Psychology 2 (PS0002)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : PPL-2-PPLS

This course aims to develop students' understanding of the interplay between research evidence and theoretical approaches in contemporary scientific psychology, as well as making links to relevant historical background in the following core areas: Neuropsychology; sociobiology, genetics and evolution of behaviour; perception and cognition; developmental psychology and learning; differential and social psychology; research design, methodology and statistics in psychology.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Psychology 1

? Special Arrangements for Entry : A quota of 200 students, with preference given to students intending to study Psychology at Honours level, followed by students wishing to take a treble in Psychology to complete an ordinary degree and lastly students wishing to take Psychology 2 to complete a double.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

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

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

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

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) 30 minutes per week for 11 weeks

? Other Required Attendance : 3 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
20/09/2005	11:10	12:00	Room G.08, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Laboratory space restricts total class size. Allocation of students to particular days will be done in light of their outside courses. M 1400-1700 or Tu 1400-1700 or W 1000-1300 or W 1400-1700 or Th 1400-1700

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of the different approaches used to investigate psychological issues and the means by which psychologists obtain and evaluate evidence and draw conclusions in various areas of psychology. They should know how to perform psychological experiments, how to carry out non-experimental research in psychology, how to interpret and draw quantitative conclusions from psychological data and how to present psychological results and summarise theoretical knowledge relevant to a particular topic in a clear, well-organised manner

Assessment Information

2 practical reports and a 2 hour degree exam with 3 essay questions at the end of Semester 1.

2 practical reports and a 2 hour degree exam with 3 essay questions at the end of Semester 2.

There is also a statistics examination (pass required in this for entry to Psychology honours, but does not contribute to overall mark for course).