Self and Others
Area of Study 1: Interpersonal and Group Behaviour
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♦Classic and contemporary theories and studies relating to the formation and change of attitudes
♦Attitude formation
♦Attitudes towards people, e.g., stereotyping, prejudice and discrimination
♦Measurement of attitudes, e.g., observational studies and self report methods, including Likert scales
♦Social influence
♦Status and power within a group
♦Obedience, conformity and group influences on behaviour; Milgram’s study of obedience
♦Pro-social behaviour
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♦Anti-social behaviour
♦Research methods and ethical principles
Outcomes: Test/s and a research investigation on an attitude chosen by student using a Likert scale
Area of Study 2: Intelligence and Personality
♦Ways of describing intelligence
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Binet
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Wechsler
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Gardner
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Sternberg
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Cattell-Horn-Carroll
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Salovey and Mayer
♦Measuring intelligence including
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Intellignece Quotient (IQ)
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Stanford-Binet test
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Wechsler’s intelligence scales
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Gardner
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Sternberg
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Cattell-Horn-Carroll
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Salovey and Mayer
♦Ways of describing personality including theories:
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Psychodynamic theories
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Trait theories
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Humanistic theories