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6 points, SCA Band 1, 0.125 EFTSL

Undergraduate - Unit




Organisational Unit

South Africa School of Social Sciences


Ms Dionne Morris


South Africa

  • Second semester 2016 (Day)


The unit provides a further introduction to the behavioural science of psychology. Topics include social psychology; organisational/industrial psychology; psychopathology; basic processes and principles of cognition; descriptive statistics and an introduction to inferential statistics. Laboratory classes augment students' understanding of the lecture material and provide training in research techniques.


On the completion of the unit students will be able to:

  1. Explain basic cognitive processes.
  2. Describe the social basis of behaviour and psychopathology.
  3. Discuss on a basic level organisational/industrial psychology and its development in South Africa.
  4. Give a basic overview of research methodology and statistical analysis.
  5. Write a psychological report.


Within semester assessment: 50%
Exam: 50%

Workload requirements


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Chief examiner(s)

This unit applies to the following area(s) of study



PSY1022, WEL1320, WEL1340, BHS1320, BHS1340, GSC1306, GSC1307, APY1910, PSS1711, PSS1712