Psychology General
Psychology General
Course Code - GEPSY
Estimated Cost: $79.00
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Course Outline
This course introduces students to the psychology of self and others. Knowledge of psychology can help us understand factors relating to individuals, such as the way we think; biological bases of behaviours’ personality, and the traits that distinguish individuals.
It also helps us understand the way that individual’s function within groups, assisting us to improve ourselves and our relationships. On a larger scale, psychological knowledge can help us understand how individuals’ function within society, and how this is influenced by culture, shaping people’s values, attitudes and beliefs.
This course comprises of two units:
Unit 1 – Personality and Intelligence
This unit provides a general introduction to personality and intelligence and seeks to explain how individuals are influenced by their surroundings.
Students will conduct and analyse psychological experiments, building on their research skills to explore several influential theories. Beyond the individual, the impact of others on behaviour is a key focus. Students examine different agents of socialisation, focusing on the impact of parenting styles on behaviour.
Unit 2 – Behaviour, Emotion and Thought
Students explore the impact of factors influencing behaviour, emotion and thought, including heredity, hormones, physical activity and psychoactive drugs. The function of the brain is also examined.
Students learn about the impact of external factors on personality development, of group size on behaviours and then look at the influence of culture in sharing attitudes towards issues such as mental illness and disability.
Minimum Entrance Requirements
C Grade in Year 10 Science and English.
Further Study
Year 12 Psychology General
Course Code GTPSY