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VCE Common Psychology (Unit 1/2)
VCE Psychology (Unit 1/2)
Psychology (Unit 1/2)
1a. Brain - different approaches over time to understanding the role of the brain
1b. Brain - central and peripheral nervous systems
1c. Brain - the role of the neuron including the role of glial cells
1d. Brain - the hindbrain , midbrain and forebrain
1e. Brain - the role of the cerebral cortex
1f. Brain - periods of rapid development and changes in brain structure and function
1g. Brain - the impact of injury to the cerebral cortex
1h. Brain - animal studies and neuroimaging techniques to understand Parkinson’s disease
2a. Psychological Development - the interactive nature of hereditary and environmental factors
2b. Psychological Development - critical and sensitive periods in a person’s psychological development
2c. Psychological Development - the importance of attachment with reference to the work of Harlow & Ainsworth
2d. Psychological Development - cognitive abilities (Piaget)
2e. Psychological Development - psychosocial development with reference to the work of Erikson.
2f. Psychological Development - normality and mental disorder as a continuum
2g. Psychological Development - mental health as a product of internal and external factors
2h. Psychological Development - major categories of psychological disorder
2i. Psychological Development - the ‘two-hit’ hypothesis as an explanation for the development of schizophrenia.
3a. Perception - sensation and perception
3b. Perception - taste and vision
3c. Perception - the influence of biological, psychological and social factors on visual perception
3d. Perception - the influence of biological, psychological and social factors on gustatory perception, • the fallibility of visual and gustatory perception systems
3e. Perception - distortions of perception of taste and vision illustrated by synaesthesia.
4a. Social Influence - the role of person perception, attributions, attitudes and stereotypes
4b. Social Influence - the tri-component model of attitudes
4c. Social Influence - attitudes and stereotypes that may lead to prejudice and discrimination.
4d. Social Influence - the influence of status and social power within groups, and obedience and conformity on individual behaviour, with reference to Asch, Milgram and Zimbardo
4e. Social Influence - the influences on helping behaviour (or reluctance to help)
4f. Social Influence - factors that influence bullying and the effects of bullying
4g. Social Influence - positive and negative influences of media
Practical Investigation & Research Methods
Practical Investigation & Research Methods