Psychology school training courses in Dover, DE (public, in-house or online)

Psychology is a dynamic social science concerned with the systematic study of human action and experience. The members of the Department of Psychology at Merrimack College work to engage students in conversation and inquiry about the dynamics of human behavior. In addition to developing a comprehensive understanding of classic and contemporary theory and research, we invite students to participate in the very activities that define psychology as a discipline.

Sports Psychology school covers the following:
Motivation and Self Confidence
Goals and Casual Attribution
Intrinsic Motivation and Youth Sports
Attention and Athlete Personality
Situational Anxiety and Mood
Imagery, Hypnosis and Psychology Skills
Aggression and Crowd Effect
Team Cohesion and Leadership
Exercise Psychology and Burnout
Psychology of Injuries and Drug Abuse

Psychology school covers the following:
How Psychologists Do Research
The Brain: Source of Mind and Self
Body Rhythms and Mental States
Sensation and Perception
Learning and Conditioning
Behavior in Social and Cultural Context
Thinking and Intelligence
Memory, Emotion, and Motivation
Theories of Personality
Development Over the Life Span
Health, Stress, and Coping
Psychological Disorders

Psychology is both a science and an applied profession. Psychology is a broad discipline that deals with behavior and mental process. Career opportunities work in counseling, personal, business, industry, research and development, advertising, college teaching, medical settings, basic research, criminal justice, and government. For those students interested in becoming licensed psychologists or professional researchers, the major is designed to prepare them for possible graduate training.

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A total of 60 credit hours are required for degree completion; Twenty-seven (27) credits are in the major field, distributed as follows:

PS 101 - Introduction to Psychology 3 cr.
PS 121 - Human Growth and Development 3 cr.
PS 315 - Theories of Personality 3 cr.
SO 141 - Introduction to Sociology 3 cr.
SO 208 - Social Inequality 3 cr.
SO 210 - Social Institutions 3 cr.
SO 220 - Ethical Issues in Social Science 3 cr.
PS 301 - Social Psychology 3 cr.
SO 307 -...

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