CoursePSY402

Week13 of 16

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This week’s topics

Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing

Unpacking the assignment brief and criteria
Finding and evaluating sources
Planning and referencing

What you will be able to do

1.1 Explain key areas of the human nervous systems and their structure and function.
1.2 Explain how we understand localisation and lateralisation of brain function using examples from psychological studies.
2.1 Explain the role of sensory, relay and motor neurones.
2.2 Explain the nature of synaptic transmission.
3.1 Identify methods used by research scientists to study different functions of the brain.
3.2 Evaluate the strengths and limitations of methods used by research scientists to study different functions of the brain.
4.1 Explain the fight or flight responses.

Activity

Plan the unit assignment against every criterion; source and reference the evidence.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Divisions of the nervous system: central (spinal cord, brai…
Week 2: The somatic and autonomic nervous systems; sympathetic and …
Week 3: Localisation of function: visual, auditory, motor and somat…
Week 4: Lateralisation and split-brain research (Sperry); handednes…
Week 5: Structure and function of sensory, relay and motor neurones
Week 6: Synapses, neurotransmitters and synaptic transmission; exci…
Week 7: Methods of studying the brain: clinical, anatomical, invasi…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: fMRI, EEG and event-related potentials: strengths and limit…
Week 10: The endocrine system: glands and hormones; pituitary and ad…
Week 11: The fight or flight response to stress
Week 12: Applying Biopsychology in practice: case studies
Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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