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Unit of Study BHS30004 - Physiological Psychology and Sensory Processes (2014)

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Unit description

Provides a thorough understanding of gross brain anatomy, neural functioning, and sensory processing for the professional or academic psychologist. This basic knowledge is supplemented with consideration of the neural mechanisms of memory and learning, communication, and behaviour. In addition, students will engage with aspects of recent research findings that relate to these areas.

Unit content

Structures and functions - Psychopharmacology - Development - Vision - Audition - The body senses - The chemical senses - Learning and memory - Emotion - Human communication - Disorders

Availabilities

Location Domestic International
Coffs Harbour Session 2 Session 2
Online Session 2 N/A

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 describe and discuss the fundamental theories and systems most relevant to psychobiological processes
2 describe the basic anatomy and processes of the central nervous system
3 describe the processes that form the basis of neural functioning and the contributions made to behaviours by chemicals
4 relate neural phenomena and the functioning of sensory systems to their roles in human experience
5 critically analyse experimental data and report on conclusions
6 communicate the substance of psychological explanations in a format consistent with accepted practice in psychology.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. describe and discuss the fundamental theories and systems most relevant to psychobiological processes
    • GA4:
    • GA6:
  2. describe the basic anatomy and processes of the central nervous system
    • GA4:
  3. describe the processes that form the basis of neural functioning and the contributions made to behaviours by chemicals
    • GA4:
  4. relate neural phenomena and the functioning of sensory systems to their roles in human experience
    • GA3:
  5. critically analyse experimental data and report on conclusions
    • GA3:
    • GA6:
  6. communicate the substance of psychological explanations in a format consistent with accepted practice in psychology.
    • GA3:
    • GA6:

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