Psychology 131 Cordelia Guggenheim , Tues. Written questions, comments and suggestions may be dropped off or mailed to Psychology 101-02, Department of Psychology, Psychology Building, Room 312. Psychology 101 provides a general survey of the science of psychology, including the history and current state of the discipline, theories, research methods and applications.
Psychology is a young science covering an extremely diverse and fractionated subject matter.
No psychologist can claim to be expert in all of the topics encompassed under the label Psychology. Entire professional careers are often spent on specific problems that may only be represented by a footnote in the text. Obviously, a one-semester course can do no more than scratch the surface of this complex and diverse science. Psychology 101 is very definitely an introductory course. While psychology is one of the most popular majors at the University, only a small percentage of students in Psychology 101 will go on to additional study in the field.