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1.1A Researcher, participant and sampling bias
5 minute read
1.1B Cultural and gender bias: WEIRD samples and androcentrism
4 minute read
1.1C Reducing bias: double-blind procedures, randomisation, reflexivity and triangulation
1.2A Correlation vs causation and spurious relationships
6 minute read
1.2B Establishing cause and effect: manipulation, control and confounds
9 minute read
1.2C Bidirectional ambiguity and third variables
1.3A Neuroplasticity: how experience rewires the brain
2 minute read
1.3B Measuring change: cross-sectional vs longitudinal designs
3 minute read
1.3C Factors of change: learning, therapy, acculturation and history
1.4A Operationalizing psychological constructs
1.4B Self-report, behavioural and physiological measures
8 minute read
1.4C Reliability and validity of measures
7 minute read
1.5A Deductive and inductive reasoning in psychology
1 minute read
1.5B Emic and etic approaches
1.5C Indigenous psychology and researcher positionality
1.6A Research ethics: consent, withdrawal, deception, debriefing and harm
1.6B Social responsibility: stigma, honest reporting and replicable science
1.6C Applied responsibility: psychology in schools, clinics and workplaces
2.1A Neurotransmission: how neurons talk to each other
18 minute read
2.1B Chemical messengers: neurotransmitters and hormones
2.1C Localization of function
2.1D Brain imaging techniques: fMRI, PET and EEG
2.1E Genetic inheritance: twin and adoption studies, heritability
2.1F The diathesis-stress model
2.1G Animal research and animal models
10 minute read
2.1H Biological reductionism
2.1I Neuroplasticity: environmental enrichment, expertise and learning
2.2A Cognitive models: multi-store and working memory
2.2B Schema theory and reconstructive memory
2.2C Cognitive load theory
2.2D Dual processing theory: System 1 and System 2
2.2E Anchoring bias
2.2F Confirmation bias
2.2G Classical conditioning
2.2H Operant conditioning
2.3A Social identity theory
2.3B Conformity
2.3C Compliance techniques
2.3D Cognitive dissonance
2.3E Social learning theory
2.3F Enculturation: how we absorb the norms we never chose
2.3G Cultural dimensions
2.3H Models of acculturation
2.3I Emic and etic approaches in sociocultural research
2.4.3 Research Methods
2.4E Sampling techniques: who ends up in the study and why it matters
2.4.2 Research Considerations
14 minute read
2.4.1 Data Analysis and Interpretation
12 minute read
3.1.1 Mental Health Disorders
3.1.2 Health Problems
3.1.3 Prevention and Treatment
3.1.4 Practicals
3.2.1 Models of Development
11 minute read
3.2.2 Development of Self
3.2.3 Practicals
3.3.1 Group Behaviour
3.3.2 Interpersonal Relationships
3.3.3 Practicals
3.4.1 Thinking and Learning
3.4.2 Cognitive Processes
3.4.3 Practicals
4.1A Culture and health: culture-bound syndromes, stigma and healing practices
4.1B Culture and development: how far do Western models travel?
4.1C Culture and relationships: communication, hierarchy and belonging
4.1D Culture and cognition: memory, learning strategies and bilingualism
4.1E Doing cultural research: imposed etic, ecological fallacy and positionality
24 minute read
4.2A Motivation and health behaviour change
4.2B Motivation across the lifespan
4.2C Motivation in relationships and groups
4.2D Motivation in learning: goals, feedback and mastery
4.3A Technology and well-being: teletherapy, apps, wearables and risk
4.3B Technology and development: AI, digital tools and attachment
4.3C Technology and relationships: social media, polarization and cyberbullying
4.3D Technology and cognition: attention, memory and multitasking
4.4.1 Reading, Analysing, and Evaluating Data
