Everyone has their own view of the nature of consciousness based on their education and background. The intention of this book is to expand this view by providing an insight into the various ideas and beliefs on the subject as well as a review of current work in neuroscience. The neuroscientist should find the philosophical discussion interesting because this provides first-person insights into the nature of consciousness and also provides some subtle arguments about why consciousness is not a simple problem. The student of philosophy will find a useful introduction to the subject and information about neuroscience and physics that is difficult to acquire elsewhere.

This is an OER Criminology / Deviance course. This course was developed using LOUIS Funding to support CRMJ 1340: Deviance (Criminology) to be taught at Northshore Technical Community College for the Fall 2019. Inside this module, educators can find 9 units of content, including PowerPoints, quizzes, assignments and the Canvas Course Cartridge. The link to the course on Canvas Commons is included here. All resources in this course are licensed under the (CC-BY) license, unless otherwise stated. 

Cultural Psychology reviews the cultural, community, and ecological factors that play a role in how people perceive their environment. The goal of this course is to investigate the ways in which culture can affect aspects of that individual's psychology. Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to: identify current trends in contemporary cultural psychology and compare and contrast these concepts with historical and empirical psychological theory; compare and contrast variations in cognitive processes and expectations amongst cultures; describe the difference between measuring and quantifying intelligence within different cultural groups, including culturally normed assessment tools; explain the study of intercultural relations and communication; demonstrate an awareness of theories of cultural differences in affective expression, including both culture-specific and universal concepts; list factors of motivation and cultural implications; identify the stages of human development, including racial and ethnicity-specific developmental theories with a focus on comparing and contrasting individualistic and collectivistic themes; list the criteria for various psychological disorders, including cultural adaptations and culture-bound syndromes. This free course may be completed online at any time. (Psychology 403)

Culture is one of the most powerful forces in the world. It shapes how we make sense of our world, how we express ourselves and how we understand and relate to others. In this textbook we introduce cultural universals and culturally specific constructs in psychology. This textbook was created for an undergraduate course that appeals to psychology majors and non-majors because it meets several general education and transfer credit requirements.

I. Culture and Psychology
II. Cultural Learning
III. Research Methods and Culture
IV. Culture and Development
V. Culture and Cognition
VI. Culture and Sexuality
VII. Culture and Emotion
VIII. Culture of Self and Personality
IX. Culture and Physical Health
X. Culture and Mental Health
XI. Culture and Social Behavior
XII. Culture and Morality
XIII. Living in a Multicultural World

This open resources textbook contains 10 Units that describe and explain the main concepts in statistical analysis of psychological data (managing data, measures of central tendency, measures of spread, correlations, simple linear regression). In addition to conceptual descriptions and explanations of the basic analyses for descriptive statistics, this textbook also explains how to conduct those analyses with common statistical software (Excel) and open-source free software (R). This book is directed to undergraduates studying basic statistics, especially basic statistics in psychological research.

Depression (major depressive disorder or clinical depression) is a common but serious mood disorder. It causes severe symptoms that affect how you feel, think, and handle daily activities, such as sleeping, eating, or working.

Chapter One: Introduction to Life Span, Growth and Development
Chapter Two: Developmental Theories
Chapter Three: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
Chapter Four: Infancy
Chapter Five: Early Childhood
Chapter Six: Middle Childhood
Chapter Seven: Adolescence
Chapter Eight: Early Adulthood
Chapter Nine: Middle Adulthood
Chapter Ten: Late Adulthood
Chapter Eleven: Death and Dying

The module examines the changes that take place in human beings across a broad range of areas including cognitive development, language development, personality and social development. In all these topics, the main focus is on the adolescent, the learner you will handle as a teacher.

This course is designed to provide an engaging and personally relevant overview of the discipline of Developmental Psychology. In this course you will examine the cultural, social, psychological, and physiological influences which imp[act human development from conception to death. You - the student - will provide much of the substantive content and teaching presence in this course.

