MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Undergraduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University

Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

WEL1320

Behavioural studies A

Leah Zaks

6 points + 3 hours per week + First semester + Caulfield and Clayton

Synopsis 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 texts

Philipchalk R P and McConnell J V Understanding human behaviour 8th edn, Harcourt Brace, 1994

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