Psychology 3
PSY3 Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Phillip Adams.
PrerequisitesPsychology 2 is recommended. It may help if a student has studied BIo 2 and / or His 2 but this is not required.
A rapidly developing field, Psychology is the scientific study of human behaviour and its biological and mental processes, supplemented by investigations of animal behaviour. Psychologists systematically test ideas and beliefs against theories that are measurable and observable.
The course will cover what causes violence, the Stanford Prison experiment, prejudice, and theories on anger.
Note that this course offers Level 3 achievement standards and Psychology is an approved subject for university entrance.
Course Overview
Term 1
The various approaches to explaining violence and criminality.
Why do people commit murder and violence? Theories include biological, environment and psychodynamic factors.
Approaches internal.
Term 2
Experimental design and experiment internal on memory or anger.
Theories on criminology: how can criminals be helped back into society?
Stanford Prison experiment: why is this so famous?
Famous experiments internal.
Term 3
What cause intelligence? Theories on criminology: how can criminals be helped back into society?
Fields internal.
Issues in Psychology: ethics of animal testing, and gender roles.
Is it ethical to do experiments on monkeys and young children?
Term 4
Preparation for external examination.
Career Pathways
Police Officer, Foreign Policy Officer, Human Resources Adviser, Policy Analyst, Social Worker, Counsellor, Psychologist