| Term 1 | Memory | |
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| Different types of memory: episodic memory, semantic memory and procedural memory. |
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| Term 2 | Perception | |
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| The difference between sensation and perception. The real world presents sufficient information for direct perception without inference. Role of motion parallax in everyday perception. |
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| Term 3 | Development | |
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| A basic knowledge of brain development. The roles of nature and nurture. |
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| Term 4 | Research Methods | |
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| Quantitative and qualitative methods: • the experimental method (experimental designs, independent groups, repeated measures, matched pairs, including strengths and weaknesses of each experimental design). |
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| Term 5 | Revision | |
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| Term 6 | Revision | |
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