Psychology

Course summary

Psychology allows you to study some of the most intriguing human behaviour, from a range of perspectives and answer questions like: • Are people born good or evil? • Can the way parents treat their child in the first 2 years really instill stalking behaviour? • To what extent do our genes influence psychiatric conditions? • Are conditions such as obsessive compulsive disorder innate or learned? • How do disorders like anorexia nervosa and schizophrenia develop? Through the study of psychological theories, concepts and research, you will develop a good understanding of the principles and perspectives governing such behaviour and investigate classic research in Psychology - which ranges from: conditioning an 11 month old baby with a phobia of all things white and fluffy, getting good law abiding citizens to deliver lethal electric shocks to innocent others, and locking innocent people in a prison to see if pretend guards become corrupted by power.