Behavioural studies A
Leah Zaks
6 points * 3 hours per week * First semester * Caulfield and Clayton
Introduction to the study of human behaviour. The challenge and methods of investigating and measuring human behaviour. This subject covers various aspects of human functioning. The brain, sensation, perception, consciousness and its many states, learning and conditioning, cognition, motivation, emotion, stress and coping.
Assessment: Caulfield
Written reports and essays (4500 words): 100%
Assessment: Clayton
Written reports and essays (3000 words): 60% .* Examination (1.5 hours): 40%
Prescribed text:
McConnell J V and Philipchalk R P Understanding human behaviour 7th edn, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1992