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Module 1: Lesson 1: Themes, Principles, and Concepts Within the Field of Psychology | 1. Introducing Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes) |
1.2 Understanding Science | Read from the heading "What is Science?" to the green box "Key Takeaways." (13 minutes) |
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1.1 Psychology as a Science | Read the entire webpage. (21 minutes) |
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2.1 Psychologists use the Scientific Method to Guide Their Research | Read the entire webpage. (28 minutes) |
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1.2 The Evolution of Psychology: History, Approaches and Questions | Read the entire webpage. (58 minutes) |
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2. Introduction to Major Perspectives | Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes) |
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2.1 Biological Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (16 minutes) |
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2.2 Psychodynamic Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (27 minutes) |
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2.3 Behaviourist Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (19 minutes) |
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2.4 Humanist, Cognitive, and Evolutionary Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (30 minutes) |
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Module 1: Lesson 2: The Content Domains of Psychology | The Five Psychological Domains | Read from the heading "Introduction to Contemporary Psychology" to the blue box "Helpful Hints." (6 minutes) |
The Biological Domain | Read from "Learning Objectives" to "Sensation and Perception." (6 minutes) |
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The Cognitive Domain | Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes) |
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The Developmental Domain | Read from the heading "Learning Objectives" to "Biological Psychology." (4 minutes) |
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The Social and Personality Psychology Domain | Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes) |
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The Mental and Physical Health Domain | Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes) |
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Other Psychological Subfields | Read from the heading "Learning Objectives" to "Link to Learning." (3 minutes) |
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Module 1: Lesson 3: Applications of Psychology and Psychological Research | 15. Psychology in our Social Lives | Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes) |
2.2 Psychologists use Descriptive, Correlational and Experimental Research Designs to Understand Behaviour | Read the entire webpage. (36 minutes) |
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14.1 Social Cognition: Making Sense of Ourselves and Others | Read the entire webpage. (38 minutes) |
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Module 2: Lesson 1: Interpreting Psychological Phenomena | Phenomena and Theories | Read the entire webpage. (23 minutes) |
The Varieties of Theories in Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (13 minutes) |
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Using Theories in Psychological Research | Read from "Learning Objectives" to "Key Takeaways." (22 minutes) |
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2.4 Developing a Hypothesis | Read from "Learning Objectives" to "Key Takeaways." (15 minutes) |
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2.5 Designing a Research Study | Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes) |
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2.6 Analysing the Data | Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes) |
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2.7 Drawing Conclusions and Reporting the Results | Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes) |
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2.2 Finding a Research Topic | Read from "Learning Objectives" to "Key Takeaways." (21 minutes) |
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Research Guides | Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes) |
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4.1 Understanding Psychological Measurement | Read the entire webpage. (11 minutes) |
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4.3 Practical Strategies for Psychological Measurement | Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes) |
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12.1 Describing Single Variables | Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) |
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12.2 Describing Statistical Relationships | Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) |
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12.3 Expressing Your Results | Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes) |
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12.4 Conducting Your Analyses | Read the entire webpage. (7 minutes) |
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11.3 Other Presentation Methods | Read the entire webpage. (9 minutes) |
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13.3 Additional Considerations | Read the entire webpage. (23 minutes) |
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Module 2: Lesson 2: Research Methods and Problem-Solving in Psychology | 7.3 Problem Solving | Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes) |
Basic Concepts | Read from "Learning Objectives" to "Key Takeaways." (10 minutes) |
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Generating Good Research Questions | Read from "Learning Objectives" to "Key Takeaways." (13 minutes) |
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Reviewing the Research Literature | Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes) |
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Types of Research Designs | Read the content under the headings "Introduction" "Experimental", " Descriptive", "Causal", "Mixed-method" and " Observational." (13 minutes) |
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2.2 Approaches to Research | Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes) |
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Bias in Research Subject Aid | Read the content under the heading "body." (5 minutes) |
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Chapter 11: Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination | Read the entire webpage. (8 minutes) |
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5.3 Experimentation and Validation | Read the entire webpage. (6 minutes) |
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Social Categorisation and Stereotyping | Read the entire webpage. (34 minutes) |
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Module 3: Lesson 1: Ethical Standards in Psychology | 3.1 Moral Foundations of Ethical Research | Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes) |
3.2 From Moral Principles to Ethics Codes | Read the entire webpage. (20 minutes) |
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3.3 Putting Ethics Into Practice | Read the entire webpage. (12 minutes) |
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Module 3: Lesson 2: Interpersonal Relationship Skills in a Diverse World | 12.7 Pro Social Behaviour | Read the entire webpage. (10 minutes) |
14.2 Interacting with Others: Helping, Hurting and Conforming | Read the entire webpage. (38 minutes) |
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14.3 Working with Others: The Costs and Benefits of Social Groups | Read the entire webpage. (16 minutes) |
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Initial Impression Formation | Read the entire webpage. (38 minutes) |
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Prejudice and Discrimination | Read the entire webpage. (17 minutes) |
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From an International to a Global Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (5 minutes) |
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Global Psychology Coming Together | Watch the entire video. (4 minutes) |
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Understanding Altruism: Self and Other Concerns | Read the entire webpage. (21 minutes) |
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Thinking Like a Social Psychologist about Altruism | Read the entire webpage. (2 minutes) |
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Module 4: Lesson 1: Effective Writing and Reporting in Psychology | 5.4 The Rules for Academic Writing in English | Read the entire webpage. (14 minutes) |
Style | Read the entire webpage. (11 minutes) |
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Organization and Structure | Read the entire webpage. (9 minutes) |
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Interpretation and display of research results | Read the content under the headings "Introduction," " Data Display and Description of Research Data," "Quantitative Data" and "Graphical Description of Quantitative Data." (6 minutes) |
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2.3 Analyzing Findings | Read from "Interpreting Experimental Findings" to " Reporting Research." (5 minutes) |
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Drawing Conclusions from Statistics | Read the entire webpage. (15 minutes) |
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Module 4: Lesson 2: Effective Communication | Barriers to Effective Communication | Read from "Communicative Interference" to "Other Issues in Diversity." (6 minutes) |
Electronic Communication Creation Best Practices | Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes) |
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Module 5: Lesson 1: Psychology in the Workplace | 13.3 Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work | Read the content under the heading "Management and Organizational Structure." (7 minutes) |
13.2 Industrial Psychology: Selecting and Evaluating Employees | Read the content under "Evaluating Employees." (5 minutes) |
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13.3 Organizational Psychology: The Social Dimension of Work | Read the content under the headings "Goals, Teamwork and Work Teams" and "Organizational Culture." (6 minutes) |
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12.4 Conformity, Compliance, and Obedience | Read the content under the headings "Groupthink," "Group Polarization," " Social Facilitation" and "Social Loafing." (11 minutes) |
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Improving Group Performance | Read the content from "Learning Objectives" to "Setting Appropriate Goals." (17 minutes) |
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Module 5: Lesson 2: Careers in Psychology | Briefing Series on the Role of Psychology in Health Care | Read the entire webpage. (4 minutes) |
What is health psychology? | Watch the entire video. (3 minutes) |
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Understanding Educational Psychology | Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes) |
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Psychology Subfields | Read the entire webpage. (3 minutes) |
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