Draft - Psychology

Senior Social Studies Elective

(updated 3/27/00)

1. The student understands and demonstrates the purpose, methods and contributions of psychology.

• 1. Knowledge of major schools and theories of psychology
  • Structuralism
  • Functionalism
  • Behaviorist
  • Humanistic
  • Physiological
  • Cognitive
  • Psychoanalytic
• 2. Knowledge of methods of psychological inquiry
  • Naturalistic
  • Experimental
  • Correlational
  • Statistical Analyses
• 3. Be familiar with psychology-related occupations and treatment.

2. The student will understand the basic concepts of psychology.

• 1. Knowledge of normal / abnormal human behavior
• 2. Knowledge of personality theories
• 3. Knowledge of consciousness

3. The student will evaluate and analyze key psychological concepts and content through oral and written communication.

• 1. Projects
• 2. Presentations
• 3. Research papers
• 4. Book reviews
• 5. Guest speakers
• 6. Panel discussions