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