PSY151 Introduction to Psychology B Lecture Notes 2024 PDF

CRICOS Provider No. 00300K (NT/VIC) I 03286A (NSW) | RTO Provider No. 0373 PSY151:Introduction to Psychology B Week 1: Introduction...

CRICOS Provider No. 00300K (NT/VIC) I 03286A (NSW) | RTO Provider No. 0373 PSY151:Introduction to Psychology B Week 1: Introduction Faculty of Health - Discipline of Psychology Dr. Ruth Wagstaff Semester 2, 2024 Recognition of Traditional owners and Indigenous cultures Charles Darwin University acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we’re meeting and pays respect to Elders both past and present and extends that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. 2 A very big Welcome ☺ ☺ ☺ ☺ 3 After engaging the material for Week 1, you will be able to Know the lecturer Describe the assessment tasks and where to find them Discuss the unit communication, extension procedures, and academic integrity Define psychology Briefly describe the 5 main perspectives of psychology Briefly describe qualitative psychological research 4 Activity 1 Introduce yourself to another student Introduce lecturer to the students – who am I 5 Engaging with CDU Join a CDU club or interest group Facebook page Twitter Student Central Student Support Complaints Unit https://www.pexels.com/photo/photography-of-people-graduating-1205651/ 6 Engaging with Dr. Ruth Wagstaff (Unit Outline p. 3) Office: Blue 1.1.32 on the Casuarina Campus 1. Discussion Boards on Learnline 2. Email: [email protected] 3. Appointments: face-to-face, Zoom, or phone. 4. Phone in Australian 08 8946 6579 overseas +61 8 8946 6579 Please do NOT use Messages on Learnline 7 Engaging with Peers Introduction discussion board Discussion boards Messages on Learnline Chat function in Collaborate – Public forum Recorded in the collaborate recordings → Keep the discussion respectful Study groups https://www.pexels.com/photo/women-having-break-on-court-after- exercising-5262863/ 8  6740316/ https://www.pexels.com/photo/man-and-woman-doing-push-up- Discussion Boards and Coaches CoACheS – peers and lecturer Co = comment about your learning A = ask questions Che = Check the discussion board and announcement Use control find → key words into the pop-box Someone has posted a similar question, but the answer is not clear → ask for clarification No one has posted the question? → post the question S = Share a link about lecture or textbook content 9 Unit Expectations Students’ expectations of Dr. Ruth Wagstaff 1. Respect 2. Kindness 3. 4. 5. 6. 10  cartoon-illustrations-animal https://www.rawpixel.com/image/10191655/psd- Unit Expectations Dr Ruth’s expectations of students Spend an average of 10 hours per week engaging with PSY151 learning materials. Have easy access to the prescribed textbooks Ask questions (lots and lots of them!) in lectures and on the discussion boards Follow CDU policies for extension requests Understand that I am still learning – this is our learning journey 11 What does a lecture look like? Hopefully – not like this https://www.pexels.com/photo/elephants-on-brown-mountain-631317/ 12 What does a lecture look like? Hopefully – a bit of all of this Ian Schneider https://unsplash.com/photos/TamMbr4ok v4 Camyulla Battani https://unsplash.com/photos/AoqgGAqrLpU Kenny Krosky8 https://unsplash. com/photos/19iw ynR1vaQ Jason Goodman https://unsplash.com/photos/0K7GgiA8lVE Kitera Dent https://unsplash.com/photos/jWv1ILisuSc Daniel Fazio https://unsplash.com/photos/ULjKEIGR4ZQ 13 Structure of our time together Briefly review the previous week – a quiz Outline of the week’s lesson objectives Lecture with activities – mainly Padlet Breaks Review of the main points and 1 or 2 take home points. https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-chasing-woman-touch-down- base-209852/ Tutorial Regardless of what is planned, every student is encouraged contribute to the content. You have textbooks so we can move from the prepared script. Everyone comes university with life experience so share what you know about a topic, make connections between the theory and your experiences, and ask questions. This is our journey. 14 Engaging with Burton (2023) APA text Why two text books? 15 Tutorial Familiarisation with Learnline and micro-tutorials. Reading scientific papers 16 Engaging with Burton, Westen, and Kowalski (2023) Before starting, read: How to Use the Text (pp. xix-xxi) Read for understanding and application not just to memorise! Learning Outcomes: Treat the Learning outcomes as a short answer question Concept Map: Determine which section of the map is associated with which learning outcome. Interim summaries: Explain the key words and concepts on paper Review, Discussion, and Application Questions: Can be helpful when you have finished reading the chapter, for peer study group discussion. The Appendix provides answers for the application questions. Explain the concepts to a family member or friend or study buddy. Use the online publisher activities 17 Assessment Tasks - Quizzes One Quiz (Week 3) and Two Tests (Week 6 and Week 12) 48-window from 23:59 pm (ACST) Wednesday to 23:59 pm (ACST) s on Friday of the due week. Extensions for will not be given out lightly because of the flexibility given in finding 10 minutes or 1-hour. Information is available in the folders for each quiz. A short practice quiz will be available. Note: I forgot is NOT a reason for an extension. 18 Written assignment 1200 word (excluding Title page and References) Task is to 1) Answer the research question 2) Critically analyse three papers – you must use the set papers – no other papers are acceptable. 3) Comply with APA 7th conventions as per the Burton APA text Preparation: Foundations of Critical Thinking and APA micro-tutorials. For students wanting additional help AFTER doing the micro-tutorials please email. (Walk through the micro-tutorials in the tutorial) 19 Break Creative commons. 