PSY2031

Developmental and biological psychology

(SCI)

Dr Catherine Haigh (Gippsland) and Mr Peter Macris (Clayton/ Caulfield)

6 points + Two 1-hour lectures and one 2-hour laboratory per week + First semester + Caulfield, Clayton, Gippsland, Distance + Prerequisites: PSY1011 and PSY1022 + Corequisite: PSY2051 + Distance students must complete a minimum of 12 hours on-campus weekend school laboratory work

Synopsis: Continuation of two first-year psychology topics: developmental psychology and biological psychology. Developmental psychology encompasses physical, cognitive, and social-emotional changes across the life span and how these are shaped by macrosystems such as culture, and microsystems such as peers and the family. Biological psychology includes states of consciousness, mental disorders and addiction, mechanisms and disorders of learning and memory, and the regulation of emotional and motivated states. The laboratory program complements the lecture series, and provides further training in research techniques, report writing, oral presentations and teamwork.

Assessment: Examination (2 hours, multiple-choice): 50% + Two assignments : 10% and 30% + Seminar attendance & participation: 10%