Welcome to Year 10 Psychology 2024!

TRANSITION LESSON 7TH DECEMBER

2023
MRS CODRINGTON
 Today’s Session
Year 10 Psychology
• The basics of the course
• Weebly site information
• Topics covered
• Assessments
• Letters
• Content
 ABOUT MRS CODRINGTON

• Completed a Bachelor of Psychology at University of South Australia.

• Graduate Diploma in Social Science at University of South Australia.
• Graduate Diploma in Education.
• Have taught Stage 1 and 2 Psychology for 13 years.
• Have been a SACE Psychology moderator, exam marker and supervisor.
 YEAR 10
PSYCHOLOGY
• 2024 is the first time year
10 level psychology has
been offered at Saints!
• Semester course (either S1
or S2)
The Basics • 4 lessons per week
 Weebly Site
• I run my psychology courses through a Weebly site.
• The year 10 psychology Weebly is not ready yet.
• Will be ready to go once Term 1 starts next year.
• All the resources, videos worksheets, assessments,
schedules etc. will be on the weebly on a week by
week basis.
• Look out for an email from me in January!
Topics Covered
Year 10 Psychology
Introduction to Psychology

Focus of topic:
• Biopsychosocial model of behaviour
• How research is conducted in psychology
• Ethical principles in psychology
• Unethical experiments in psychology
Wellbeing &
Sleep

Focus of topic:
• Stages of sleep
• Circadian rhythms
• Sleep disorders & fatigue
• Positive psychology & PERMA
Forensic
Psychology

Focus of topic:
• Criminology and criminal psychology
• Psychopaths
• Theories of criminality
• Deception
• Microexpression & polygraph tests
Forensic
Psychology

Focus of topic:
• Criminology and criminal psychology
• Psychopaths
• Theories of criminality
• Deception
• Microexpression & polygraph tests
 What do you know about
Psychology already?

What do you want to find out

in this course?
 The Basics
• Systematic study of thoughts, feelings and behaviour and
the factors that influence these.’
• Many definitions of psychology
• Psychology is a SCIENCE!
• No two people are the same!
 Task - Letter

• Open/update AssessPrep
• Enter the code: 27DARC
• Write me a letter about yourself, your goals
for year 10 psychology etc. Use the prompts
on AssessPrep for ideas.
• Only I read these.
thank you