20 Psychology What is psychology? The study of mental processes and behaviour (Burton et al. 2023) 21 Psychological Perspectives 22  Psychological Perspectives: Psychodynamic Assumptions Interaction of conscious and unconscious thoughts Behaviour is the interplay of thought, feelings, and wishes Mental processes can be in conflict → anxiety 23  Psychological Perspectives: Psychodynamic Characteristics: Understand mental life through speech and dream analysis Knowledge is gained through therapist case studies which seek to understand client’s thoughts, feelings, and action Limitation: Non-empirical Cannot falsify hypotheses Unreliable measure. 24 Psychological Perspectives: Behaviourist Assumptions Environment controls behaviour through learning There is no link between internal states (e.g., thoughts and feelings) and behaviour Stimuli become associated through conditioning Classical conditioning Operant conditioning https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/funny-cartoon-robot-isolated-on-white-518553025 25 Psychological Perspectives: Behaviourist Characteristics External stimuli elicits behaviour Knowledge about relationship between stimuli and behaviour → experiments Quantitative Statistically analysed Replicated https://www.shutterstock.com/image-illustration/funny-cartoon-robot-isolated-on-white-518553025 26 Psychological Perspectives: Cognitive Assumptions Information is processed, stored, and retrieved. Characteristics Infer mental processes though experiments https://publicdomainvectors.org/en/free-clipart/Laptop-crying-eye-contact-on-screen-vector-clip- art/19323.html 27 Psychological Perspectives: Humanistic Assumptions People are unique motivated to reach full potential (self- actualization) Innately good Strive to reach goals and ambitions Therapy Person-centered Therapist is empathetic toward client https://pixabay.com/illustrations/help-climbing-hand-mentor-2444110/ 28  Psychological Perspectives: Evolutionary Assumptions Behaviours which ensured reproductive success (survival and reproduction) are either Biologically determined (e.g., eating, sexual impulses) Evolved Characteristics: Sociobiology (natural selection based on psychological function, social behaviours, and physical function) https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/marathon-running-race-people-feet-on-547649902 29 Break Time 30 Psychological Research https://www.wallpaperflare.com/photo-of-men-having-conversation-adult-casual-chairs-daylight-wallpaper-arqwv 31 Psychological research Activity 2. What are some aspects of psychology you would like to know more about and why? Use the Padlet to jot down your answer. 3 2 Research: the art of finding out Quantitative research Qualitative research Mixed methods 33 Qualitative Research Qualitative Research is: Process of discovering how people experience phenomena (i.e., what the phenomena means) by interpreting words and actions. Aim is to Uncover meaning Discover the nature of experience Understand or discover processes of psychosocial change Gain a holistic understanding of phenomenon 34  Context of Social Interaction Social Spiritual Gender Subjective Experience Economic Health Political Therefore, qualitative research is Inductive Explores the how and what of phenomenon Subjective Holistic Behaviour States Naturalistic: no manipulation 35 Planning Qualitative Research Design Research Question Researcher to be: Design Research Draw Conclusion Responsive to Protocols social, cultural and political context Monitor their Recruit Analyse the data involvement in participants research Collect Data 36 Planning Qualitative Research Design Research Question Researcher to be: Design Research Draw Conclusion Responsive to Protocols social, cultural and political context Monitor their Recruit Analyse the data involvement in participants research Collect Data 37 Designing Qualitative Research What is the researcher's role? How do we know what we know? Researcher’s epistemology External world just exists independent of the process of viewing: universal (Objectivism) Data collection Meaning of experience is not Researcher’s ontology method universal: but is constructed in our minds and depend on social and intellectual processes. (Constructivism) Data Analysis Meaning is determined by the perspectives of the observer (Subjectivism) 38 Designing Qualitative Research What is the researcher's role? The worldview: how one looks and makes sense of the world. Researcher’s epistemology There is universal truth which can be measured and systematically explored (positivism) Data collection Researcher’s ontology method Truth is discovered by understanding subjective issues such as feeling, values, and meaning (interpretivism) Data Analysis Research is moral and political action to bring about change through understanding power structure (critical theory) 39 Designing Qualitative Research What is the researcher's role? Researcher’s epistemology How will the data be analysed? Examples include but are not limited to Data collection Grounded theory Researcher’s ontology method Ethnography Case Study Phenomenology Action research Data Analysis 40 Designing Qualitative Research Researcher’s epistemology Data collection methods Interviews (structured, semistructured) Observation Diaries Data collection Fieldnotes Researcher’s ontology method Sociograms Records (medical or treatment) Group discussion (focus groups) Data Analysis Statistics Visual records e.g., video, photos etc. 41 See you next week 42 References Burton, L., Westen, D., & Kowlaski, R. (2019). Psychology: Australian and New Zealand Edition (5th ed.). Wiley. 43