UNSW

School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, Semester 1 2018

Welcome to UNSW
Psychology!
 What is Psychology?

•  The most popular definition ‘Scientific study of mind, brain

and behaviour’

•  What we perceive, what we feel, what motivates us, who we

are, how we think … all products of the mind, and within the
remit of Psychology.

•  But in some senses it is not definable. The field of Psychology

is constantly evolving new methods and conceptual
frameworks, and linkages to other fields. The definition now
may not be the definition in the future!

“… the mind is like an iceberg; it floats with one-seventh of its bulk above the water”
Sigmund Freud
 What will you learn? Course Learning outcomes
•  Recognise diverse but complementary theoretical and
experimental approaches to major psychological issues.
•  Recognise and appreciate the role of the scientific
method in psychology.
•  Think critically about the information presented
throughout this course.
•  Understand ethical issues in psychological research.
•  Communicate effectively when interpreting, evaluating
and reviewing psychological research.
•  Better understand the application of psychological
theories and principles to everyday life.
•  Carry out targeted information searches more effectively.
 Australian Psychology Accreditation Council (APAC)
Graduate Attributes:

•  Knowledge and understanding of psychology, including major concepts,
theoretical perspectives, empirical findings and historical trends;
•  Appreciation, application and evaluation of basic research methods in
psychology;
•  Critical thinking skills in psychology, including use of the scientific approach to
solve problems;
•  Values in psychology, including; the ethical use of information, appreciation of
cultural diversity; and the value of empirical evidence;
•  Effective communication skills in psychology across a variety of contexts and
formats; and
•  Appreciation of the application of psychological principles to personal, social
and organisational issues

 What will you learn?
Learn from world-leaders in the field of Psychological research
… Introduced to the wide array of topics that are
collectively known as Psychology
 What will you learn?
Learn from world-leaders in the field of Psychological research
… Introduced to the wide array of topics that are
collectively known as Psychology

Also, learn how to learn about psychology …
(e.g. ….how to spot FAKE SCIENCE NEWS!)

Fake science NASA says earth is round.

Fake news fake science! Sad!
 Asking questions is the basis of learning!
•  A key tool in science is ‘hypothesis testing’

•  A hypothesis is a prediction about the state

of the world

•  By testing the prediction, we are asking a

question about the nature of things

•  Asking questions is also vitally important to

learning about a subject

•  So don’t be scared to ask!

•  When you are starting on a new topic there

isn’t such thing as a stupid question
Linda is 31 years old, single, outspoken and very bright.

She majored in philosophy.

As a student, she was deeply concerned with issues of
discrimination and social justice, and participated in anti-war
demonstrations.

Which is more likely:
1.  Linda works in a bank
2.  Linda works in a bank and is an active member of the feminist
movement

Tversky & Kahneman (1974)

80% of students in Tversky & Kahneman (1983) responded with Option 2!
This is known as the conjunction fallacy and is one of many examples of
when our brains use shortcuts (heuristics) that lead us to answers that are
just plain wrong.
Who is PSYC 1001?
Where?
When?
What?
How?
Who is PSYC 1001?
Where?
When?
What?
How?
 WHO: COURSE TUTORS

Adrian Alexei Belinda Bethany Caitlin

Eden Elisabeth Jenna Nadia Nathan

Sandy Samuel Stephanie Tanya Yonatan

 WHO: COURSE TUTORS

Adrian Alexei Belinda Bethany Caitlin

Eden Elisabeth Jenna Nadia Nathan

Sandy Samuel Stephanie Tanya Yonatan

 WHO: LECTURERS

Scientia Prof Richard Prof. Simon Dr Lisa Williams
Scientia Prof Joe Dr Jenny Richmond Dr Lydia Hayward
Bryant Killcross Forgas

Prof. Simon Dr. Jessica
Killcross Grisham

Prof Eddie Harmon
A/Prof Joel Pearson
Prof Lenny Vartanian Dr Kate Faasse
A/Prof Jacquelyn Cranney

Jones
WHO AM I?
•  Lecturer in the School of
Psychology
•  Course coordinator for
PSYC1001 Psychology 1A Dr. David White

•  Face recognition, person Course Coordinator

perception, perceptual Web:
http://www.psy.unsw.edu.au/contacts-people/
expertise, individual academic-staff/david-white

differences david.white@unsw.edu.au

Twitter:
•  Forensic Psychology Lab @davidwhitephd
 WHO: BEHIND THE SCENES –
“SUPPORT CREW”

