On-line tutorials and information are available. Three lectures per week throughout most of the semester and four compulsory computer-based laboratory work. Prescribed Books Coolican, H., Research Methods and Statistics in Psychology . This unit examines research and theories in the areas of attitudes, social cognition, causal attribution, person perception, attraction, personal relationships, and behaviour in groups. For internal students the unit is taught in 36 hours of lectures and eight hours of practical sessions.
Assessment is through one major practical report and a two-hour examination.
Prescribed Books O'Shea, R.P., Writing for Psychology . Vaughan, G. and Hogg, M., Introduction to Social Psychology . This unit covers theoretical and applied aspects of individual differences and assessment. Methods of describing and measuring individual differences and theoretical approaches to explaining individual differences are covered in 26 hours of lectures and four practical sessions. Details of assessment include interpretation of test scores, reliability, validity, and clinical assessment.