Psychology

Text:            Understanding Psychology
Copyright:    2008
Publisher:     Glencoe: McGraw-Hill

Psychology: The scientific study of behavior and mental processes.  When applied to humans, psychology covers everything that people think, feel, and do. Psychologists seek to do four things; describe, explain, predict, and influence behavior.

Overview:

This text is easy to read and provides a wide range of enhancement activities. Case studies, worksheets, labs and other activities all help to spice up the class. Quizzes are given over each chapter and tests over each unit. Practice quizzes and other student activities are available at the website given below.  Psychology is a year long course, covers a wide range of topics, and gives the student a good overview of the discipline.  A student highlight in the past has been the study of personality.  All issues in psychology are critiqued from a Christian perspective.
Psychology is offered opposite of Sociology and Economics..

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