Course Descriptions

• Psychology 100, Introduction to Psychology - 3 Units
  Addresses principles of research, perception, development, learning, motivation, emotion, and abnormal behavior.  Emphasizes application of psychological principles to personal adjustment.  Prerequisite for other psychology courses.  (I also teach this course with an emphasis on Chicano issues and as part of a cohort under the Freshman Experience Program)
  
  
• Psychology 170, Multicultural Psychology - 3 Units
  Introduces students to important issues related to cultural diversity in the field of psychology.  Major areas of psychology will be explored from a multicultural perspective, including research, assessment and therapy, social psychology, child development, and personality.  Emphasis on specific historically under-represented cultural groups residing in the U.S.  Offered only during Fall.

• Psychology 219, Introduction to Research Methods in Psychology - 3 Units
  Emphasizes methods of study in psychology, experimental designs, analysis of variables contributing to experimental results, and data treatment.
  
  
• Psychology 240, Introduction to Social Psychology - 3 Units
  An exploration of the interlocking dynamics of psychology and sociology focusing on the impact of social groups on individuals on groups. Content includes self-development, interaction, attitudes, conformity, friendship, love, aggression, group dynamics. (Same as Sociology 240.)

• Math / Social Science 219, Statistics and Probability - 4 Units
  Beginning course in statistics.  Includes descriptive statistics, probability, hypothesis testing, confidence limits, regression, contingency tables, and non-parametric statistics.