Danny Chen Eden Roberston Dr. David White

Course Administrator Course Head Tutor Course Coordinator

Administrative Staff
School of Psychology Office
Level 15 Mathews Building
Who is PSYC 1001?
Where?
When?
What?
How?
 WHERE: COURSE ADMINISTRATION

Danny Chen
Course
Administrator

Psychology School Office –

Mathews Level 15

E-MAIL: psychology@unsw.edu.au
PUT PSYC1001 IN THE SUBJECT LINE!
 WHERE: COURSE INFORMATION

Questions?
UNSW Student Portal Web Forms:
https://unswinsight.microsoftcrmportals.com/web-forms/
•  Please fill out an Ask a Question form (scroll to the bottom of the page)
•  Please put PSYC1001 in the subject line
•  Please include your name and
student ID in the message
•  Use/check your UNSW email as
we will send emails to this one
 WHERE: COURSE INFORMATION

Course outline
•  Everything you need to know about the
course
•  Available in the ‘Course Information’ tab
in Moodle (more on Moodle later…)

Questions?
psychology@unsw.edu.au
•  Please put PSYC1001 on the email
Subject
•  Please include your name and student ID
and email address in the email message
•  Use/check your UNSW email as we will
send emails to this one.
 WHERE: LECTURES AND TUTORIALS

LECTURES:
CLANCY AUDITORIUM
TUTORIALS:
MATHEWS BUILDING
Tutorials in Weeks 3 to 10. Check the course outline and your enrolment
details to find your tutorial room. (Weeks 1 & 2 online tutorial exercises)

Week 5 tutorials are in computer labs(Mat209/Mat209A)

TUTORIALS START IN WEEK 3!
CHECK THE COURSE OUTLINE FOR MORE DETAILS

 ONLINE RESOURCES

•  Moodle is an online learning management system
–  Think of it as the ‘course website’
•  Everything you need for PSYC1001 is on Moodle
–  Course documentation (including course outline!)
–  Course announcements
o Announcements will be sent to your UNSW email, which you
must activate (if you haven’t already) and check regularly. Any
problems visit: https://zmail.unsw.edu.au/
–  Lecture recordings and slides
–  Assignment submission
–  Tutorial material, and more…
ACCESSING MOODLE
•  The easiest way to access Moodle is via myUNSW: www.my.unsw.edu.au

Moodle

•  You can also access Moodle via the UNSW Technology Enabled Learning and
Teaching (TELT) gateway site: http://teaching.unsw.edu.au/elearning
Username = zID
(eg z1234567)

Password = zPass
PSYC1001 Moodle Course Page
 Want to know more about Moodle?

Visit the Student Support site:

http://teaching.unsw.edu.au/moodle-students


 Your eBook
Quizzes
Videos
Training exercises

WHERE: SUGGESTED TEXTBOOK

And much more!

•  Available from the UNSW

GET 12.5% OFF when you
purchase the MindTap for
PSYC1001 from
CengageBrain.com
Click HERE to purchase and enter
Bookshop, or Cengage online
the discount code
BIGSAVE125 at the checkout! as an eText (MindTap)
Or get your print textbook +
MindTap from UniNSW •  Some copies will be available
Bookshop by clicking HERE
or going to the bookshop on
campus
in the library’s ‘high-use
collection’
Psychology: Australia & New
Zealand (2nd Edition), by Bernstein
•  Recommended readings are
et al. 2017 (Cengage Australia). noted in the course outline
Print:
•  Find links to purchase on
https://www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au/
details.cgi?ITEMNO=9780170284783 PSYC1001 Moodle page!
Digital only: •  Course Key is:
https://moodle.telt.unsw.edu.au/mod/
url/view.php?id=2148554 MTPPWKVPKBK2
Who is PSYC 1001?
Where?
When?
What?
How?
 LECTURES & TUTORIALS
Lectures (3 Lectures @ 1 hr each)
•  Tuesday 12-1pm in Clancy Auditorium, Weeks 1-10
•  Wednesday 4-5pm in Clancy Auditorium, Weeks 1-10
•  Thursday 1-2pm in Clancy Auditorium, Weeks 1-9
•  Tuesday 1-2 pm in Clancy Auditorium, Week 11
Note: You may listen to the lecture recordings if you are not
able to attend any of the lectures

Tutorial Component (1 hr Tute)

 WHEN: PSYC1001 TUTORIALS

Beginning from: Week 3.

Check your timetable on myUNSW
for your tutorial room number. All
tutorials will be in the Mathews
Building

•  Enrolment: Already done through myUNSW!
•  All changes must be made by 11:59pm on Sunday, 24th
February 2019

 TUTORIALS – IMPORTANT!
All students should check their timetables on myUNSW TODAY.

