Mind metaphors: English and Psychology collide
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English - Unit 3 & 4
Creating and Presenting
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Identity and Belonging
In the Mind of a Thief
Skin
Expositiory Writing
Imaginative Writing
Persuasive Writing
Written Explanation
Texts for outside reference and old year 12 texts
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Growing up asian in Australia
Reading and Responding
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Texts for outside reference and old year 12 texts
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Cosi
A Christmas carol
Analysing Persuasive Texts
Exam Preperation
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
What is Psychology?
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History of Psychology
Psychologist versus Psychiatrist
Approaches to the study of the mind and behaviour
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Biological approach
Cognitive approach
Behavioural approach
Socio-cultural approach
Visual Perception
Lifespan Psychology
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Stages of the lifespan
Psychological Development
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Perceptual development (Gibson)
Emotional development (Harlow)
Emotional development (Bowlby & Ainsworth)
Cognitive development (Piaget)
Psycho-social development (Erikson)
Moral development (Kohlberg)
Mental health across the lifespan
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Successful ageing (Baltes)
Research Methods
Psychology - Unit 2
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SAC dates
Interpersonal and group behaviour
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Attitudes
Prejudice and discrimination
Social and cultural differences
Social inflence on individual behaviour
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Social influences of power and status (Zimbardo)
Obedience (Milgram)
Conformity (Asch)
Pro social behaviour (Latane and Darley)
Social learning theory
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Imatation of models: aggression (Bandura)
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Ethological explanations of aggression
Biological explanations of aggression
Psychodynamic explanations of aggression
Social learning
Ethics in research on social behaviour
Intelligence
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What is intelligence?
Biological versus envirnomental influences on intelligence
Individual differences in intelligence
Cultural aspects of intelligence
Testing intelligence
Classical and contemporary approaces to intelligence
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Intelligence as general ability (Spearman)
General intelligence (Binet)
Fluid and crystalised intelligence (Cattell)
Three strata theory (Caroll)
Multiple intelligences (Gardner)
Empirical model of intelligence (Wechsler)
Successful Intelligence (Sternberg)
Emotional Intelligence (Salovey and Mayer)
Intelligence tests
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Intelligence Quotient (IQ)
Standford-Binet test
Wechsler (WISC-IV and WAIS-IV)
Personality
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Freud
Research Methods
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