CoursePSY506

Week9 of 16

SemesterII

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This week’s topics

Why debates matter: free will vs determinism, reductionism vs holism, nature vs nurture, psychology as a science

The importance of debates within the field of psychology

What you will be able to do

4.1 Evaluate the importance of debates within the field of psychology.

Activity

Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: evaluate the importance of debates within the field of psychology.

Study materials

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Course plan

Week 1: Codes of conduct and ethical guidelines: the BPS and APA; r…
Week 2: Informed consent, deception, debriefing and protection from…
Week 3: The varied roles of psychologists as scientists, investigat…
Week 4: Psychology as a value-free science? Therapist neutrality an…
Week 5: Ethical and moral values: freedom, behavioural control and …
Week 6: Gender bias: feminist psychology, androcentrism and the mas…
Week 7: Culture bias: cross-cultural research and ethnocentrism; bi…
Midterm: Midterm evaluation
Week 9: Why debates matter: free will vs determinism, reductionism …
Week 10: Analysing one major debate: key features and supporting evi…
Week 11: Evaluating the methods of each position: strengths and weak…
Week 12: Assessment workshop: drafting against the assessment criter…
Week 13: Supervised completion and submission
Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
Week 15: Review and coursework completion
Final: Final assessment and submission

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