Psychology 2 (PS0002)

? Credit Points : 40 ? SCQF Level : 8 ? Acronym : PPL-2-PS2-PS

This course aims to develop students' understanding of the interplay between research evidence and theoretical approaches in contemporary scientific psychology, as well as making links to relevant historical background in the following core areas: Neuropsychology; sociobiology, genetics and evolution of behaviour; perception and cognition; developmental psychology and learning; differential and social psychology; research design, methodology and statistics in psychology.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : Psychology 1

? Special Arrangements for Entry : A quota of 200 students: students with degrees including Psychology will be seeded for priority access. Laboratory space limits practical class sizes: enrolment is contingent on availability of a place in one of the 5 scheduled practical sessions.

Subject Areas

Home subject area

Psychology, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : 2nd year

? Delivery Period : Full Year (Blocks 1-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 6 hour(s) per week for 22 weeks

First Class Information

Date	Start	End	Room	Area	Additional Information
18/09/2007	11:10	12:00	Room G.08, William Robertson Building	Central

All of the following classes

Type	Day	Start	End	Area
Lecture	Monday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Tuesday	11:10	12:00	Central
Lecture	Thursday	11:10	12:00	Central

? Additional Class Information : Laboratory space restricts total class size. Allocation of students to particular days will be done in light of their outside courses. M 1400-1700 or Tu 1400-1700 or W 1000-1300 or W 1400-1700 or Th 1400-1700

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students should have an understanding of the different approaches used to investigate psychological issues and the means by which psychologists obtain and evaluate evidence and draw conclusions in various areas of psychology. They should know how to perform psychological experiments, how to carry out non-experimental research in psychology, how to interpret and draw quantitative conclusions from psychological data and how to present psychological results and summarise theoretical knowledge relevant to a particular topic in a clear, well-organised manner

Assessment Information

30% for practical reports and 70% degree exams.

To fulfil the course requirements requires: participation in the laboratory course practicals (and submission of 4 practical reports), in addition to the two semester examinations

Exam times

Diet	Diet Month	Paper Code	Paper Name	Length
1ST	December	1	-	3 hour(s)
1ST	May	2	-	3 hour(s)
2ND	August	1	Paper 1: Semester 1	3 hour(s)
2ND	August	2	Paper 2: Semester 2	3 hour(s)