Instructor:	Gary J. Klatsky
	E-mail:	klatsky@oswego.edu
	Office	459 Mahar
	Phone:	(315) 312 3474
	Class	T & Th 9:35 - 10:55 Mahar 204
	Office Hours Tuesday 8:30 - 9:30 Thursday 2:30 - 3:30 Additional hours by appointment

Welcome to PSY 100!

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Course Description

This course constitutes a general introduction to the mainstream of psychology in both its scientific and its therapeutic applications. As an introduction to the science of human behavior, the course topics will include both general issues concerned with the basic goals, purposes, and applications of psychology and the specific areas of study and research in the discipline. These areas include human perception, sensation, memory, development, motivation, personality, and learning. These topics have direct bearing upon our lives and will thus draw our attention, at least indirectly, toward our own behavior. Mental health, mental illness, and therapy will be discussed at the conclusion of the course.

This course is designed to promote a conceptual understanding of psychology. As the main goal of this course is to develop critical thinking skills, much of the course will be devoted to discussing key issues in psychology. Students are expected to participate in class discussions and complete writing assignments that reflect their understanding of those issues.

Course Objectives:
The primary goal of this course is to establish a foundation for the understanding and acceptance of human behavior in its many forms. In order to achieve this goal, the following general objectives are offered as guidelines for evaluation of the progress of the student and the course. At the conclusion of the course, the student should:

1. Be well informed about basic theories of the science of psychology, how they work, and what they profess to accomplish,
2. Understand and be able to communicate basic ideas in the discipline in a meaningful way by utilizing basic terms of the discipline,
3. Become familiar with the basic areas of application of psychological knowledge,
4. Develop a rudimentary understanding of the workings of human behavior and the influences that contribute to the development of the unique individual,
5. Understand the reasoning processes used by the psychologist to arrive at particular conclusions regarding human behavior,
6. Become aware of the psychological processes that influence his or her own behavior