Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Psychology

Learning Methods

Lecture

Online

Workshop

Module Offerings

4204PSYSCI-SEP-CTY

Aims

1. To introduce students to the psychological themes aggression, helping behaviour, stress and emotion. 2. To develop students' ability to identify unique contributions of different theoretical perspectives to the psychological research on a particular theme. 3. To encourage students to critically compare different theoretical perspectives on a psychological theme. 4. To develop students' summarisation and presentation skills

Learning Outcomes

1.
Identify and describe principles and concepts underlying different theoretical perspectives on aggression, helping behaviour, stress and emotion.
2.
Compare and contrast different theoretical perspectives on aggression, helping behaviour, stress and emotion.
3.
Present and apply psychological theorizing in a concise manner.

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Discussion of concepts, measures, and classical studies on aggression, helping behaviour, stress and emotion. Discussion and application of different theoretical perspectives on these themes. Workshops on oral presentation skills.
Module Overview:
This module will introduce you to psychological themes of aggression, helping behaviour, stress and emotion. It will develop your ability to identify unique contributions of different theoretical perspectives to the psychological research on a particular theme and encourage you to critically compare different theoretical perspectives on a psychological theme.
Additional Information:This a core module for psychology students.

Assessments

Presentation

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