Keele University Prospectus Undergraduate | 2016 | Page 204

PSYCHOLOGY

Psychology
Overview

Psychology is a large and varied discipline concerned
with the systematic investigation of mind and
behaviour. It is an exciting area of study and provides
a useful background for many different types of
career. Anyone who is interested in understanding
more about human behaviour and in acquiring
the skills of scientific research can profitably
read Psychology.
Psychology is one of the longest established academic
disciplines at Keele University and the School of
Psychology is lively and expansionist, with research
active academic staff providing teaching and research
expertise across a range of specialised topics.
We have laboratory space for experimental research
in the areas of cognition, perception, health, social
and developmental psychology. Eye-movement
tracking and EEG facilities are available and there
is an observation room suite with advanced video
recording and editing facilities. In addition, we have
access to facilities in local settings arising from many
active links and collaborations, especially in social,
health, clinical and educational psychology.

Course content

Biological Psychology, Perception and Cognition
extends and builds upon the material taught
in the first year. You will gain more detailed
knowledge of recent and current issues in biological
basis of behaviour, perception and low level
cognitive processes.
Cognitive and Biological Research Methods
further extends and builds on the material taught
in the first year modules on research perspectives
and quantitative methods. Topics studied include:
factorial experimental designs, analysis of variance,
the analysis of interactions and an introduction
to research methods in neuropsychology
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