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NS4104: Psychology in Everyday Life
| Module Title | Psychology in Everyday Life |
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| Module Code | NS4104 |
| Module Tutor | Kerry Rees |
| School | Natural and Social Sciences |
| CAT Points | 30 |
| Level of Study | 4 |
| Pre-requisites | None |
| Co-requisites | None |
| Restrictions | Cannot be counted with PY105, PY108 |
| Brief Description | This module introduces issues that are relevant to the way individuals interact within and between groups in everyday life. The module will offer insights about the processes that influence thoughts, emotions and behaviour including fallacies in thinking and the acceptance of trueistic beliefs. In addition, the module seeks to develop students’ critical evaluation of evidence presented in the media and research by focusing on the way in which psychological theories are presented as part of debate in the public domain. A particular focus is on the disparity between psychological theory as often presented in the public domain and psychological theory as presented within the discipline, and on analysing the factors leading to this disparity. By extension, the module considers the ways in which psychology can be used in everyday life and in which insights from psychology as a discipline can be made available to a wider audience. |
| Indicative Syllabus | The module will introduce theoretical and methodological approaches derived from cognitive and social cognitive perspectives.
Everyday psychology Folk psychology Psychology in the media Popular psychology and its appeal
Everyday reasoning Irrationality Motivated reasoning Parapsychology and its explanation Social processes Identity Interpersonal processes Within and between group behaviour
Applications of psychology Applying psychology Professional roles in psychology Issues in the application of psychology
Psychology in society Addressing discrimination and prejudice Psychology and race Psychology and women Environmental psychology and sustainability Improving psychological literacy The status of psychology |
| Learning Outcomes | A student passing this module should be able to:
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| Learning and Teaching Activities | Scheduled Contact Hours: 72 Independent Learning Hours: 228 |
| Assessment (For further details see the Module Guide) | 001: 30% Coursework: Individual, portfolio: 1500 words or equivalent 002: 30% Coursework: Group work, other: 1500 words or equivalent 003: 40% Coursework: Individual, standard written: 1500 words or equivalent |
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| Indicative Resources | The Library Catalogue contains full details of the current reading list for this module. Further details may also be found in the Module Guide. |
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