This is the final lecture for this introductory psychology unit. Several of the introductory lectures are on slideshare.

1. Psychology 102: Review & summary Dr James Neill Centre for Applied Psychology University of Canberra 2009

2. Reading There is no corresponding reading from Gerrig et al. for this review and summary lecture

4. Final exam

5. Review of lectures

6. Evaluation and feedback

8. Average essay mark in Psy 102 = 65.8

9. Range = 20 – 100

11. Weaker abstracts tended to say what the essay would cover, without actually summarising the content

12. Do not include citations

13. Present on a separate page, following the title page

15. Stay on topic – all information needs to be relevant, current and appropriately detailed

16. Viewpoint should be clear, based on literature presented

17. Evidence for both sides of the argument is needed – how else can you reach a logical and concise conclusion?

19. State the argument and summarise main ideas

20. Define/explain technical terms

21. Answer the question and stay on topic

22. Main points should follow clearly

23. Summarise main points

25. Some essays only presented one theory

26. Some essays critically examined several relevant theories

28. Critically evaluate

29. It is stronger to summarise a body of research than to simply describe a small number of studies in detail

31. Use in-text citations

32. Write in your own words – avoid overuse of direct quotes

33. Write in third person (not I, me, we, us, our, you, your etc.)

34. Avoid colloquial language

35. Subjects - use participants

37. Use peer-reviewed sources (journal articles and edited book chapters)

38. Every citation in essay must be in your reference list and vice versa

40. Review the marking criteria again before you submit your essay

41. Get someone to proofread

42. Read it aloud to yourself

43. Don’t leave it to the last minute

44. Ask for help – e.g., Academic Skills and Health Learning Resource Centre

46. Generic writing skills (essays/ reports/coherent paragraphs/ punchy introductions and conclusions) Cost: $35.00 Enrolments: At the Academic Skills Program

48. Where : Gymnasium

49. Time : 2 hours

50. Deferred exam applications go to Examinations Office http://www.canberra.edu.au/student-services/examinations/alternative-exams

52. Review main points from each chapter, lecture and tutorial

53. Test yourself – MyPsychLab website quizzes

54. Review weak areas

56. Lead pencils / sharpener

57. Eraser

58. No other materials permitted

60. Consciousness

61. Cognitive processes

62. Therapies

63. Sensation & perception

64. Learning

65. Intelligence

66. Motivation

67. Social processes

69. Feel (emotions)

70. Behave (actions)

72. Cultural contexts have a profound effect on psychological functioning.

74. Assimilation policies

75. Psychological relevance includes trauma, isolation, abuse, identity, culture, health, services

76. Incorporate this knowledge into our existing theories - broaden constructs and theories to make psychology more relevant to a wider range of people.

79. Sleep cycle

80. Sleep deprivation

82. Dreams

83. Hypnosis

85. Cognitive Psychology

87. Concepts

88. Prototypes

89. Language

93. Belief perseverance

95. How psychodynamic, behaviour, cognitive, humanistic, biomedical, and group therapies work

97. Absolute threshold & difference threshold

98. Signal detection theory

99. Subliminal stimulation

100. Sensory adaptation

102. Eye

103. Bottom-up & top-down processing

105. Touch - pain & gate-control theory

106. Taste

107. Smell

108. Kinethesis & the Vestibular system

110. Selective attention

112. Depth perception

113. Motion perception

115. Perceptual illusions

116. Perceptual adaptation

117. Perceptual set

118. Concepts/schemas

119. Human factors psychology

120. ESP

121. 5 minute break – have a stretch

123. Pair CS with US and CS  CR

124. Acquisition, extinction, spontaneous recovery, generalisation, discrimination

128. History of intelligence testing

129. Features of good tests

130. IQ: Cultural/social background on IQ performance

131. Genetic vs. environmental influences (nature vs. nurture)

132. Intelligence, creativity and mental illness

136. Hierarchies of motives

138. Environmental factors

140. Achievement motivation

142. Conformity

143. Obedience

146. Psychology of peace and conflict resolution (Social (influence

148. Complete the online evaluation (Unit Satisfaction Survey) to submit official ratings and let us know what worked and what didn’t.