Psychology

Course summary

Social influence: How are we affected by the presence of other people? What makes people do evil things? Memory: Why do we forget things? How accurate is eyewitness testimony? Attachment: Why are babies so cute? How important is the relationship between a child and its parents? Psychopathology: What do we mean by ‘abnormal’? Why do some people become ill with depression, phobias, or OCD? Approaches in psychology: How so psychologists work? What are the advantages and disadvantages of their methods? Biopsychology: How is behavior influenced by genetics? Can people recover from brain damage? Research methods: How are experimental and non-experimental studies carried out? How do we know if research results are significant? Issues and debates: Are results obtained from men applicable to women? Is our behavior determined by nature or nurture? Schizophrenia: What are the signs and symptoms of schizophrenia? How can it be treated? Gender: Are sex and gender the same thing? Why do boys and girls behave differently? Forensic psychology: Is offender profiling an effective way of catching criminals? What is the best way to prevent someone from reoffending?