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1. 512-100 Psychology, Faculty of Arts.
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3. 512-100 Psychology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville).

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512-100 Psychology 1

Credit points: 25.0 1st year

Coordinator: Dr M. Ainley.

Contact: 78 lectures and 78 hours of practical, tutorial and/or project work (three hours a week).

• Objectives: Psychology 1 will provide students with opportunities to:
• become acquainted with several of the broad areas of the study and varied approaches that comprise the field of Psychology;
• acquire an understanding of psychological concepts from several areas of Psychology;
• acquire skills in the use and evaluation of scientific methodology and inquiry; including research design and data analysis;
• acquire skills in the critical evaluation of psychological literature;
• acquire skills in report writing as it applies to the study of Psychology.

Timetable: Double semester

Content:

An introduction to psychology including biological bases of behaviour, social psychology, quantitative methods, human development, learning, memory and thinking, personality and adaptation, and abnormal psychology. Further information about this subject is contained in the Psychology 1 Manual available from the School of Behavioural Science.

Assessment:

Up to four hours of examinations and five hours of research participation. Laboratory log book, worksheets and/or reports may also be required.

1. Psychology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p158) : Next:512-200

2. Music, Faculty of Music (v3, p241) : Next:512-211 | Prev:740-436

512-100 Psychology 1

Elective Music subject.

Credit points: 20.0

Coordinator: Dr D Rawlings

Contact: 78 lectures and 78 hours of practical, tutorial and/or project work (three hours a week).

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

Students completing first-year Psychology should:

• become acquainted with the broad-areas of the study and varied approaches that comprise the field of Psychology;
• have an understanding of basic psychological concepts;
• have started to develop skills in the use and evaluation-of scientific methodology and inquiry; and an appreciation of issues related to testing and measurement as it applies to research in the field of psychology;
• be able to read and critically evaluate psychological literature;
• have been introduced to the basic skills in report writing as it applies to the study of-Psychology

Content:

An introduction to psychology including biological bases of behaviour, social psychology, quantitative methods, human development, learning, memory and thinking, personality and adaptation, and psychopathology. -Further information about this subject is contained in the Psychology 1 Manual available from the School of Behavioural Science in early February.

Assessment:

Up to four hours of examinations and five hours of research participation. -Laboratory log book, worksheets and/or reports may also be required.

* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, CONTENT, COORDINATOR, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

2. Music, Faculty of Music (v3, p241) : Next:512-211 | Prev:740-436

3. Psychology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p166) : Next:512-200

512-100 Psychology 1

Note: Further information about this subject is contained in the Psychology 1 manual available from the School of Behavioural Science in early February.

Credit points: 25.0

Coordinator: Dr D Rawlings.

Contact: 78 lectures (three a week) and 78 hours of practical, tutorial and/or project work

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject students should have:

• become aquainted with several of the broad areas of the study and varied approaches that comprise the field of Psychology;
• acquired an understanding of psychological concepts from several areas of Psychology;
• acquired skills in the use and evaluation of scientific methodology and enquiry including research design and data analysis;
• acquired skills in the critical evaluation of psychological literature; and
• acquired skills in report writing as it applies to the study of Psychology.

Content:

An introduction to psychology including biological bases of behaviour, social psychology, quantitative methods, human development, learning, memory and thinking, personality and adaptation, and abnormal psychology.

Assessment:

Up to four hours of examinations and five hours of research participation. Laboratory logbook, worksheets and/or reports may also be required.

* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, CONTENT, COORDINATOR, NOTE, OBJECTIVES, POINTS differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.

3. Psychology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p166) : Next:512-200

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Status:          Official 1996
Date created:    Oct  9 1995
Last modified:   Oct  9 1995
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