Basic psychology

Welcome to Basic Psychology, This unit aims to prepare you for an advanced psychology course, such as Introduction to Psychology or Advanced Psychology.

By the end of this unit, the student will be able to:

• describe the scientific methods utilized in the study of human behavior;
• appreciate the diversity of the field of psychology and the dynamic nature of its continuing development and growth;
• understand the influence of biology, learning histories, situations, cognition, personality, and cultural factors, in the shaping and development of human behavior;
• understand the concepts, histories, methods of investigation, and theories of the different subfields of psychology;
• appreciate the importance of psychological principles as they apply to everyday life.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Psychology as a science

Assessment Piece (Power Point Presentation)

• Ethics in Psychology

Assessment Piece (Essay on Ethics)

• Social Psychology
  1. Introduction to social behavior
  2. Behavior in groups

Assessment Piece (Empirical Research Activity)

• Human Development
• The Brain and Nervous System
  1. Central Nervous System
  2. Peripheral Nervous System

Assessment Piece (Essay on brain, or nervous systems)

• Behavior of animals (other than humans)

Course completion, requires a mark of 64% or higher, determined by scores in assessment pieces, and the final test.)