PSYC106-23S2 (C) Semester Two 2023

Introductory Psychology - Social, Personality and Developmental

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 17 July 2023
End Date: Sunday, 12 November 2023
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 30 July 2023
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 1 October 2023

Description

An introduction to social psychology, developmental psychology, personality and individual differences, and abnormal psychology.

Psychology is a diverse and thriving science devoted to understanding behaviour and the human mind. In PSYC106 you will receive an introduction to five major domains: personality, abnormal, social, developmental, and organisational psychology. You will also learn about the different research methods used in each of these domains.

Learning Outcomes

On successfully passing this course, students will:
(a) Have learned some of the key terms used in the study of developmental, social, abnormal, and   applied psychology.
(b) Have gained an understanding of key concepts and theories in developmental, social, abnormal, and applied psychology.
(c) Have practiced some of the research techniques in the laboratory that are used to gain scientific knowledge in psychology.
(d) Have demonstrated elementary abilities in handling quantitative data in psychology.
(e) Have demonstrated abilities to write clearly about research procedures and data in a research report.
(f) Have practiced effective study skills.

Restrictions

PSYC103, PSYC104

Timetable 2023

Students must attend one activity from each section.

Lecture A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
02 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
Lecture B
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
02 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 C1 Lecture Theatre
17 Jul - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 22 Oct
Computer Lab A
Activity Day Time Location Weeks
01 Monday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
02 Monday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
03 Monday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
04 Monday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
05 Monday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
06 Monday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (24/7, 7/8, 21/8, 11/9, 25/9-9/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
07 Tuesday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
08 Tuesday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
09 Tuesday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
10 Tuesday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
11 Tuesday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
12 Tuesday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
13 Wednesday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
14 Wednesday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
15 Wednesday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
16 Wednesday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
17 Wednesday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
18 Wednesday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (26/7, 9/8, 23/8, 13/9, 27/9-11/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
19 Thursday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
20 Thursday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
21 Thursday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
22 Thursday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
23 Thursday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
24 Thursday 15:00 - 16:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (27/7, 10/8, 24/8, 14/9, 28/9-12/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
25 Friday 09:00 - 10:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
26 Friday 10:00 - 11:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
27 Friday 11:00 - 12:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
28 Friday 13:00 - 14:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
29 Friday 14:00 - 15:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
30 Tuesday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (25/7, 8/8, 22/8, 12/9, 26/9-10/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct
31 Friday 12:00 - 13:00 Psychology - Sociology 116 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
Psychology - Sociology 115 (28/7, 11/8, 25/8, 15/9, 29/9-13/10)
24 Jul - 30 Jul
7 Aug - 13 Aug
21 Aug - 27 Aug
11 Sep - 17 Sep
25 Sep - 1 Oct
9 Oct - 15 Oct

Course Coordinator

Fleur Pawsey

Assessment

2018 Assessment to be advised

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

O’Shea, R. P. & McKenzie, W. A; Writing for psychology ; 6th; South Melbourne: Cengage, 2013.

There is no specific textbook in the traditional sense. The primary material, which is available to download free of charge, is from Noba - https://nobaproject.com/browse-content . Some lecturers may also assign supplementary readings. Detailed information about the required readings will be provided by the individual lecturers later.

Course links

Library portal

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $916.00

International fee $4,750.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see School of Psychology, Speech and Hearing on the departments and faculties page .

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