Higher Psychology

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Higher Psychology

• An Introduction

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Recommended Entry

• Candidates will normally be expected to have
  attained the following or equivalent
• Standard Grade in a social subject at Credit
  level or an equivalent Intermediate 2 Course or
  Units
• Or Intermediate 2 Psychology
• And Standard Grade English at Credit level or
  Communication at Intermediate 2
• Should you be here?

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A psychologist at a party
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So, what do you do then?
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Im a psychologist.
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Oh! Id better be careful what I say from now on.
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I bet you meet some right weirdos in your work.
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What exactly is psychology?
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Welcome

• Welcome to the Higher Psychology Course
• Higher Psychology is a really interesting course
  and is a great qualification to have for many
  careers and courses.
• However, the course is hard work and requires
  lots of motivation.
• Why do you think psychology is a difficult higher
  to take?

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Getting Started

• Before we really begin the course there are two
  fundamental questions we need to consider.
• What do you think they are?
• What is psychology?
• How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

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What is Psychology?

• What do you think of when you think of
  psychology?
• How do you imagine psychologists to look like?
• Do you know of any famous psychologists?
• Your first task is to find a good definition of
  psychology and display this as a memorable and
  colourful poster.

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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

• You will be studying 5 domains (areas) of
  psychology.
• Cognitive Psychology
• Physiological Psychology
• Social Psychology
• Psychology of Individual Differences
• Research Methods
• These domains are spread across three units.

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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

• The three Units to be covered are
• 1. Understanding the individual
• 2. Investigating behaviour
• 3. The individual in the social context
• 1. Understanding the individual
• Topic Memory (Cognitive Psychology)
• Topic Stress (Physiological Psychology)

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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

• 2. Investigating Behaviour
• Domain Research Methods
• Nature of research process is studied and an
  individual research investigation project is
  carried out.
• 3. Individual in the Social Context
• Three of the following topics

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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?
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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

• Assessment Objectives
• 1. Knowledge Understanding
• 2. Analysis Evaluation
• 3. Practical Research Skills
• Unit assessments
• Unit 1 NAB covering objectives 1 2
• Unit 2
• 50 NAB covering objectives 1 2
• 50 Research project covering objective 3
• Unit 3 NAB covering objectives 1 2

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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

• Course Assessment
• Research Investigation 20
• Question Paper 80
• Question Paper
• 2 hours 30 minutes
• 3 sections
• 100 marks
• Approx 60 KU, 40 AE

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How is the Higher Psychology course arranged?

• Approximate grade boundaries
• 70 A
• 65 B
• 50 C

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Ground Rules

• Why should we establish ground rules in
  psychology?
• Think of a rule which you would like to have for
  our psychology lessons.
• Discuss your rule with the person next to you.
• Get together in groups of four to share your
  ideas for rules.
• Join to form a group of 8 and work together to
  pick your top 5 rules.