individuals are affected by, and in turn affect, their social environment are studied at the introductory level. Topics include intragroup and intergroup relations and cultural influences on behavior.
3 credit hours
Psychoactive drugs and their effects are reviewed. Emphasis is on physiological brain response, history of drug use and drug control, chemical dependency, and drug abuse education. (Formerly Drug Use and Personal Decision Making.)
3 credit hours
The purposes and procedures of psychological research are introduced. Included is the nature of empirical research, varieties of research strategies and methods, the process of conducting research, and elementary data analysis.
4 credit hours