Chapter 1 What is Psychology?

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Understand the nature and role of psychology in understanding mind and behaviour.
• State the growth of the discipline.
• Know the different fields of psychology, its relationship with other disciplines, and professions.
• Appreciate the value of psychology in daily life to help you understand yourself and others better.

Chapter 2 Methods of Enquiry in Psychology

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Explain the goals and nature of psychological enquiry.
• Understand different types of data used by psychologists.
• Describe some important methods of psychological enquiry.
• Understand the methods of analysing data.
• Learn about the limitations of psychological enquiry and ethical Considerations.

Chapter 3 The Bases of Human Behaviour

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Understand the evolutionary nature of human behaviour,
• Relate the functions of nervous system and endocrine system to behaviour.
• Explain the role of genetic factors in determining behaviour.
• Understand the role of culture in shaping human behaviour.
• Describe the processes of enculturation, socialisation, and acculturation.
• Relate biological and socio-cultural factors in understanding human behaviour.

Chapter 4 Human Development

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Describe the meaning and process of development.
• Explain the influence of heredity, environment and context on human development.
• Identify the stages of development and describe the major characteristics of infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age.
• Reflect on your own course of development and related experiences.

Chapter 5 Sensory, Attentional and Perceptual Processes

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Understand the nature of sensory processes.
• Explain the processes and types of attention.
• Analyse the problems of form and space perception.
• Examine the role of socio-cultural factors in perception.
• Reflect on sensory, attentional and perceptual processes in everyday life.

Chapter 6 Learning

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Describe the nature of learning.
• Explain different forms or types of learning and the procedures used in such types of learning.
• Understand various psychological processes that occur during learning and influence its course.
• Explain the determinants of learning.
• Familiarise yourself with some applications of learning principles.

Chapter 7 Human Memory

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Understand the nature of memory.
• Distinguish between different types of memory.
• Explain how the contents of long-term memory are represented and organised.
• Appreciate the constructive and reconstructive processes in memory.
• Understand the nature and causes of forgetting.
• Learn the strategies for improving memory.

Chapter 8 Thinking

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Describe the nature of thinking and reasoning.
• Demonstrate an understanding of some cognitive processes involved in problem solving and decision-making.
• Understand the nature and process of creative thinking and learn ways of enhancing it
• Understand the relationship between language and thought.
• Describe the process of language development and its use.

Chapter 9 Motivation and Emotion

The main learning objectives you will learn in this chapter are:

• Understand the nature of human motivation.
• Describe the nature of some important motives.
• Describe the nature of emotional expression.
• Understand the relationship between culture and emotion.
• Know how to manage your own emotions.

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