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Unit Summary
Unit type
UG Coursework Unit
Credit points
12
AQF level
Level of learning
Introductory
Former School/College
Unit aim
Introduces four central areas of psychological interest: biological bases of behaviour; the nature of consciousness; learning; and stress, coping and health. The unit focuses on the influence of biological processes and experience in the regulation of individual behaviour, and complements BHS11002: Introduction to Psychology II, which is focussed on the social milieu.
Unit content
Biological bases of behaviour
The nature of consciousness
Learning
Stress, coping and health
Learning outcomes
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 | GA2 | GA3 | GA4 | GA5 | GA6 | GA7 | |
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1 | express an understanding of material presented through self-managed reading, active listening, note-taking and enquiry | |||||||
2 | effectively communicate the outcome of a simple data collection task | |||||||
3 | identify and describe relevant scholarly work relating to a specific psychological phenomenon |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
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express an understanding of material presented through self-managed reading, active listening, note-taking and enquiry
- GA1:
- GA4:
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effectively communicate the outcome of a simple data collection task
- GA4:
- GA6:
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identify and describe relevant scholarly work relating to a specific psychological phenomenon
- GA1:
- GA4:
- GA6:
Prescribed texts
- Bernstein et al., 2013, Psychology: an international discipline in context (Australian and NZ edition), Cengage Learning, South Melbourne. ISBN: 978-0170218412.
- O'Shea, RP & McKenzie, W, 2013, Writing for psychology, 6th edn, Cengage Learning, South Melbourne. ISBN: 978-0170214681.