Description
This course examines psychological diversity through the lens of Non-Western and Western Worldviews, while representing four types of fundamental knowledge: scientific; popular/folk; ideological/value based; and legal. Topics covered in the course include but are not limited to: collectivism and individualism; evaluation bias of language; dichotomous and continuous variables; cross cultural methodology; cognition through sensation, perception, and states of consciousness; intelligence; emotion; motivation and behavior; human development and socialization; psychological disorder; social perception; as well as, personality and the self. Upon successful completion of the course, students will engage in an exercise, project, and presentation to examine their own sociocultural schema and stereotypes within a five step process to include: its specification versus broadness; content; and etiology. Prerequisite: PSY 110 or SOC 111 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.