Introduction to Psychology SSU 1033

Lecture Hours Programs Lecture Tutorial Electives Wednesday CTF 2, DK 10.00 – 11.00 am CTF 2, dk

Housekeeping Lectures and tutorials are compulsory. You are responsible to do the required readings in your own time. Get to know MORPHEUS! SSU 1033 – Introduction to Psychology  One day it may save your life. Announcements, Notes, Assignments will be posted in MORPHEUS. Psychology is not difficult to learn… Just need a (little) bit of blood, sweat, & tears…but most importantly...

Housekeeping ENJOY the course and LEARN as much as you can! =)

Assessment Type of Assessment Weight age (%) Date Midterm Exam 25% 19th OCTOBER 2016 ** Group Assignment Release: 21/9/16 Due: 16/11/16 Quizzes (2x) 5% each = 10% ANYTIME during Tutorials Final Exam 40% Final Exam Week

Recommended reading materials for this course 1. Ciccarelli, S. K. & White, J. N. (2009). Psychology (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Pearson Prentice Hall. 2. Coon, D., & Mitterer, J. O. (2011). Psychology: A Journey (5th ed.). Wadsworth Publishing. 3. King, A. L. (2011). The Science of Psychology: An Appreciative View. New York: MC Graw-Hill International Edition. 4. Myers, D. G. (2012). Exploring social psychology. New York : McGraw-Hill 5. Rohall, D. E. (2011). Social psychology : Sociological perspectives. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. 6. Kail, R. V. (2013). Human development : a life-span view. Belmont, Calif. : Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 7. Pastorino, E. (2012). What is psychology? Belmont, CA. : Wadsworth/Cengage Learning. 8. Hogg, M. A. (2011). Social psychology. Harlow, England : Prentice Hall. 9. Feldman, R. S. (2011). Understanding psychology. New York : McGraw-Hill. 10. Goswami, U. (2011). The Wiley-Blackwell handbook of childhood cognitive development (2nd ed.). Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell 11. Butcher, J. N. (2011). Abnormal psychology : Core concepts. Boston, MA : Allyn & Bacon. 12. Olson, M. H. (2011). An introduction to theories of personality. Upper Saddle River, NJ : Prentice Hall/Pearson. 13. Beins, B. C., & Beins, A. M. (2012). Effective writing in psychology: papers, posters, & presentations. Malden, MA; Oxford : Wiley-Blackwell. 14. Kassin, S., Fein, S., & Markus, H. R. (2011). Social psychology (9th ed.). Wadsworth Publishing. 15. Schaffer, D. R. (2013). Developmental psychology: childhood & adolescence (9th ed.). Wadsworth Publishing.

So…. What is Psychology?

What is Psychology? People have always been CURIOUS about human behavior. The word Psychology come from the Ancient Greek word, “Psyche” which means = MIND and “Logos” which means = KNOWLEDGE or STUDY.

have you ever actually seen or touched a “MIND”?? What is Psychology? However, have you ever actually seen or touched a “MIND”??

Because the “Mind” can’t be studied directly… What is Psychology? Because the “Mind” can’t be studied directly…

What is Psychology? PSYCHOLOGY = …….is now defined as the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. That’s all….nothing too scary right? (^^,)

But why do we need to study psychology?!? Psychology touches all of our lives in many ways. Psychology is about love, stress, therapy, persuasion, hypnosis, perception, personality, aging, death, depression, intelligence, sexuality, emotion and many more!

Why…?!? So, psychologist use this critical thinking and scientific knowledge to: Describe Understand Predict Control .................................HUMAN BEHAVIOR.

Why do we need to learn about Psychology as Social Scientist? Social Science – Study of: Individual interaction with individual Individual interaction with group Individual interaction with the environment Group interaction with the environment Can you see now why Psychology is important in Social Sciences?

There’s nothing too scary about Psychology! It maybe something new to you. But… It shouldn’t scare you. Because… What you get, are new skills and knowledge which others may never have! 