{"id":42618,"date":"2025-05-26T08:52:52","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T12:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/?page_id=42618"},"modified":"2025-07-31T16:15:06","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T20:15:06","slug":"intropsyc-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/intropsyc-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Introduction to Psychology"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Introduction to Psychology I and II<\/h2>\n<p>Are you interested in why people think, feel, and behave the way they do? If so, you\u2019re interested in the science of psychology. In our Introduction to Psychology courses, a focus is placed on recent research and the application of psychological principles to everyday situations.<\/p>\n<p>In PSYC 1001, you will have an opportunity to survey psychological research related to the biology of behaviour, learning and behaviour\u00a0and the broad research topics of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sensation<\/li>\n<li>Perception<\/li>\n<li>Memory and,<\/li>\n<li>Consciousness.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In PSYC 1002, a focus is placed on:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Human development<\/li>\n<li>Motivation<\/li>\n<li>Emotion<\/li>\n<li>Personality<\/li>\n<li>Social interaction<\/li>\n<li>Psychological disorders<\/li>\n<li>Stress and health and,<\/li>\n<li>Therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are a psychology major, then we encourage you to register in one of the majors-only sections of <i>Introduction to Psychology<\/i>. These classes include a variety of active learning exercises that\u00a0allow you to engage with the material and apply what you&#8217;ve learned. There will also be a number of opportunities to learn more about the department and succeeding in the PSYC program.<\/p>\n<p>These totally online courses have no physical classrooms or required meeting times. Proceed through the course at your own pace and experience maximum flexibility in terms of scheduling course tasks around your other commitments. More information on all these courses appear below.<\/p>\n<h3>Textbook Information:<\/h3>\n<p>The textbook for Introduction to Psychology I and II (MCann et al. 7th edition) is available at the Carleton Bookstore for the following prices:<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; height: 72px;\" border=\"yes\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 83.7515%; height: 24px;\">ebook (access to only the electronic textbook)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2485%; height: 24px;\">\u00a0$65.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 83.7515%; height: 24px;\">MindTap (the publisher\u2019s student site, which includes the ebook)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2485%; height: 24px;\">\u00a0$79.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 83.7515%; height: 24px;\">A printed loose-leaf (LLF) textbook, which comes with access to MindTap<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 16.2485%; height: 24px;\">\u00a0$89.95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You are welcome to choose any one of these three options.\u00a0 The same textbook will be used in all Carleton PSYC1001 and PSYC1002 courses.<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 96.0838%; height: 479px;\" width=\"1123\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.7566%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Term<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.5133%; height: 24px;\"><strong>Instructor<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; height: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/PSYC-1001-A_Sorley.pdf\">PSYC 1001 A : Introduction to Psychology I<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.7566%; height: 10px;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.5133%; height: 10px;\">Matthew Sorley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 10px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; height: 10px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/PSYC-1001-B_Sorley.pdf\">PSYC 1001 B : Introduction to Psychology I<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.7566%; height: 10px;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.5133%; height: 10px;\">Matthew Sorley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 23px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; 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height: 23px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/PSYC-1001-J_Weekes-1.pdf\">PSYC 1001 J : Introduction to Psychology I<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.7566%; height: 23px;\">Winter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.5133%; height: 23px;\">John Weekes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/PSYC-1001-K_Weekes-1.pdf\">PSYC 1001 K : Introduction to Psychology I<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.7566%; height: 24px;\">Fall<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.5133%; height: 24px;\">John Weekes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/psychology\/wp-content\/uploads\/PSYC-1001-L_ONeil.pdf\">PSYC 1001 L : Introduction to Psychology I<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 15.7566%; height: 24px;\">Winter<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 31.5133%; height: 24px;\">Kim O&#8217;Neil<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 51.4821%; 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