| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
not available in 2010 |
| Outcomes |
Students become familiar with some of the major theories and research findings in social and cognitive psychology and with some of the particular research methods of psychology used in these areas to generate new psychological knowledge. This includes familiarity with the technological and statistical procedures used in these areas. Verbal and written communication skills are refined in the context of a scientific approach to solving psychological problems. This goal is reflected in the ability to clearly document the strengths and weaknesses of research designs, to interpret studies and review and synthesise the results of several studies in an area, to generalise results, and to identify limitations to a piece of research. |
| Content |
This unit focuses on human behaviour in a number of contexts. Underlying causes for the ways in which human beings think and act are investigated through the study of cognitive and social influences on behaviour, communication and performance. The lectures cover contemporary research and findings in the areas of cognitive and social psychology and the theories that help students to integrate and understand these findings. The lecture series begins with a broad coverage of the mechanisms that underlie human cognition and then examines a number of areas of social behaviour for which these mechanisms are important. |
| Assessment |
Students demonstrate achievement of the outcomes through completing written work during the semester, participating in various tutorial activities and an end-of-semester examination. Allocation of marks is as follows: examination (60 per cent), written assignments (35 per cent) and student participation in prescribed activities (5 per cent).
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete their course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor Donna Bayliss |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: PSYC1101 Psychology: Mind and Brain or PSYC1102 Psychology: Behaviour in Context |
| Incompatibility: PSYC2201 Psychology: Perception and Cognition and PSYC2202 Psychology: Cognitive, Social and Abnormal Development |
Contact hours—lectures: 2 hrs per week; tutorials: 2 hrs per week (for 6 weeks); tutorial preparation: 12 hrs
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| Unit web page |
http://webct.uwa.edu.au/ (only for enrolled students)
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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| Texts | Eysenck, M. W. and Keane, M. T. Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook, 5th edn: Psychology Press 2005 A text covering the relevant areas of social psychology is produced. Refer to course materials provided at the commencement of the unit.
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- The availability of units in Semester 1, 2, etc. was correct at the time of going to press but may be subject to change.
- Assistance with study skills, including English language skills, is available free of charge from Student Services for all enrolled students (see http://www.studentservices.uwa.edu.au/ss/learning). Student Services location: Second Floor, South Wing, Guild Village; telephone: 6488 2423.
- Books and other materials wherever listed may be subject to change. Book lists relating to 'Preliminary Reading', 'Recommended Reading' and 'Textbooks' are, in most cases, available at the University Co-operative Bookshop (from early January) and appropriate administrative offices for students to consult. For first-year units the Bookshop will endeavour to make available photocopies of book lists for individual units. Books marked with an asterisk (*) are available in paperback.
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