PSYCHOLOGY
What is Psychology?
• Psychology is the study of the mind and behaviour.
• It questions why people behave in they ways in which they do.
• How many of you spotted the grammatical error in the previous sentence?
• Were you bothered by it?
• Some of you were – some of you were not – what does this say about your personality? Psychology can explain behaviour such as this. Why would someone point it out, and another person who spots the same error simply ignore it – and quietly move on….
CASE 1
How many people went out to help her?
How many people rang the police?
Kitty in 1964, was mugged and murdered outside her house. The attack lasted half an hour and there were over 30 witnesses.
CASE 1
How many people went out to help her?
1
0
How many people rang the police?
WHY DID NOBODY HELP KITTY?
BYSTANDER BEHAVIOUR
TOPICS
• Attachment Personality Type
• Stalking
• Celebrity Worship
• Psychopathology
• OCD
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Schizophrenia
• Somnambulism (Sleepwalking)
• Narcolepsy
• Advertising
• Media Psychology
• Stress
• Memory
• Police Interviews
• Computer game violence
• Conformity
• Obedience to the extent of Nazi Germany.
CASE 2
She was 21 years old but weighed the same as a 12 year old!
Her diet consisted of only eating apples and tomatoes.
WHY?
RESEARCH....
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY
Stimulus 1
Stimulus 3
Stimulus 2
Stimulus 4
Stimulus 5
Metal Bar Hammer
Little Albert
White rat
Little Albert associated the little white rat
with ______________, and therefore
developed a ______________ of it.
This process of learning through
association is called CLASSICAL
CONDITIONING.
scary loud noise
phobia
TOPICS
• Attachment Personality Type
• Stalking
• Celebrity Worship
• Psychopathology
• OCD
• Anorexia Nervosa
• Schizophrenia
• Somnambulism (Sleepwalking)
• Narcolepsy
• Media Psychology
• Stress & Wellbeing
• Memory
• Police Interviews
• Computer game violence
• Conformity
SKILLS YOU’LL GAIN FROM PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology
•Research Design & Implementation
•Data Collection & Statistical Analysis
•Reporting & Essay writing
•Public Speaking
•Independence of thought
•Critical Thinking
•Media literacy
•Teamwork
•Employability skills – i.e. Empathy, Leadership, Perseverance , Confidence, Responsibility etc
•Fundamentals of Science
Psychology Universities
Research Design & Implementation
Research skills and techniques
Data Collection & Statistical Analysis
Research management (organisational skills, time and project management)
Reporting & Essay writing Communication skills (verbal and written)
Public Speaking
Independence of thought Self-awareness and the ability to identify your own training needs
Critical Thinking Personal effectiveness (flexibility, open-mindedness, self-discipline)
Media literacy
Teamwork Networking and team working skills
Employability skills – i.e. Empathy, Leadership, Perseverance , Confidence, Responsibility etc
Fundamentals of Science Career management
Psychology Universities Employers
Research Design & Implementation
Research skills and techniques Problem solving
Data Collection & Statistical Analysis
Research management (organisational skills, time and project management)
Organisation
Confidence
Reporting & Essay writing Communication skills (verbal and written)
Communication
Public Speaking Negotiation and persuasion
Independence of thought Self-awareness and the ability to identify your own training needs
Commercial awareness
Critical Thinking Personal effectiveness (flexibility, open-mindedness, self-discipline)
Leadership
Media literacy Perseverance and motivation
Teamwork Networking and team working skills Teamwork
Employability skills – i.e. Empathy, Leadership, Perseverance , Confidence, Responsibility etc
Ability to work under pressure
Fundamentals of Science Career management
SKILLS TEST: 30 MINUTES1. How Science Works questions – IVs, DVs & Hypotheses.
2. Data – Measures of Central Tendency (Mean, Median, Mode)
3. Research & Literacy – Research and define the following terms and for each give a real life example:
• Vicarious Reinforcement
• Classical Conditioning
• Selective Reporting
(2 marks each –1 mark for definition, 1 mark for example, )
4. Choose a news story and explain what the implications of it are for society – which members if any will be affected? (4 marks)
OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST
OTHER AREAS OF INTEREST
Are you afraid of the dark?
Achluophobia: Fear of the dark or of night
Arrhenphobia: Fear of men
Abluthophobia8: Fear of bathing
Why do we dream?
To what extent are you
influenced by TV?
COURSE STRUCTURE
AS PSYCHOLOGY : UNIT 1 (PSYA1)
Topic 1: Cognitive Psychology – Memory
Topic 2: Developmental Psychology – Attachments
Topic 3: Research Methods
1 HOUR & 30 MINUTES
AS PSYCHOLOGY: UNIT 2 (PSYA2)
Topic 1: Social Psychology – Social Influence
Topic 2: Psychopathology
Topic 3: Physiological Psychology – Stress
1 HOUR & 30 MINUTES
A2 COURSE STRUCTURE
A2 PSYCHOLOGY : UNIT 3 (PSYA3)
Topic 1: Aggression
Topic 2: Biological Rhythms & Sleep
Topic 3: Eating Behaviour – Anorexia Nervosa
1 HOUR & 30 MINUTES
AS PSYCHOLOGY: UNIT 4 (PSYA4)
Topic 1: Psychopathology - Schizophrenia
Topic 2: Media, Advertising & Stalking
Topic 3: Research Methods
2 HOURS
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