Psychology 1B

Course aim

To introduce students to theories and research in the areas of personality study, social psychology, abnormal psychology and human psychological development.

Course content

In this course students will be introduced to the history and philosophy of psychology, personality psychology (including theories of personality; methods of assessing personality and individual differences), social psychology (including interpersonal behaviour, attitudes and discourse) abnormal psychology (conditions and therapy approaches) and the major theories of human cognitive and social development.

Textbook(s)

Burton, L. J., Westen, D., Kowalski, R. M 2022, Psychology, Sixth Australian and New Zealand Edition, 6th ed, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Australia

Prerequisite(s)

Nil

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 12 weeks
Tutorial	1 hour x 12 weeks
EXTERNAL, MAGILL, ONLINE
External (Online)	3 hours x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Assessment plan, Essay, Examination, Test/Quiz

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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* Equivalent Full Time Study Load. Please note: all EFTSL values are published and calculated at ten decimal places. Values are displayed to three decimal places for ease of interpretation.