Psychology
Overview
Psychology is the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.
Classes involve critical thinking, processing scientific research and
understanding why people behave the way they do.
The field of psychology is a discipline that is utilized in all walks of
life and in most career fields. You may be interested in psychology if
you've ever wondered:
- Why using common sense doesn’t always work?
- How you could develop a better memory?
- What happens when you faint?
- Why you find some people attractive but not others?
- Why some people become serial killers?
- Why you get nervous?
- What scores on an IQ test really mean?
- How different men and women really are?
- Why you sleep and why you dream?
- Why people tend to get sick right before final exam week?
- Why identical twins aren't so identical when it comes to their
personalities?
- What is thought to be the cause of personality disorders?
These are just a few of the questions that will be answered in a
psychology class.
Courses
GateWay offers several different psychology courses, including PSY101
“Introduction to Psychology." This course covers a wide range of topics,
introducing students to areas in life that require more in-depth study, and
also serves as a prerequisite for understanding higher-level courses with a
more in-depth look into areas including:
- Developmental Psychology
- Abnormal Psychology
- Psychology of Human Sexuality
- Personal & Social Adjustment
- Introduction to Statistics
- Research Methods
Many psychology courses transfer as Social and Behavioral Science
credits (SB) to Arizona's public four-year universities.
