Stage 2 Psychology
Length of Course
Level
Learning Area
Core or Specialist
Pre-requisites
Satisfactory achievement in Stage 1 Psychology.
Subject Description
Unlock the secrets of human behaviour with our engaging course on Psychology of the individual and social influences. Delve into the study of personality, exploring various concepts and cultural and individual differences. Examine the factors that affect psychological health and learn strategies to enhance emotional and social wellbeing.
Discover how factors at the individual, group, and organisational levels impact work performance and job satisfaction in Organisational Psychology. Understand the powerful effects of social influence on behaviour, including obedience, conformity, and the impact of social media. Finally, explore the universal ways of learning through classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning. This course provides a comprehensive overview of the dynamic field of psychology.
This course prepares students for general Arts and Science Degrees and careers in a broad range of disciplines including health and business.
Optional - Stage 2 Psychology Workbook (approximately $66.00) / SASTA Revision Guide (approximately $35.00).
The Psychology of Learning includes universal ways of learning including classical and operant conditioning and learning through observation or instruction.
Science Inquiry Skills are integrated throughout the course to understand psychological concepts through research, design, and application. Psychology uses a biopsychosocial approach to help analyse behaviour in terms of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors.
By the end of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of aspects of:
- Psychology of the Individual covers the study of personality which includes different concepts of personality, personality assessment, and cultural and individual differences in personality.
- Psychological Health and Wellbeing topic examines the positive and negative factors that affect psychological health, how people can be helped to cope with mental health issues and stress, and what they can do to increase their emotional and social wellbeing.
- Organisational Psychology considers factors that affect work performance and job satisfaction at three levels: The individual, the group or team and the organisation.
- Social Influence includes the impact of the presence or absence of other people on behaviour: Obedience and conformity; Attitude formation and attitude change; Prejudice and persuasion and social media.
Assessment consists of four skills and application tasks (40%), and Investigations folio (30%) consisting of a psychological investigation and Science as a Human Endeavour Essay, and an external examination covering the last two topics (30%).
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