| Effective Term: | 2024/05 |
| Institute / School : | Institute of Health and Wellbeing |
| Unit Title: | Brains and Behaviour |
| Unit ID: | BEHAV1002 |
| Credit Points: | 15.00 |
| Prerequisite(s): | Nil |
| Co-requisite(s): | Nil |
| Exclusion(s): | (ATSGC1359 and PSYCB1001 and PSYCB1101) |
| ASCED: | 090701 |
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| Brief description of the Unit |
This unit provides an understanding of human behaviour, with a neurological focus. As such, it will provide a fundamental understanding of the nervous system, sensation and perception, intelligence, learning, memory and cognition. There is an emphasis on making these concepts highly relevant by demonstrating their application to everyday behaviour. The unit also holds to the goals of psychology as a science: to describe, understand, predict, and influence our own behaviour and that of others. It also provides a solid grounding for any further study in psychology, the social sciences or other programs that relate to social interactions. |
| Grade Scheme: | Graded (HD, D, C, P, MF, F, XF) |
| Work Experience Indicator: |
| No work experience |
| Placement Component: | |
| Supplementary Assessment:Yes |
| Where supplementary assessment is available a student must have failed overall in the Unit but gained a final mark of 45 per cent or above, has completed all major assessment tasks (including all sub-components where a task has multiple parts) as specified in the Unit Description and is not eligible for any other form of supplementary assessment |
| Course Level: |
| Level of Unit in Course | AQF Level(s) of Course | | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | | Introductory | | |  | | | | | Intermediate | | | | | | | | Advanced | | | | | | |
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| Learning Outcomes: |
| Knowledge: |
| K1. | Demonstrate an awareness of the complexity of human behaviour |
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| K2. | Identify and describe the concept of the biopsychosocial interactions |
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| K3. | Describe the key theories and concepts in biological and cognitive psychology |
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| Skills: |
| S1. | Competently outline how cognitive and neurological processes impact upon behaviour |
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| S2. | Identify and critique the evidence used to support current approaches to understanding behaviour |
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| Application of knowledge and skills: |
| A1. | Adopt a scientific approach to understanding behaviour |
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| A2. | Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate psychological science research |
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| A3. | Effectively communicate their own, and others, research ideas in written reports and presentations |
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| Unit Content: |
This may include: - nervous system - sensation and perception - intelligence - consciousness - language - learning - memory - cognition - discipline-specific activities based on application of concepts to the student`s assessment tasks - the science of psychology |
| Graduate Attributes: |
| | Learning Outcomes Assessed | Assessment Tasks | Assessment Type | Weighting | | 1. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1 | Demonstrate and apply knowledge from the required readings, lectures and tutorials in response to questions | Mid Semester Quizzes | 15-25% | | 2. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1, A2, A3 | Utilise information from the required readings and peer-reviewed sources to explain important concepts and findings from psychological research in the form of a newspaper article or blog post targeted at the general population. | Written Assignment | 35-45% | | 3. | K1, K2, K3, S1, S2, A1 | Demonstrate and apply knowledge from the required readings, lectures and tutorials in response to multiple-choice and/or short-answer questions | Test | 35-45% |
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