Introduction to Psychology
This six week course will cover the foundations of psychology, as well as the major theories associated with a number of branches of the subject - biological psychology, social psychology, cognition and perception, developmental psychology and health psychology.
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Wed 10 Mar
- $150.00 incl. GST
Sessions
Session 1
Wed 10 Mar 19:00 - Wed 10 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 2
Wed 17 Mar 19:00 - Wed 17 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 3
Wed 24 Mar 19:00 - Wed 24 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 4
Wed 31 Mar 19:00 - Wed 31 Mar 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 5
Wed 07 Apr 19:00 - Wed 07 Apr 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.Session 6
Wed 14 Apr 19:00 - Wed 14 Apr 21:00Selwyn College, Auckland.
Description
About Introduction to Psychology
Participants will be given the opportunity to openly discuss theories, as well as draw on personal experience to relate the theories to everyday life situations. Sessions will be supplemented with related videos of interest, as well as case studies.
Session 1: Foundations of psychology - Wundt, Pavlov and conditioning, Freud and psychoanalysis, Rogers person-centred counselling and evolutionary psychology.
Session 2: Biological psychology - the functioning of the brain
Session 3: Social psychology - how individuals behave in social situations including theories of attitude and persuasion, attraction theory and prejudice.
Session 4: Cognition and perception - how we perceive/register the world around us eg depth, memory, cultural influences.
Session 5: Developmental pyschology: cognitive and social development in infants and children, development theorists Piaget and Bowlby.
Session 6: Health psychology - application of psychology theory to physical health, biopsychosocial model of health, behavioural changes theories, influence of stress on physical health.
Who should attend?
Who should attend: Individuals with an interest in the study of psychology, with little or no background knowledge.
Testimonials
From 2018 course:
"Jess was great - really knew her subject - had to cover a great deal. Great energy and enthusiasm."
"I enjoyed the whole six weeks, I found it all very interesting."
"Good to have a tutor with such good knowledge and ability to explain complex ideas to us."
"Jess was great, very knowledgeable, friendly and paced the class/content really well. I would recommend this course.".
