Psychology Induction Session Two

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Wednesday 23rd June 2021

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Y11 Psychology Induction
Session Two

Wednesday 23rd June 2021

Miss Williams
 Recap
- What university / apprenticeship courses do you hope
to embark on after sixth form?

- What are the entry requirements for your chosen

option?

- What do you pledge to do, in order to be successful in

securing a place?

Type your answer in the chat function

 Psychology is…

‘The study of people, behaviour and the mind.

It aims to explain and predict behaviour.’
‘Not up MY street’ Activity
 ‘Not up MY street’ Activity

You have to pretend that you are all people living

on the same street and a house has become
empty.

The local council has decided that you all get to

decide who moves into the empty house.
 Information

You have been given a list of eight people who

want to move in.

You need to number/rank them 1 – 8 on who you

want to live in the house.

Number 1 being your favourite ☺

Number 8 being your least favourite ☹
 Information
 A lady with 20 An old man
cats
A Headteacher An unemployed
teenager
An ex-bank A homeless
manager woman  

A murderer who A thief

has been released
 Are you sure?
• It is a few weeks before your new
neighbour is due to move in and you are
about to hand your list in to the council.

• You now receive some new information!

 The lady with 20 cats…

• Sarah is 45 years old and helps out at the

local primary school once a week.
• She is very friendly and the year 5’s love
her!
 The Head Teacher…
• The Head Teacher is undergoing
investigation for physically assaulting many
of his teaching staff.
 The Old Man…
• Has spent time in prison for drug offences and
many violent crimes
 The Thief…
• Janet has been caught by the police on several occasions for
stealing bread and milk to feed her children.

• She is single mum who cant always afford to feed her family,
so when they get home from school they are sometimes very
hungry.

• Janet is looking for a new job to pay her more money so she
doesn’t have to steal any more.
The Teenager without a job…

• Gary is aged 19, and recently

lost his job
• He wishes to move to your
town as he thinks he will be
able to get a new job there.
• He also feels he might be able
to help his neighbours out by
doing a few odd jobs.
 The Ex-Bank Manager

• Fred was fired from the bank as he was

stealing the customers money.
 The Homeless Woman…
• Jane is 25 and sadly her parents passed away
when she was younger.
• She dropped out of school at an early age so
has little qualifications, so is finding it hard to
find a job to give her money to pay for a
house.
• The local council want to help her by letting
her stay in the house so she can find a job.
The Murderer who has been released
from prison…
• Sam is 41 and has been released from prison for
serving 20 years for murder.

• When Sam was younger his friend was being

attacked for no reason.

• Sam tried to help his friend but in the process

wounded the attacker, who later died of his
injuries.

• Sam is a loving person, who is very friendly and

kind who wants a fresh start.
 What’s your final verdict?

• A new meeting has been planned for next week where you
have agreed to look at changing your list.

• Now rank from 1-8 the people you feel should be given the
house now that you have detailed information on each person.
Type the order of
your final ranking
in the chat
function.

Justify the reason

for your first
choice.
 Did your list change?

• Why did your list change?

• What have you learnt from this?

Psychology: Why do we stereotype?

 Why do we stereotype?

Schemas – cluster of information, makes it easier

for our brains to take in and store information.
Perception
What do you see?
How many legs?
Which line is longer?
What do you see?
 Health Psychology

• How can psychologists work with health

professionals, architects, designers etc. to
make people more healthy?

• In Stockholm, psychologists were asked about

ways to make behaviour more healthy.
• How could we get people off the escalator
encourage them to choose the stairs instead?
 Health Psychology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lXh2n0aPyw
 The results…

• Most people used the stairs when they were

fun!
• Fun Theory – People will do things more
often if they are fun
• Britain now has the ‘nudge team’, a team of
psychologists who find ways to nudge
people (using psychology) to make better
decisions!
 Child Psychology

• How do children think differently from adults?

• Can we learn things about people as children
that will tell us how they will grow up?

• The Stanford marshmallow experiment

• What do you expect the children to do and
why?
The Marshmallow Test

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QX_oy9614HQ
 What did you observe?

• Body language and facial expressions

• Distraction techniques
• Restraint behaviours
• Emotional conflict

• Delayed Gratification – The ability to resist a

small reward for a more significant reward
later
 Why do we care about delayed
gratification?
• Delayed Gratification – The ability to resist a
small reward for a more significant reward
later
• Can you relate this to being in school studying
for exams while the sun is shining outside?

• Longitudinal research into delayed

gratification showed us something amazing!
Why do we care about delayed
gratification?
 Careers
What careers can studying Psychology lead to?
Careers in Psychology…
 A Career in Sports Psychology…

Sport and exercise psychologists are

concerned with the behaviours,
mental processes and well-being of
individuals, teams and organisations
involved in sport and exercise.

Sport psychologists work with athletes and teams

involved in sport from amateur to elite professional
level, with the aim of helping them deal
psychologically with the demands of the sport, and
to improve their personal development and
performance.

How much? Senior psychologists and heads of department can earn around £48,000 or more.
 A Career in Health Psychology…

Health psychologists help patients of all ages

and with varying psychological or physical
health issues respond to and manage the
psychological aspects of their illness. This can
include adjustment to serious illness such as
cancer; management long-term health issues;
pain management; and smoking cessation.

You will usually work closely with other health

professionals, such as nurses and GPs, and with
organisations and employers outside the NHS, who
identify psychological health issues in patients.
Work can take place in a range of applied settings
such as the NHS, primary care or private practice.

How much? Consultant health psychologists can earn up to £82,000 a year

 A Career in Forensic Psychology…
Your work as a forensic psychologist will
mainly relate to the assessment and
treatment of criminal behaviour. You'll work
not only with prisoners and offenders, but also
with other professionals involved in the
judicial and penal systems, as well as with
victims of crime.

While you will be involved in criminal profiling,

your role will stretch far beyond this. You'll be heavily
involved in providing research-based evidence to
develop policy and working practices, and you'll give
evidence in court and advise parole boards and
mental health tribunals. Your work will help to
rehabilitate prisoners and you'll get the chance to
support and train other staff.

How much? Senior forensic psychologists can earn up to £95,000 a year

 A Career in Counselling Psychology…

As a counselling psychologist you will use

psychological theory and research in
therapeutic work to help clients with a
variety of problems. These problems can
include difficult life issues and mental health
conditions. These include bereavement,
domestic violence, anxiety and eating
disorders.

Practising as a counselling psychologist requires a

high level of training and self-awareness, achieved
through personal therapy.
You also need to be able to work collaboratively with
the client in a holistic and insightful way to enable
them to consider change.

How much? Experienced counselling psychologists can earn up to £82,000 a year

 A Career in the world of work…
Occupational psychologists apply
psychological knowledge, theory and practice
to the world of work. They aim to help an
organisation get the best performance from
their employees and also to improve
employees' job satisfaction.

Occupational psychologists apply expert

knowledge to all levels of working and may
work on organisational issues, such as culture
and change, as well as issues at an individual or
team level.

How much? Experienced occupational psychologists can earn up to £80,000 a year

What are the characteristics of a good psychology student?

Do you have what it takes?

I can explain my thoughts in writing!
I can use maths and numbers!
I enjoy science and experiments!
I have an open mind and like to see
things in a new way!
I am willing to work hard!
 Thank you for joining today’s session.

Look forward to welcoming you all in the next

academic year!