Project Introduction:

This course includes a comprehensive two-part project. For Part 1, choose a famous individual excluding any psychologist and gather biographical information from reputable and reliable sources. You are expected to include a psychological analysis of the individual by selecting one of the seven major perspectives in modern psychology. For Part 2 of the project, continue your analysis of the individual by focusing on factors that motivate individuals.

Course Learning Objectives Covered:

•  Define selected terms in the field of psychology.
•  Describe historical and contemporary topics in the field of psychology.
•  Examine the principles that apply to scientific research in psychology.
•  Analyze how sensation, perception, motivation, and emotion impact human experiences and behavior.
•  Use relevant developmental theories to compare and contrast human development characteristics occurring across different stages of the human lifespan.
•  Differentiate between the five primary theories of personality (trait, psychoanalytic/psychodynamic, humanistic, social-cognitive and biological).