Psy1004f Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

comprehensive notes on lecture 5

These notes are detailed notes taken from lecture notes and from the lecturers themselves. They are more on the pricey side due to the amount of information that is included in the document. The notes cover the entire semester's course. It will help you to do well in the course and cover all of the topics that the course touches on. These notes are not only specific to UCT as they delve into many different parts of Psychology that are important for any beginner courses. The notes cover topics s...

A combination of lecture notes and notes from the readings / textbook.

Summay including definition of memory, the three processes, models of memory, the three stages and what is short-term and working memory. I also included theories for why we forget and how to 'fool' short-term memory.

An indepth table comparison on eleven psychological disorders. I've used the headings: group, definition, symptoms, 'when is it diagnosed' and treatment.

A very in depth summary of development. I begin with a table that compares factors that affect development, followed by nature versus nurture. Following that, I compare dominant and recessive gene. I also break down prenatal development into: germinal srage, embryonic stage and foetal. Lastly, I compare the developmental stage of infancy in terms of physical, motor and brain.

A combination of lecture notes and notes from the readings / textbook.

I created a table, colour coded into groups (e.g. insight, direct, non-direct therapy etc), with headings of: name of school, name of founder, theory's belief and the purpose and focus of the therapy. The table allows you to compare the theories, which is often how this section is questioned. Theories range from psychoanalysis to cognitive-behavioural and many others. I've listed twelve in total.

A combination of lecture notes and notes from the readings / textbook. An introduction to social Psychology, including social groups, group dynamics and behavior, social influence, attitudes and attitude change, prejudice and discrimination