Table of Contents:
I. Faculty Resources
II. Chapter 1: Lifespan Psychology
III. Chapter 2: Developmental Theories
IV. Chapter 3: Prenatal Development
V. Chapter 4: Infancy
VI. Chapter 5: Early Childhood
VII. Chapter 6: Middle Childhood
VIII. Chapter 7: Adolescence
IX. Chapter 8: Early Adulthood
X. Chapter 9: Middle Adulthood
XI. Chapter 10: Late Adulthood
XII. Chapter 11: Death and Dying
XIII. Course Information
XIV. Course Schedule
XV. Experience Developmental Psychology
XVI. Module 1 - Foundations of Developmental Psychology / Theories of Development
XVII. Student Contributed Content - Share interesting class-related information here.
XVIII. Culminating Activities - We're almost done!
XIX. Coffee House: Relax - Take a Break - Socialize!

Psychology through the Lifespan by Beyer, A. & Lazzara, J. is a derivative of Lifespan Development: A Psychological Perspective by Lally, M. & Valentine-French, S., Lifespan Psychology. by Overstreet, L., Adolescent Development by Lansford, J., Emerging Adulthood. by Arnett, J. in R. Biswas-Diener & E. Diener (Eds), Noba textbook series: Psychology, and The Developing Parent by: Diener, M. and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0. Revised, 3rd edition: June 2020

1. Chapter 1: Intro to Lifespan Growth and Development
2. Chapter 2: Developmental Theories
3. Chapter 3: Heredity, Prenatal Development, and Birth
4. Chapter 4: Infancy to Toddlerhood
5. Chapter 5: Early Childhood
6. Chapter 6: Middle Childhood
7. Chapter 7: Adolescence
8. Chapter 8: Emerging Adulthood
9. Chapter 9: Early Adulthood
10. Chapter 10: Middle Adulthood
11. Chapter 11: Late Adulthood
12. Chapter 12: Death and Dying

This textbook presents core concepts common to introductory courses. The 15 units cover the traditional areas of intro-to-psychology; ranging from biological aspects of psychology to psychological disorders to social psychology. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.

This book includes a comprehensive instructor's manual, PowerPoint presentations, a test bank, reading anticipation guides, and adaptive student quizzes.

This textbook presents core concepts common to introductory courses. The 15 units cover the traditional areas of intro-to-psychology; ranging from biological aspects of psychology to psychological disorders to social psychology. This book can be modified: feel free to add or remove modules to better suit your specific needs.

This book includes a comprehensive instructor's manual, PowerPoint presentations, a test bank, reading anticipation guides, and adaptive student quizzes.

Table of Contents
Intro to Psychology as a Science
Research in Psychology
Biology as the Basis of Behavior
Developmental Psychology
Sensation and Perception
Consciousness
Learning
Memory
Cognition, Language & Intelligence
Emotion and Motivation
Personality
Psychological Disorders
Therapies
Social Psychology
Psychological Health

Our thoughts and behaviors are strongly influenced by affective experiences known as drive states. These drive states motivate us to fulfill goals that are beneficial to our survival and reproduction. This module provides an overview of key drive states, including information about their neurobiology and their psychological effects.

This books lays the foundation for prospective teachers to learn about various teaching methodologies and covers material typically found in many teacher training programs. Chapters in the text can be assigned either from beginning to end, as with a conventional printed book, or they can be selected in some other sequence to meet the needs of particular students or classes. In general the first half of the book focuses on broader questions and principles taken from psychology per se, and the second half focuses on somewhat more practical issues of teaching. But the division between “theory” and “practice” is only approximate; all parts of the book draw on research, theory, and practical wisdom wherever appropriate. Chapter 2 is about learning theory, and Chapter 3 is about development; but as we point out, these topics overlap with each other as well as with the concerns of daily teaching. Chapter 4 is about several forms of student diversity (what might be called individual differences in another context), and Chapter 5 is about one form of diversity that has become prominent in schools recently—students with disabilities. Chapter 6 is about motivation, a topic that is heavily studied by psychological researchers, but that also poses perennial challenges to classroom teachers.

