General course objectives:
- Gain a basic understanding of psychology (e.g., factual knowledge, methods, principles, generalizations, theories)
- Learning to apply course material to improve thinking and problem-solving in careers and everyday life.
- Learning to analyze and critically evaluate ideas, arguments, and points of view
Specific course objectives:
- Understand how knowledge of psychology can aid students in personal and professional life
- Understand and apply the different perspectives of modern psychology
- Understand and apply scientific methods and basic knowledge of psychology to think more critically about current issues, and to critically read reports of empirical findings
- Understand and apply the principles of learning in personal and professional life
- Improve abilities to attend to thoughts, emotions, body sensations, and stimuli in the present environment.
