Brain and Behaviour
Duration:
1 Teaching Period
Unit Code:
PSY70011
Contact Hours:
Recommended 10-12 hours of study per week
About this unit
This unit introduces students to the structure and function of the brain and how it interacts with the external world to generate thoughts, emotions and behaviour. Applications in health and mental illness are also introduced as well as ethical practice in psychological research.
Content
- Sensation and perception
- Biological aspects of psychology
- Consciousness
- Motivation and emotion
- Neuropsychology
- Health and abnormal psychology
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