This books lays the foundation for prospective teachers to learn about various teaching methodologies and covers material typically found in many teacher training programs. Chapters in the text can be assigned either from beginning to end, as with a conventional printed book, or they can be selected in some other sequence to meet the needs of particular students or classes. In general the first half of the book focuses on broader questions and principles taken from psychology per se, and the second half focuses on somewhat more practical issues of teaching. But the division between “theory” and “practice” is only approximate; all parts of the book draw on research, theory, and practical wisdom wherever appropriate. Chapter 2 is about learning theory, and Chapter 3 is about development; but as we point out, these topics overlap with each other as well as with the concerns of daily teaching. Chapter 4 is about several forms of student diversity (what might be called individual differences in another context), and Chapter 5 is about one form of diversity that has become prominent in schools recently—students with disabilities. Chapter 6 is about motivation, a topic that is heavily studied by psychological researchers, but that also poses perennial challenges to classroom teachers.

EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY (3-3-0) Prerequisites: C or better in PSYC 2120 or 2060. The application of psychology to teaching and learning. Emphasis is on practical application in the school setting. Ten hours in field experience required. Designed primarily for education majors. Others admitted at the discretion of the instructor.

Educational psychologists work to understand how to structure educational systems in order to meet the mental and emotional needs of students. They study how people learn, identify and suggest efficient teaching methods, and evaluate the effectiveness of various educational policies and practices. Educational psychologists often point out the inherently social nature of our current educational system, study the ways that learning environments affect education, and study the ways that societal, local, and family issues affect learning and classroom practice. Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: explain why knowledge of psychology is important to effective teaching; discuss, compare, and contrast cognitive and behavioral psychology; discuss, compare, and contrast constructivist and behaviorist models of teaching and learning, as well as their applications in classroom management; identify important cognitive stages of development, the typical age range of each stage, and the ways that teachers can use that knowledge; identify important aspects of personal, emotional, and moral development, and ways that teachers can use that knowledge; identify diversity in terms of differences in learning styles, intelligence, cultures, and gender, as well as specific abilities and disabilities, that a modern classroom might need to accommodate; discuss theories of motivation and defend those you would use in your classroom; discuss classroom management strategies that smooth the learning process and prevent or deal with misbehavior, and defend those strategies you would use in your classroom; identify communication skills that enhance learning, management, and coordination with students' families; identify strategies for enhancing students' ability to use complex cognitive skills; identify the major parts of a lesson or unit plan; identify and discuss types of teacher-made assessments; discuss the uses of and issues surrounding standardized testing; identify and discuss factors that influence job satisfaction in a teaching career. (Psychology 303)

Abnormal Psychology is an Open Education Resource written by Alexis Bridley, Ph.D. and Lee W. Daffin Jr., Ph.D. and Edited by Carrie Cuttler, Ph.D. through Washington State University. It tackles the difficult topic of psychological disorders in 8 chapters. After the first three foundational chapters, a discussion of psychological disorders ensues to include anxiety disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, mood disorders, schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders, and personality disorders.

Table of Contents:

I. Chapter 1: What is Abnormal Psychology
II. Chapter 2: Contemporary Models of Abnormal Psychology
III. Chapter 3: Clinical Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
IV. Chapter 4: Anxiety Disorders
V. Chapter 5: Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
VI. Chapter 6: Mood Disorders
VII. Chapter 7: Dissociative Disorders
VIII. Chapter 8: Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
IX. Chapter 9: Personality Disorders

This text represents the collaboration of more than 70 authors from multiple countries. Essentials of Exercise and Sport Psychology: An Open Access Textbook brings this diverse set of experts together to provide a free, open, accessible textbook for students studying exercise and sport psychology. Primarily directed at undergraduate students, this well-referenced book is also appropriate for graduate students.

Current research on the evolution and development of cognition and affect, including intuitive physics, biology, and psychology, language, emotions sexuality, social relations.