- Course Type CLEP
- Subject History and Social Sciences
- Level Introductory
- Length 4 Weeks
- Effort 6 Hours/Week
- Institution Modern States
This course covers the fundamentals of the subject taught during one semester of a college-level psychology class. Our goal as creators of this course is to prepare you to pass the College Board’s CLEP examination and obtain college credit for free.
Through the guidance of Dr. David Sitt from Baruch College, this course will cover basic facts, concepts and generally accepted principles in history, approaches and methods of psychology; biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception; states of consciousness; learning; cognition; motivation and emotion; personality; psychological disorders and treatment; social psychology; and statistics, tests and measurements.
“Introductory Psychology” is a completely self-paced course. It has no prerequisites and it is offered entirely for free.
CLEP Exam
This course is designed to prepare you for the CLEP Introductory Psychology Exam exam and cover other related topics as well.
Instructors
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David Sitt, Ph.D.Baruch College
Course Overview
Introductory Psychology Course Overview - Modern States
| Module | Topic | Video Length | Total pages of required reading |
| Module 1: History, Approaches, Methods (8–9%) 00:25:24 total video length 68 total reading pages |
1.0 Introduction | 0:00:38 | 68 |
| 1.1 History of psychology | 0:03:50 | – | |
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1.2 Approaches: biological, behavioral, cognitive, humanistic, psychodynamic
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0:07:09 | – | |
| 1.3 Research methods: experimental, clinical, correlational | 0:12:12 | – | |
| 1.4 Ethics in research | 0:01:35 | – | |
| Module 2: Biological Bases of Behavior (8–9%) 0:26:48 total video length 38 total reading pages |
2.0 Introduction | 0:00:49 | 38 |
| 2.1 Endocrine system | 0:01:55 | – | |
| 2.2 Etiology | 0:01:39 | – | |
| 2.3 Functional organization of the nervous system | 0:12:00 | – | |
| 2.4 Genetics | 0:01:38 | – | |
| 2.5 Neuroanatomy | 0:06:55 | – | |
| 2.6 Physiological techniques | 0:01:52 | – | |
| Module 3: Sensation and Perception (7–8%) 00:33:23 total video length 36 total reading pages |
3.0 Introduction | 0:00:56 | 36 |
| 3.1 Attention | 0:05:55 | – | |
| 3.2 Other senses: somesthesis, olfaction, gustation, vestibular system | 0:07:52 | – | |
| 3.3 Perceptual development | 0:03:01 | – | |
| 3.4 Perceptual processes | 0:11:30 | – | |
| 3.5 Receptor processes: vision, audition | 0:04:09 | – | |
| Module 4: States of Consciousness (5–6%) 00:16:40 total video length 38 total reading pages |
4.0 Introduction | 0:00:41 | 38 |
| 4.1 Sleeping and dreaming | 0:09:54 | – | |
| 4.2 Hypnosis and meditation | 0:03:29 | – | |
| 4.3 Psychoactive drug effects | 0:02:36 | – | |
| Module 5: Learning (10–11%) 00:34:54 total video length 34 total reading pages |
5.0 Introduction | 0:00:31 | 34 |
| 5.1 Biological bases | 0:02:09 | – | |
| 5.2 Classical conditioning | 0:08:47 | – | |
| 5.3 Cognitive process in learning | 0:09:05 | – | |
| 5.4 Observational learning | 0:03:11 | – | |
| 5.5 Operant conditioning | 0:11:11 | – | |
| Module 6: Cognition (8–9%) 00:27:47 total video length 36 total reading pages |
6.0 Introduction | 0:00:26 | 36 |
| 6.1 Intelligence and creativity | 0:08:54 | – | |
| 6.2 Language | 0:05:57 | – | |
| 6.3 Memory | 0:04:59 | – | |
| 6.4 Thinking and problem solving | 0:07:31 | – | |
| Module 7: Motivation and Emotion (7–8%) 00:28:15 total video length 36 total reading pages |
7.0 Introduction | 0:00:41 | 36 |
| 7.1 Theories of emotion | 0:05:30 | – | |
| 7.2 Theories of motivation | 0:06:26 | – | |
| 7.3 Biological bases of Hunger, Thirst, Sex, Pain | 0:12:38 | – | |
| 7.4 Social motivation | 0:03:00 | – | |
| Module 8: Developmental Psychology (8–9%) 00:49:33 total video length 44 total reading pages |
8.0 Introduction | 0:00:49 | 44 |
| 8.1 Research methods: longitudinal, cross-sectional | 0:05:04 | – | |
| 8.2 Theories of development | 0:15:44 | – | |
| 8.3 Dimensions of development: physical, cognitive, social, moral | 0:19:04 | – | |
| 8.4 Gender identity and sex roles | 0:04:42 | – | |
| 8.5 Heredity-environment issues | 0:04:10 | – | |
| Module 9: Personality (7–8%) 00:33:34 total video length 42 total reading pages |
9.0 Introduction | 0:01:03 | 42 |
| 9.1 Assessment techniques | 0:04:47 | – | |
| 9.2 Growth and adjustment | 0:02:45 | – | |
| 9.3 Personality theories and approaches | 0:18:32 | – | |
| 9.4 Self-concept, self-esteem | 0:03:13 | – | |
| 9.5 Research methods: idiographic, nomothetic | 0:03:14 | – | |
| Module 10: Psychological disorders and health (8–9%) 1:03:47 total video length 114 total reading pages |
10.0 Introduction | 0:01:06 | 114 |
| 10.1 Background and DSM-V | 0:02:33 | – | |
| 10.2 Affective disorders | 0:10:52 | – | |
| 10.3 Anxiety disorders | 0:08:18 | – | |
| 10.4 Somatoform disorders | 0:02:51 | – | |
| 10.5 Dissociative disorder | 0:07:58 | – | |
| 10.6 Psychoses | 0:07:55 | – | |
| 10.7 Personality disorders | 0:07:47 | – | |
| 10.8 Theories of psychopathology | 0:04:51 | – | |
| 10.9 Health, stress and coping | 0:09:36 | – | |
| Module 11: Treatment of psychological disorders (7–8%) 00:30:45 total video length 30 total reading pages |
11.0 Introduction | 0:00:42 | 30 |
| 11.1 Insight therapies: psychodynamic and humanistic approaches | 0:08:39 | – | |
| 11.2 Biological and drug therapies | 0:05:59 | – | |
| 11.3 Behavioral therapies | 0:06:24 | – | |
| 11.4 Cognitive therapies | 0:04:57 | – | |
| 11.5 Community and preventative approaches | 0:04:04 | – | |
| Module 12: Social Psychology (7–8%) 0:44:06 total video length 48 total reading pages |
12.1 Attribution processes | 0:07:01 | 48 |
| 12.2 Attitudes and attitude change | 0:07:59 | – | |
| 12.3 Interpersonal perception | 0:05:18 | – | |
| 12.4 Aggression/antisocial behavior and Altruism/Prosocial behavior | 0:08:56 | – | |
| 12.5 Conformity, compliance, obedience | 0:14:52 | – | |
| Module 13: Statistics, Tests, and Measurement (3–4%) 00:35:35 total video length 38 total reading pages |
13.0 Introduction | 0:00:40 | 38 |
| 13.1 Descriptive and Inferential Statistics; Samples, populations, norms | 0:12:29 | – | |
| 13.2 Reliability and validity | 0:11:00 | – | |
| 13.3 Measurement of intelligence | 0:06:06 | – | |
| 13.4 Types of test | 0:05:20 | – |
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