Psychology Major

Intended Learning Outcomes

Students will demonstrate:

  1. an understanding of natural and social science concepts in psychology, in the areas of developmental, experimental design, human learning and cognition, personality, physiological, psychopathology, sensation and perception, social, and statistics.
  2. the ability to frame and explore questions in psychology by using appropriate resources to develop hypotheses, analyze data, and interpret results.
  3. the ability to identify and think critically about psychology’s connections to other disciplines in the liberal arts.
  4. the ability to apply psychological principles to explain behavior and test theoretical predictions using appropriate concepts, theories, and methods.
  5. knowledge of the ethical principles guiding psychology by
    1. explaining why APA ethical principles are important,
    2. using those principles to evaluate others’ research, and
    3. incorporating those principles into their own empirical research

December 2008