Week 5 - Research Methods: Population & Sample and Introduction to

Session 10: Population, Sampling and Allocation

Begin session with a quick overview of the objectives for the session - predominately focusing on Research Methods.

Ask students to copy information concerning population and sample in their workbook - handout worksheet and begin the Smarties Activity.

Run through the activity with the group - ensuring that main concepts and points are understood.

Once the activity is completed students are to complete the questions outlined on the sheet in their workbooks.

Lastly run through the stratified sampling demonstration.

All students are to read through pages 56 to 64 of the textbook and complete Learning Activities 2.6 and 2.10 in their workbook - due next session.

Session 11: Visual Perception - How Light Enters the Eye

Begin session with a quick overview of what will be covered in the coming weeks - Visual Perception.

Run through the 'Visual Perception' PP with the class - watch relevant clips and complete activities.

Focus on how light enters the eye - handout the eye diagram to all of the students, read the relevant section of the textbook and watch the Youtube clip. Students are then to produce their own flow chart that illustrates how light enters the eye and how individuals see. Choose a student to run through their flow chart using one of the eye models - whole class is to view and comment on.
 

Week 4 - Astrology Empirical Research Activity

Session 8 & 9 - Chapter 1 Recap & ERA

Open with a quick review of last session's content - 'Contemporary Perspectives on Psychology' and run through the Chapter 1 Test questions with the group.

Move back onto the concept of pseudo-sciences - specifically Astrology and explain that we will be working on the Astrology ERA for the next two sessions.

Hand out the relevant materials for the activity and run through the process that needs to be followed in order to collect the data - LA 1.19 of the textbook.

Ensure that all students understand what needs to happen before Thursday's session - class data will be collected then.

Move onto the writing up of the ERA with the class - run through the following notes:

Title: ???

Introduction

- This section introduces the key concepts relating to the study. In this case you will need to mention and explain the following ideas/concepts:

• The scientific nature of psychology including a definition.
• The concept of a pseudo-sciences => focusing on the field of astrology.
• The Barnum Effect - its origins and the how it relates to the field of astrology.
• The AIM of the study - To explore people's beliefs in personality descriptions based on astrological star signs... or something like that.
• An HYPOTHESIS for the study - That the participants will OR it is predicted that the participants will...

Method

• Participants - will need to wait until Thursday to complete this section.
• Materials - what was used to complete the study?
• Procedure - a step by step / dot point outline of what needed to occur for the study to take place.

Results

- You will receive the results on Thursday - this section only state the results of the study, no discussion is required.

Discussion

- In this section your results are interpreted and explained - use the questions below to guide your discussion.

• ·  Is the hypothesis accepted or rejected?
  ·  What was the overall mean of the entire sample? What does the numerical value mean?
  ·  What star signs believed the astrology predictions to be most accurate? (Include the numerical value and the interpretation).
  ·  What were the most believable / accurate of the descriptors across all star signs? (Include the numerical value and the interpretation). - Provide insight into why this might be the case...
  ·  What was the least believable / accurate of the descriptors across all of the star signs? (Include the numerical value and the interpretation). - Provide insight into why this might be the case...
  ·  What are the limitations to the study? Can we make a generalisation about the results we obtained? Sample size???
  ·  Are their any extraneous variables? (unwanted variables that may affect the dependent variable)?
  ·  Provide some suggestions that may contribute to more valid and reliable results for the study? (what would you do differently to allow for more valid results???)
  
  
  
  
   The ERA write up is due to be submitted on Thursday 28th February
  
  

Week 3 - Contemporary Perspectives & Theories in Psychology and The Scientific Nature of Psychology

Session 6 - Classical & Contemporary Perspectives of Psychology and The Scientific Nature of Psychology

Open up with a discussion concerning the home - Venn Diagram on the similarities and the differences between Psychology and Psychiatry.

Revisit the PP on 'Classical Perspectives' - run through the concepts from last session, while students continue to complete their observation table.

Students are then to read from page 16 - 25 of the textbook and complete Learning Activities 1.9 and 1.11 in their workbook. More information may need to be gathered and recorded for the observation table.


Session 7 - Contemporary Perspectives & Theories in Psychology and The Scientific Nature of Psychology

Run through the H/W - ensure that key concepts are discussed and explained.

Move onto the 'Contemporary Perspectives of Psychology' PP - students are to copy down relevant sections / information from the PP in their workbooks.

Students are then to read from page 26 - 41 of the textbook and complete Learning Activity 1.17 in their workbook

Also all students need to complete both sections of the Chapter 1 Test from page 46 - 48 of the textbook.  

THIS IS DUE TO BE CHECKED AND TICKED OFF NEXT TUESDAY

Week 2 - Application, Career Opportunities & The Beginnings

Session 4 - Real Life Applications and Career Opportunities

Begin with a quick look at how Psychology (and concepts related to human behaviour) are entrenched in our society.

Watch the following clips concerning Derren Brown:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUA4Q5aoG74

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-P2vYIgPdKg


Students are then to copy down the following in their workbooks:

Psychology as a Profession:

Psychologists are highly trained professionals who specialise in creating, teaching and applying psychological knowledge. In seeking to provide answers to questions about human behaviour, they gather scientific data to describe, understand, predict and control behaviour.

Areas of Specialisation within Psychology

The Australian Psychological Society has identified 12 specialist areas of psychology.

·      Biological Psychologist

·      Clinical Psychology

·      Clinical Neuropsychology

·      Health Psychology

·      Sport Psychology

·      Cognitive Psychology

·      Personality Psychology

·      Counseling Psychology

·      Sport Psychology

·      Educational Psychology

·      Forensic Psychology

·      Community Psychology

Students are to read through pages 9 - 16 for homework for the next session.

   Session 5 - Psychology V Psychiatry & The Classic Perspectives and Theories of Psychology

   Starter activity - complete 'Fields of Psychology' worksheet and run through the answers with the class.    Run through the 'Classic Perspectives and Theories of Psychology' PP - students are to complete the relevant observation table while viewing the PowerPoint.

Homework: Read through pages 7-9 of the textbook and create a Venn diagram that highlights the similarities and the differences between psychology and psychiarty.