General
Graphic from Psychology, 10th edition, David G. Myers, Worth Publishing
This course is an overview of the major areas in the science of psychology. Students will be able to describe major psychological theories and empirical findings discovered in the West and the local soil, and to apply the theories and empirical findings in the analysis of human behavior and social phenomena in a relevant context. Student will also learn how psychologists think and approach questions on human behaviors.
After taking this course, students will be able to:
- Describe and demonstrate major theories and empirical findings in different areas of the psychological sciences.
- Observe and analyze the results of experiments designed for the study of human behavior in different domains.
- Apply psychological theories to explain human behaviours in a relevant context.
- - check out this overview of the course to gain a holistic understanding (the big picture)
Turnitin Assignment (20% of total grade)
Please submit the assignment on Turnitin no later than 5pm on 17 July 2015
Resources
- lots of interesting psychology-related articles and resources here!
- - free quiz questions, flashcards, vocabulary, animations, etc
Getting Started
- you can use this chat room to communicate real-time with other students who are online!
- Describe and demonstrate major theories and empirical findings in different areas of the psychological sciences.
Memory
Graphic based on artwork from The History and Basic Principles of Archetypal Psychology, Jason Carr, 2013
Lecture Material
This video is a recorded lecture introducing the topic of memory, with audio narration.
This is the lecture notes for Lecture 4, without any audio narration or embedded videos.
Links
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Information Processing Model of Memory Stages of Memory Processing Encoding failure leads to forgetting Retrieval failure leads to forgetting Videos
As Elizabeth Loftus said, memory is malleable. So how can police and law enforcement officers reduce the possibility of creating false memories when questioning witnesses?
People with hyperthymesia have an astonishing ability to recall specific events in their past since this condition gives them a "superior autobiographical memory". Brad Williams, the "Human Google”, is one of those rare people with hyperthymesia. Could this phenomenon also be termed "extreme episodic memory"?
An interesting and insightful technique for how to remember complex material and lots of information.
Activities - Part A
You can take this formative assessment with unlimited tries to build your knowledge about the topic of Memory, and the system will keep the highest grade you achieve. Keep trying until you master these 20 questions and get full marks!
Activities - Part B
Activities - Part C
- Unlimited tries, keep the high grade: how high can you go?