Introduction to Psychology (PSYC 201)

Term: 2025-2026 Winter Semester

Faculty

Gregory H CutlerShow MyInfo popup for Gregory H Cutler

cutlerg@baycollege.edu

Daniel HallShow MyInfo popup for Daniel Hall

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Dan Hall's Contact and Student Hours Information

Preferred Contact Method: dan.hall@baycollege.edu

Office phone extension: 4034

Office: CB 210

Student Hours: Tuesdays 11:30 am – 12:30 pm & Wednesdays 11:00am - 1:15pm | 3:00pm – 4:45pm Eastern Time

Student Hours are normally conducted virtually per appointment; however, I will be available on Wednesdays in-person if needed

Email me, or use college booking (if applicable), to schedule a meeting

*General Student Hours are not held outside of semester date range or finals week

Description

This course introduces the student to the major ideas, concepts, methods, and principles in contemporary psychology with a special focus on psychology as a science. As a science that examines behavior and mental processes, psychology includes topics such as research methods, neurological bases of behavior, sensing and perceiving the physical world, states of consciousness, learning, emotion and its display, relationships between stress and health, higher cognitive processes such as memory and motivation, development, differing views of personality and its assessment, abnormal behavior and its treatment, social thinking, social influence, and social relations. Meets the Social & Behavioral Science requirement. Prerequisite: R.