You must make all tutorial changes on myUNSW by 11:59pm on Sunday 24th
February 2019! After this date, no changes to your timetable are possible.

If any scheduling difficulties exist or arise
Please contact:
Danny Chen -
Course Administrator for PSYC1001

Use “PSYC1001” in the subject: e.g.:
“PSYC1001 - tutorial schedule problem”
Hi, my name is Joe Bloggs (z1234567), I am a first year student in PSYC1001….

Who is PSYC 1001?
Where?
When?
What?
How?
PSYCHOLOGICAL & CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES

Prof Simon Killcross

Scientia Prof
Richard Bryant
WEEK 1
 SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY

Scientia Prof Dr Lisa Williams

Joe Forgas
WEEKS 2, 3
CHILD AND ADULT DEVELOPMENT

Dr Jenny Richmond

WEEKS 4, 5
EMOTION AND MOTIVATION

Prof Eddie Harmon-Jones

WEEK 6
PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES

Dr Lydia Hayward
WEEKS 7, 8
STATES OF CONSCIOUSNESS

A/Prof Joel Pearson

WEEKS 8, 9
 HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Prof Lenny Vartanian Dr Kate Faasse

WEEKS 9, 10
CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY

A/Prof Jacquelyn Cranney

WEEKS 10
Who is PSYC 1001?
Where?
When?
What?
How?
 Assessment Weight Week released Week due

Research participation 4% (+4%) 1 10

RSA-1: Information literacy skills for

5% 1 4
Psychology
RSA-2: Online tutorials (Writing Skills /
6% 2 4
Psychology in the Media)

RSA-3: Building a Rationale 20% 3 8

Mid-Semester exam 15% 5

Final exam 50% Exam Period

Research Skills Assessment (RSA)

•  Information on each assessment is provided in the COURSE OUTLINE and

release / due dates on the Assessment Timeline (Moodle page)
•  Tutorials and Moodle will provide updates on the release of assessments
 Research Participation: SONA-1
SECTION 10 OF COURSE OUTLINE
Research Participation is COMPULSORY
•  4 Points (4 hours) compulsory and worth 4% course credit.
•  You may choose to complete additional research participation for bonus credit.
•  Up to 8 additional points can earn you a maximum of 4% bonus course credit at a
rate of 0.5% credit per SONA point (i.e. 8 additional points = a maximum bonus of
4%, 4 additional points = 2% bonus credit.)

If you enrolled before Friday 15th February, we have sent an email to your UNSW
account containing your Sona Username and Password. If you have not received the
email, or you enrolled after O-Week, please contact sona@psy.unsw.edu.au.

There are studies available on Sona NOW for you to sign up to!!!!
Access via the ‘SONA Research Participation’ section of Moodle
 UNSW Study Skills Tutorial (ELISE)
•  It is COMPULSORY, and part of the Information Literacy Skills
(ILS) assessment
•  You can complete it now if you like!
•  Find it in the Assessments section of the PSYC1001 Moodle
course page. (or visit:
http://subjectguides.library.unsw.edu.au/elise)
•  The quiz must be passed by the end of Week 5 otherwise
you can not enrol in Session 2
•  Pass mark of 80% for the quiz is mandatory
•  There is a self-guided tour of the UNSW library at:
http://www.library.unsw.edu.au/about/tour/index.html

 Online Tutorials (Weeks 1 & 2)

•  PSYCHOLOGY IN THE MEDIA

•  WRITING SKILLS

•  COMPULSORY, and contribute 6% to your course mark

(all or nothing!)

•  Links to the modules are in the Course Assessment

section of Moodle page
In summary …
 COURSE INFORMATION
Course outline
•  Everything you need to know about the
course
•  Available in the ‘Course Information’ tab
in Moodle (more on Moodle later…)

Questions?
psychology@unsw.edu.au
•  Please put PSYC1001 on the
email Subject
•  Please include your name and
student ID and email address in
the email message
•  Use/check your UNSW email as
we will send emails to this one.
Remember to
•  Read the course outline! (did I say that already?:)
•  Visit the Moodle course page, familiarise with
content
•  Activate your UNSW email (if you haven’t already)
•  Complete ELISE
•  Check your tutorial timetable on myUNSW –
changes to enrolment must be finalised by 11:59pm
on Sunday 24th February 2018
Wednesday’s lecture: “Clinical Perspectives”

Scientia Prof
Richard Bryant
Best of luck, work
hard, enjoy!