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1. Psychology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p158) : Next:512-300 | Prev:512-100
Credit points: 33.3 2nd year
Coordinator: Dr C. Ball.
Prerequisite: 512-100 or equivalent.
Contact: 78 lectures (three a week); 65 hours of practical, tutorial and/or project work.
Timetable: Double semester
Objectives:
Psychology 2 will provide students with opportunities to:
- extend the knowledge and skills acquired in their first-year study of Psychology;
- develop the ability to examine critically basic psychological concepts and theories in the areas of biological bases of behaviour, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology;
- acquire knowledge about methodologies used in psychological research;
- develop skills in data analysis;
- acquire practical skills in conducting and reporting psychological research;
- develop a background of relevant knowledge and skills on which to base further study of psychology.
Content:
Intermediate studies in Psychology, covering topics in biological, experimental, social, developmental and quantitative psychology. Further information about this subject is contained in the Psychology 2 Manual available from the School of Behavioural Science.
Assessment:
Six hours of written end-of-semester examinations; Six laboratory reports, of no more than 2,000 words each.
Prescribed texts:
1. Psychology, Faculty of Arts (v3, p158) : Next:512-300 | Prev:512-100
2. Psychology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p166) : Next:512-300 | Prev:512-100
Note: Further information about this subject is contained in the Psychology 2 manual available from the School of Behavioural Science in early February.
Credit points: 33.3
Coordinator: Dr C Ball.
Prerequisite: Psychology 1 (512-100) or equivalent.
Contact: 78 lectures (averaging three a week) and 65 hours practical, tutorial and/or project work.
Timetable: Double semester.
Objectives:
On completion of this subject students should have:
- extended the knowledge and skills acquired in their first year study of Psychology;
- developed the ability to examine critically basic psychological concepts and theories in the areas of biological bases of behaviour, cognitive psychology, developmental psychology, and social psychology;
- acquired knowledge about methodologies used in psychological research;
- developed skills in data analysis;
- acquired practical skills in conducting and reporting psychological research; and
- developed a background of relevant knowledge and skills on which to base further study of psychology.
Content:
Intermediate studies in Psychology, covering topics in biological, experimental, social, development and quantitative psychology.
Assessment:
Up to six hours of written end-of-semester examinations; up to five laboratory reports of no more than 2,000 words each.
* Note that ASSESSMENT, CONTACT, CONTENT, COORDINATOR, NOTE, OBJECTIVES, POINTS, PREREQUISITES differs from the maintainer's version above. A log of variations is available.
2. Psychology, Faculty of Educ(Parkville) (v5, p166) : Next:512-300 | Prev:512-100
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