Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology

A summary of concise and easy to read notes to expand on understanding and learning.

A summary of concise and easy to read notes to expand on understanding and learning.

A summary of concise and easy to read notes to expand on understanding and learning.

This is a collection of multiple choice questions I made up myself to help with revision. Using these helped me achieve a first in the exam. There is no guarantee any of these will come up in the exam however they should help test your memory. There are MCQs for all the lectures.

This is a collection of four essay plans, for the following titles: Behaviourism (vs Cognitive Psychology) What influence did Darwin’s evolutionary theory have on the development of Psychology as an academic subject? What were Freud’s (1856 – 1939) Ideas & How have they Influenced Modern Psychology? To what extent should psychology adopt an empiricist or rationalist approach? Use examples from modern psychology to support your argument. They all include extra reading however the referenc...

Full lecture notes for module Conceptual and Historical Issues in Psychology (C82CHI). Includes lectures on philosophy, consciousness, human nature, history of psychology, cognition, mind / body.