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Psychology is the scientific study of the human mind and behaviour. These tasks are designed to help you gain an insight into some of the material covered on the 2-year programme, and develop some essential skills for the course.
Task 1: Key psychologists
Task 1: Key psychologists
Research the following key historical figures in Psychology and briefly summarise what they contributed to our understanding of human behaviour.
Sigmund Freud
John Watson
Elizabeth Loftus
Stanley Milgram
Philip Zimbardo
Eleanor Maguire
Albert Bandura
Simon-Baron Cohen
Follow this link to find out more about a variety of psychological theories: https://www.simplypsychology.org/theories.html
task 2: Brain Lateralisation
task 2: Brain Lateralisation
Our brains have two hemispheres; the left and the right. These left and right hemispheres have been found to have some specialised behavioural and biological functions.
In psychology this theory is based on the lateralisation of brain function. Research work done by Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga identified some of the behaviours, functions or abilities that are associated with either the left or right side of the brain.
Research the functions of the different sides of the brain and create a mind-map outlining the different functions.
You can read more about the left and right hemisphere and the corpus collosum here:
task 3: Mental Health
task 3: Mental Health
As part of the Mental Health module we will discuss the concept of abnormality. Abnormality (atypical behaviour) is the term used by psychologists to describe a range of thinking and behaviours. There are many ways to define abnormality. Outline each of the following definitions of abnormality:
Statistical infrequency
Deviation from social norms
Failure to function adequately
Can you think of at least one strength and one weakness of each of these definitions?
You can find out more about mental illness by watching this videoclip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuhJ-GkRRQc
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