Psychology Short Course

What you will learn

Memory.This unit will cover:

• the different types of memory
• how information is acquired and stored
• theories of forgetting
• ways of improving memory

Perception.This unit will cover how we receive and make sense of the information we see. This will include:

• principles of perception
• illusions.

Motivation and Emotion.This unit will cover types of motivation and theories of motivation. It will also cover:

• emotions
• arousal
• stress

Assessment

Each unit has a number of activities. These are designed to add to your understanding of the topic under discussion. Your responses to these activities will not be recorded.

Each unit will contain at least two assignments. These are small research exercises. You will be asked to answer the questions yourself or to find a willing friend to help you. These assignments must be completed to gain a satisfactory completion of the course. Your responses to these assignments should be emailed to your tutor.

At the end of each unit, you will find 10 multiple-choice questions that are designed to check your understanding of the course content. You must attempt to answer these questions in order to satisfactorily complete the course.

Award

At the completion of this course you will receive a short course certificate from Box Hill Institute.

Timeline

This course should take you approximately 12 hours to complete. You can spread this time over 15 weeks. If you do not complete the course within 15 weeks, you will be required to re-enrol. You must complete the Introductory Unit first. The subsequent units may be completed in any order you wish. It is recommended, however, that you work through each unit in the order set out in the course map. You must open and read each file in order to satisfactorily complete the course.