Psychology

Course summary

In the first year you will gain a broad understanding of introductory topics in psychology including: • Approaches in psychology (psychodynamic, humanistic behaviourism, biopsychology, cognitive) • Social influence (conformity, obedience and minority influence) • Memory (short & long term memory, forgetting, eyewitness testimony) • Psychopathology - phobias, depression, OCD • Attachment (caregiver-infant interactions, types of attachment, orphan studies) • Research methods (how psychologists conduct experiments, observations etc) In the second year you will develop your understanding of biopsychology, including the nervous system and functions of the brain. You will then advance to the study of several important areas within psychology such as Aggression, Schizophrenia and Gender.