Week 1
I. Introduction to Psychology
A. Its Definition and
Meaning
B. Brief History and Notable Psychologists
C. Development of Psychology in the
Philippines
D. Goals and
Significance of the Studying Psychology
E. Branches and Related
Fields of Psychology
Week 2
II.
Principles of Growth and Development
A.
Reproduction Process
B.
Genetics and Heredity
1. Ten Stages of Human Development
2. Aspects of Human Development
a.
Motor
b.
Social
c.
Cognitive
d.
Moral
e.
Psychosexual
f.
Psychosocial
Week 3
FIRST LONG EXAMINATION
Week 4 & 5
III.
Biological Bases of Behavior
A. The Nervous System
1. Central Nervous
System
2. Peripheral Nervous
System
B.
Endocrine Glands
IV.
Sensation & Perception
A. Sensation
1. The
Different Sensory System
a. Visual
b. Auditory
c. Olfactory
d. Gustatory
e. Kinesthetic
f. Vestibular
2. Perception
a. Perceptual Organization
b. Depth Perception
c. Perceptual Constancy
d. Illusions
e. Major Influence on Perceptual
Processes
f. Barriers to Accurate
Perception of Others
Week 8
MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Week 9 & 10
V. Learning
and Memory
A. Learning
1. Definition
2.
Theories in Learning
a. Classical Conditioning
b. Operant Conditioning
c. Connectionism
B. Memory
1. Definition
2. Basic Types of Memory
3. Information Processing Model
4. Forgetting
a. Theories of Forgetting
Week 11
VI. Intelligence and Measurement
A. Levels of Intelligence
B. Multiple Intelligence
Week 12
SECOND LONG EXAMINATION
VII. Motivation and Emotion
A. Motivation
1. Theories of
Motivation
2.
Classification of Motivation
B. Emotion
1. The Nature and Physiology of Emotion
2. Theories of Emotion
3. Classifications of Emotion
4. Emotional Quotient (EQ)
Week 15 & 16
VIII.
Individual Differences
A.
Personality
1. Nature of Personality
2. Theories of Personality
a.
Psychoanalytic
b.
Personology
c.
Factor Analysis
d.
Perceived Reality
e.
Person Centered
f.
Somatotypes
B. Abnormal Behavior
1. Definition
2. Classification and Categories
3. Psychological Assessment
Week 18
FINAL EXAMINATION
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(adapted from the prescribed General Psychology Syllabus, CvSU)
