PSY1020 Foundation Psychology B (FOSCI)

Semester 2 (ONC)Toowoomba (ONC)Fraser Cst (ONC)Springfld (EXT)Toowoomba

Units 1.0 (Psychology) Band 1

Synopsis

This course, in combination with PSY1010 Foundation Psychology A, is designed to provide students with an overall perspective of the scope, nature, and methods involved in psychological research. The major concepts examined in this course (via the 5 multiple choice CMA tests given during semester) include Memory and Learning Strategies, Research Methods in Psychology, the Biological Basis of Behaviour, Motivation and Emotion, Sensation and Perception, Learning through Classical and Operant Conditioning, Intelligence, Thought and Language, and Consciousness. Students will also build skills in writing an Introduction section to a Research report (Assignment 1) using a peer review process in the initial stages. The Research Report Introduction will be written in the style specified by the American Psychological Association (APA). In addition, students will participate in psychological research for course credit (Assignment 2).