Week 1
Lesson 1
Scientific Inquiry Domain
We'll look at research methods used in field of psychology and how they compare to the "hard" sciences. We'll also discuss the beginnings of psychology and why it's difficult to neatly define psychology.
 Week 2
Lesson 2
Biopsychology Domain-Brain structure and biological basis for behavior
We'll examine the structures of the brain, biological basis of behavior, and the uses of structures of brain and hormones in psychotherapy. We focus on parts of the brain like the frontal lobe and the impact of understanding it's development completion at 25 years old.
 Week 3
Lesson 3
Development and Learning Domain- Lifespan development and learning psychology
The class will define life span development and cover three developmental theorists and how their work is used. We'll also talk about learning psychology, including classical and operant conditioning and how these concepts are used in advertising and healthcare.
 Week 4
Lesson 4
Cognition Domain-Cognitive psychology and IQ
Cognitive psychology and the study of intelligence will be the focus of this class. We examine the work of 3 researchers who did studies on memory and attention. We'll include one of the first research studies on how we omit and delete information when dealing with issues outside of our own culture and the limitations of IQ tests.
 Week 5
Lesson 5
Sociocultural Context Domain-Social Psychology
We'll discuss social psychology, the impact groups and diversity have on our behavior. Included will be discussion one of the most controversial social psychology experiments which was done to understand the influence of authority.
 Week 6
Lesson 6
Individual Variations Domain-Personality formation
 Psychology of personality formation and motivation theories will be taught and discussed. We'll start with early personality theories like Hippocrates and the four humors, and motivation theories like Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
 Week 7
Lesson 7
Individual Variations Domain-Abnormal psychology
We'll cover personality disorders and abnormal psychology. Students will likely come home from this class trying to diagnose everyone they know, they'll be cautioned as to why this isn't a great idea.  :)
 Week 8
Lesson 8
Applications of Psychological Science Domain
We'll explore the topics of clinical psychology and applications of psychology.  This is the class where I advocate for my profession, despite the often low pay.  :)