YEAR 10 INTRODUCTION TO
PSYCHOLOGY
UNIT OUTLINE
• Year 10 psychology runs for one semester
• There will be 4 periods a week
• It is a requirement that all course work be
completed in order to achieve an ‘S’- satisfactory
completion
• There will also be several graded assessment
tasks throughout the semester, for example
“empirical research activity” report, multimedia
presentations, tests.
Psychology as a Science
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Based on observable evidence
Systematic and methodical
Objective
Alters current theories in light of new evidence
SOME AREAS OF INTEREST IN
THE STUDY OF PSYCHOLOGY
Psychology past and present
• History of psychology
• Areas of psychology
• Methods of research
Adolescent Behaviour
• Hikikomori
• Brain development
Human Relationships
• Body Language
• Facial Expressions
• Can you spot a liar?
In Your Dreams
• Why do we sleep?
• What are dreams?
• Theories of dreaming
Mind Matters
• Psychological assessment
• Intelligence testing
• Personality testing
Rorschach Ink Blot test
• Popular responses- bat, butterfly, moth.
• When seeing card I, subjects often inquire on how they should proceed,
and questions on what they are allowed to do with the card (e.g. turning it)
are not very significant. Being the first card, it can provide clues about how
subjects tackle a new and stressful task. It is not, however, a card that is
usually difficult for the subject to handle, having readily available popular
responses.
• http://successintegrated.com/assets/Uploads/MBTI/SimpsonsPersonality-Test.pdf
Intelligence Test Questions
• Rearrange the following letters to make a word and choose the category in
which it fits.
RAPETEKA
A. city, B. fruit, C. bird, D. vegetable
• Which number should come next in this series?
25,24,22,19,15
A. 4, B. 5, C. 10, D. 14
• Which word does not belong?
apple, marmalade, orange, cherry, grape
• The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday. What
day is it today?
A. Monday, B. Tuesday, C. Wednesday, D. Thursday, E. Friday
The Pursuit of Happiness
• Positive psychology
• Happiness and humour
• Study of habits,
practices and ways of
thinking that help
people stay mentally
well
Winning Attitudes: sport psychology
/performance psychology
• Goal setting
• Motivation
• Visualisation
Beautiful Minds
• Birth of the brain
• Anatomy of the brain
• Tricks of the brain
Brain Function and Structure
• http://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=HVGlfcP3ATI
Forensic Psychology
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Criminal and civil involvement
Organised and Disorganised crime
Role of the forensic psychologist
Profiling
Holiday Homework
• Find one article from a magazine, newspaper or
online source on a psychology-related topic of
interest to you.
• Write a one-paragraph summary on your article,
covering what it’s about and why you found it
interesting.
• Bring the article and your summary back with
you on Day 1 next year.
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