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1. Module Introduction
2. Introduction to Psychology
3. What Is Psychology?
4. History of Psychology
5. Contemporary Psychology
6. Careers in Psychology
7. Introduction to Psychological Research
8. Why Is Research Important?
9. Approaches to Research
10. Analyzing Findings
11. Ethics
12. Module 1 Assessments
13. Module Introduction
14. Introduction to Biopsychology
15. Human Genetics
16. Cells of the Nervous System
17. Parts of the Nervous System
18. The Brain and Spinal Cord
19. The Endocrine System
20. Module 2 Assessments
21. Module Introduction
22. Introduction to Consciousness and Sleep
23. What Is Consciousness?
24. Sleep and Why We Sleep
25. Stages of Sleep
26. Sleep Problems and Disorders
27. Substance Use and Abuse
28. Other States of Consciousness
29. Module 3 Assessments
30. Module Introduction
31. Introduction to Sensation and Perception
32. Sensation versus Perception
33. Waves and Wavelengths
34. Vision
35. Hearing
36. The Other Senses
37. Gestalt Principles of Perception
38. Module 4 Assessments
39. Module Introduction
40. Introduction to Learning
41. Classical and Operant Conditioning
42. Observational Learning (Modeling)
43. Introduction to Thinking and Intelligence
44. Language and Problem Solving
45. What Are Intelligence and Creativity?
46. Measures and The Source of Intelligence
47. Introduction to Memory
48. How Memory Functions
49. Problems With and Ways to Enhance Memory
50. Module 5 Assessments
51. Module Introduction
52. Introduction to Motivation and Emotion
53. Motivation
54. Hunger and Eating
55. Sexual Behavior
56. Emotion
57. Module 6 Assessments
58. Module Introduction
59. Introduction to Lifespan Development
60. Lifespan Theories
61. Stages of Development
62. Introduction to Personality
63. Freud and Neo-Freudians
64. Learning, Humanistic, and Biological Approaches
65. Trait Theorists
66. Cultural Understandings of Personality
67. Introduction to Social Psychology
68. Self-Presentation, Attitudes, and Persuasion
69. Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience
70. Prejudice, Discrimination, and Aggression
71. Prosocial Behavior
72. Module 7 Assessments
73. Module Introduction
74. Introduction to Stress, Lifestyle, and Health
75. Stressors and Illness
76. Regulation of Stress and The Pursuit of Happiness
77. Introduction to Psychological Disorders
78. Diagnosing and Classifying Psychological Disorders
79. Anxiety, Obsessive-Compulsive, and Related Disorders
80. Posttraumatic Stress and Mood Disorders
81. Schizophrenia and Dissociative Disorders
82. Personality and Childhood Disorders
83. Introduction to Therapy and Treatment
84. Types of Treatment and Modalities
85. Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders: A Special Case
86. The Sociocultural Model and Therapy Utilization
87. Module 8 Assessments
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