Psychology

This course, by Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores the working memory model. In the first module, we think about the history of the model and its origin as a development on from the multi-store (or modal) model of memory....

This course, by Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya (University of Birmingham), explores types of data presentation and data distributions. In the first module, we look at some example graphs which present different sets of data and consider whether they have...

This course, by Dr Marc Williams (Cardiff University), explores the history of psychological practice, contextualised primarily around our understanding of mental health. In the first module, we think about how normality has been classified over...

This course, by Dr Alex Mitchell (University of Edinburgh), explores visual perception from both a biological and a cognitive perspective. In the first module, we think about what perception psychology is and how the biological structure of our...

This course, by Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London), investigates the layout and function of the brain from a biopsychological perspective. In the first module, we think about how the nervous system transcodes sensory input into...

This course, by Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya (University of Birmingham), explores cross cultural psychological research. In the first module, we think about how we understand culture in the context of psychological research. In the second module, we think...

This course, by Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores how researchers report good (or sometimes not good) science. In the first module, we think about the three main forms of validity: face, concurrent, and ecological. In...

This course, by Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya (University of Birmingham), explores the five main psychological approaches. In the first module, we think about the psychodynamic approach and its famous founder, Sigmund Freud. Next, we consider the...

This course, by Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores points of consideration and control when designing and undertaking a scientific study. In the first module, we think about measurement levels by clearly defining nominal,...

This course, by Dr Ashok Jansari (Goldsmiths, University of London) explores memory in the context of brain damage and memory disorders. In the first module, we think about reconstructive memory by understanding the process of remembering not as...

This course, by Dr Ayoub Bouguettaya (University of Birmingham), explores the concepts of abnormality, phobias, and psychopathy. In the first module, we define abnormality and discuss how social norms, adequate functioning, harm to others, and...

This course, by Dr Andrew Bell (Kings College London), is an introduction to statistics for psychologists and the t-test. In the first module, we are introduced to the different types of data which might be analysed for a scientific study. In the...