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