Unit 1: Scientific Foundations
Learn about the basis of psychological theory and how psychologists design and conduct research
Precursors
People
Theoretical Approaches
Research
Psychological Domain
Unit 2: Biological Bases of Behavior
How do behaviors and mental processes work from a biological perspective? How does human biology interact with the environment
People
Sleep
Drugs
Consciousness
Biology
Unit 3: Sensation and Perception
How do humans perceive and process the world around them with their senses and convert those observations into perceptions?
Perception
Sensation
Unit 4: Learning
Learn about learning! How does the process of learning work in humans and other animals?
Observational Learning
Operant Conditioning
People
Learning
Unit 5: Cognitive Psychology
How do memory, intelligence, and other mental processes impact human behavior?
Language
Memory
Thinking
Testing
Other
Unit 6: Developmental Psychology
Learn about how physical and social changes over humans' lifespans can influence behavior and mental processes
Developmental Psychology
Unit 7: Motivation, Emotion, and Personality
Learn about how behavior and mental processes interact to produce an individual's personality
Physiological Motives
Motivation Theories
Assessments
Emotion
Social Motivation
Personality
Stress
Default
Unit 8: Clinical Psychology
How do psychologists evaluate, study, and treat different psychological disorders?
Mental Health Practitioners
Treatment
Causes
History
Disorders
Other
Unit 9: Social Psychology
How do humans interact in groups and social situations? How can others affect and individual's behavior and mental processes?
Groups
Attribution
People
Prejudice
Persuasion
Altruism
Attitudes
Attraction
Aggression