Introduction to Psychology 1/IPSY101/ Course outline
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- Foundations of psychological science
- Startup
- Course guide
- Interactions
- Course announcements
- Course feed
- Learning pathways
- History of psychology
- Overview
- Defining psychology
- Introduction to psychology
- A young science
- Wundt and structuralism
- James and functionalism
- Freud and psychoanalytic theory
- Wertheimer, Koffka, Kohler, and gestalt psychology
- Pavlov, Watson, Skinner, and behaviourism
- Maslow, Rogers, and humanism
- The cognitive revolution
- Feminist and multicultural psychology
- Reflections and activities
- Quiz
- Start - Learning Challenge
- Tasks - Learning Challenge
- Outputs - Learning Challenge
- Contemporary Psychology
- Overview
- The psychology of choice
- Contemporary psychology
- Bio- and evolutionary psychology
- Cognitive and developmental psychology
- Personality psychology
- Social psychology
- Clinical and forensic psychology
- I-O, health, and sport psychology
- Professional societies
- Training and careers
- Career pathways and reflection
- Quiz
- Start - Learning Challenge
- Tasks - Learning Challenge
- Outputs - Learning Challenge
- Scientific thinking and research methods
- Overview
- Psychological research
- Why is research important?
- The process of scientific research
- Approaches to research
- Clinical or case studies
- Naturalistic observation
- Surveys
- Archival research
- Longitudinal and cross sectional research
- Quiz
- Start - Learning Challenge
- Tasks - Learning Challenge
- Outputs - Learning Challenge
- Correlational & Experimental research
- Overview
- Correlation
- Correlational research
- Correlation does not equal causation
- The experimental hypothesis
- Designing an experiment
- Selecting and assigning experimental participants
- Issues to consider
- Interpreting and reporting research
- Ethics for research involving human participants
- Ethics for research involving animal participants
- Quiz
- Start - Learning Challenge
- Tasks - Learning Challenge
- Outputs - Learning Challenge
- The Nervous System
- The Brain and spinal cord
- History of psychology