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1 Tuesday 01 Sep 2009

2  Intermediate 2 Psychology comprises 3 units:  Unit 1: Understanding the Individual  Unit 2: Investigating Behaviour  Unit 3: The Individual in the Social Context

3 Self-concept (Topic 1)  The nature and components of the self- concept  Development of the components of the self- concept  Research studies of self-concept development in early childhood and de- centring  Factors affecting development of the self- concept in adolescence.

4 Learning Theories (Topic 2)  Classical conditioning  Operant conditioning  Social learning theory (SLT) and observational learning  Social learning theory’s explanations of aggression and gender roles  Illustrations of learning processes from everyday life.

5  Experimental methods (laboratory, field and natural experiments)  Non-experimental methods (surveys, case studies)  Ethical issues in research  Analysing and displaying quantitative data

6  During your study of this Unit, you will begin work on the Research Investigation psychology project  You will carry out a research study proposed by your tutor, recruit participants, analyse the data and submit your findings by completing a portfolio.

7 Personality (Topic 1)  Freud’s psychoanalytical approach and the development of personality structuring  Eysenck, introversion-extroversion and neuroticism-stability  Costa and McCrae the Big 5  Types and uses of personality tests

8 Pro-social behaviour (Topic 2) definition of altruism research studies into bystander behaviour in emergencies psychological theories of altruism (kin selection, cost-reward analysis and empathy-altruism) strategies for encouraging altruism

9  Packs have been written to help cover each topic

10  www.gerardkeegan.co.uk www.gerardkeegan.co.uk  www.s-cool.co.uk www.s-cool.co.uk  www.simplypsych.com www.simplypsych.com  http://www2.qeliz.ac.uk/psychology/ http://www2.qeliz.ac.uk/psychology/  www.alleydog.com (glossary) www.alleydog.com

11  Commit yourself now to regular psychology study slots to keep on top of your workload  Ensure full attendance  Submit homework and attend mock NABs to receive feedback  Question anything which seems unclear – don’t just hope it won’t appear in the NAB or exam  Take notes – and use them  Make record cards for revision

12  Exam – 07 June 2009; 13.00 – 15.00

13  Fascinating  Mind-opening  Thought provoking  Demanding  Rewarding  A great foundation for future study in psychology!

14 Lorraine Kelly lorraine.kelly@ed-coll.ac.uk 0131 559 4667

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