Psychology 1 (PS0001)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : PPL-1-PPLS

An introduction to the main areas of contemporary scientific psychology: learning, development, and motivation in humans and animals; sensation and perception; language, memory, and thought; personality and individual differences; social and biological approaches to behaviour; applications of psychology; experimental design and statistics.

Entry Requirements

? Special Arrangements for Entry : A quota of 300 students, with preference given in the following order: (1) Students admitted to degrees including Psychology (including BA Humanities and Social Science, with an intended treble in Psychology and Biological Sciences students who specified Psychology Honours on their UCAS forms and were admitted on that basis) and Visiting Students holding a written offer of a place; (2) Students enrolled for a degree in a PPLS or Social Sciences/Education subject, with priority given to first year students; (3) Students enrolled for degrees in Biological Sciences or in subjects which offer joint degrees with Psychology, with priority given to first year students. NO OTHER ENROLMENTS ACCEPTED EXCEPT BY PRIOR AGREEMENT WITH THE HEAD OF PSYCHOLOGY.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 1st year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 20 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 30 minutes per week for 20 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
21/09/2005	11:10	12:00	Lecture Theatre A, David Hume Tower	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Wednesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Friday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Plus tutorials.
Students are required to attend 9 tutorials and submit 3 essays as part of the course requirements.

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

LEARNING OUTCOMES
On completion of each section of the lecture course, students should be able to:
-Define key psychological concepts and illustrate them with relevant examples.
-Understand basic theoretical questions and arguments.
-Outline the types of research methods used in addressing these questions.
-Summarise some classic and some recent findings.
-Discuss how these findings relate to theoretical questions and arguments.

Assessment Information

Semester 1
Essay of 1500 to 2000 words and a 2 hour degree exam of 75 multiple choice questions (MCQ) and one essay question at the end of the semester.

Semester 2
Two essays of 1500 to 2000 words and a 2 hour degree exam of 75 multiple choice questions (MCQ) and one essay question at the end of the semester.