Can you join all the dots using only 4

straight lines, and not taking your pen off

the page?. . .

. . .

. . .

The Solution …

To be successful, you had to think “outside the box” …

We all interpret the world around us differently …

• Psychologists are only human – they have varying beliefs about the world, and what causes people to behave in certain ways

• These beliefs will affect:

- what they choose to study

- how they choose to study it• For example …

Which of your hemispheres is the most dominant?

LEFT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses logic detail oriented facts rule words and language present and past math and science can comprehend knowing acknowledges order/pattern perception knows object name reality based forms strategies practical safe

RIGHT BRAIN FUNCTIONS

uses feeling "big picture" oriented imagination rules symbols and images present and future philosophy & religion can "get it" (i.e. meaning) believes appreciates spatial perception knows object function fantasy based presents possibilities impetuous risk taking

Which one sounds more like you?

• Left? Right?

• Somewhere in the middle?

Question: Do you see the dancer turning clockwise or anti-clockwise?

Right or Left Brain Dominant?

If you see her spinning around clockwise, you’re likely to be a creative person.

Everyone seeing her spinning anti -clockwise is likely to be more logic oriented and probably good at maths!

In terms of physiological psychology, seeing her move clockwise indicates you are “Right Brain Dominant”, while a counter-clockwise person is “Left Brain Dominant”

Some people can flip between both!!

• Most people see the dancer turning anti-clockwise

• However you can try to focus and change the direction; see if you can do it.

• If you start counting backwards from 100 it might help!

Right or Left Brain Dominant?

What else could affect whether you are left or right brain dominant?

These are the kinds of questions psychologists ask – there are many different

psychological approaches that they can consider when trying to find the answer.

The main approaches in psychology are

We will be examining these approaches by looking at issues and key studies from

each of during the first year

COGNITIVE

BIOLOGICAL

SOCIALLEARNING

What A Level Psychology is NOT...

Do your friends seek you out for advice?

Does being a good listener mean you’ll make a good psychology student?

NO!But you could make an amazing counsellor

A counsellor is...

someone who is trained to listen to people.

Not many psychologists are counsellors!

What’s the difference between a psychologist and a counsellor?

A psychologist is someone who studies the mind and

behaviour.

While people often think of ‘talking therapy’ when they hear the word psychologist; this is not actually accurate.

Psychology encompasses a wide range of specialty

areas including such things as animal research,

marketing and architecture.

The American Psychological Association (APA)

recognizes 56 56 distinct divisions, each representing a specialised field within psychology

Including: •military psychology; •psychology of religion;•psychopharmacology; •health psychology; •clinical psychology; •educational psychology; •developmental psychology; •trauma psychology; •neuropsychology...

‘A’ level psychology IS

• A SCIENCE SCIENCE - containing elements of biology, physics & chemistry...

• Theories

• Research

• Hypotheses

• Evaluating

• Investigating

• Statistics

In groups of 4 please

Around the room are 6 different pieces of psychological research….

Only one is fake

In your groups, can you decide which one is the fake…

You will need to justify your decision so make sure you have your reasons!!!

Fact or Fake task…

To find out more about the AS psychology course check out the

edexcel websiteYou could also look at the top tabs…I am a ……student

http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gce/gce08/psych/Pages/default.aspx

I hope you will love this subject as much as I do

The thing I love most of all is that psychology

makes you look

at the world differently

To log onto I LearnYou need your You need your student numberstudent number

and

Your Your passwordpassword

Your password is actually your Your password is actually your date of birth as a six digit number date of birth as a six digit number

e.g. 1e.g. 1stst Feb 1996 = 010296 Feb 1996 = 010296  

The Psychology course handbook

As well as iLearn, Psychology team (me!!) use a Blog ….

https://sdcpsych15to17.wordpress.com/

On here you will find:•Course handbook 2015•Summer work for A Level Psychology•criteria-for-an-ethical-study

And much much more!

Please order your text book as soon as you have your exam results

The main text book you need to purchase:

Authors: Simon Green, Rob Lewis and Julia WillertonPublished: March 2015ISBN: 978-1-4085-2738-2Approx. £24

Ethical guidelines

Please read the ethics handout that can be found on the Blog over the Summer

criteria-for-an-ethical-study.pdf

Summer work!Summer work for A Level Psychology

Before you do anything else…. Access iLearn to get Blog address… FOLLOW blog!

Then:

1. Download course handbook (on the Blog and iLearn) 2. Purchase text book 3. Complete a timeline of Psychology 4. Define psychology, science and introspectionism 5. Outline the following approaches: (max of 50words per approach)

a. Psychodynamic b. Behaviourist c. Cognitive d. Humanistic e. Biological

6. Listen to the podcast from BBC Radio 4 – this can be found on the Blog – you need to make notes as you go

7. Develop at least 3 questions about this podcast for your peers for the 1st lesson back

8. Buy and organise your folder!

And then have a relaxing summer

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