By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:
identify the main methods of research used in psychology; and
distinguish between scientific psychology and pop psychology.
The method of psychology is very rigorous. It is empirical in approach.
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By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:
identify the different parts of the nervous system and processes responsible for the cognitive, affective and behavioural dimensions of the psyche.
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READ ONLINE THE FOLLOWING:
Three layers of the Brain
Discussion on Left Brain – Right Brain
Use of fMRI Scan in Psychology
WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS:
Video by Daniel Siegel on three layers of the brain
What happens when you remove the hypocampus
What is special about the human brain
By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:
discuss some of the cognitive processes that are focus of psychology; and
recognise of the cognitive processes in the psyche.
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WATCH THE FOLLOWING VIDEO ONLINE
BBC video on perception: Is seeing believing
How reliable is your memory?
What is Consciousness?
By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:
recall the origin, purpose, and dynamics of defense mechanism from psychoanalytical perspective; and
critique the scientific quality of the concept of defense mechanisms.
By the end of the lesson the learner should be able to:
distinguish various affective states: emotions, feelings, moods;
define the state of Flow; and
name their own emotions.