Oxford Psychology VCE Units 3 + 4

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CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction 1 Research toolkit UNIT 3: HOW DOES EXPERIENCE AFFECT BEHAVIOUR AND MENTAL PROCESSES? AOS 1: HOW DOES THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ENABLE PSYCHOLOGICAL FUNCTIONING? 2 Divisions of the nervous system: roles & responses 3 The role of neurons & neurotransmitters 4 Stress: sources, models & coping strategies AOS 2: HOW DO PEOPLE LEARN AND REMEMBER? 5 The neural basis of learning & memory 6 Classical conditioning & the ‘Little Albert’ experiment 7 Operant conditioning as a three-phase model 8 Observational learning as a method of social learning 9 Sensory, short-term & long-term memory: the multi-store model 10 Memory reliability: retrieval methods, brain trauma & neurodegenerative diseases 11 Methods of retrieval & reconstruction of memory UNIT 4: HOW IS WELLBEING DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED? AOS 1: HOW DO LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AFFECT MENTAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOUR? 12 States of consciousness 13 Measuring states of consciousness & changes in states of consciousness 14 Sleep: purpose & function 15 The effects of sleep deprivation 16 Sleep disorders & treatment AOS 2: WHAT INFLUENCES MENTAL WELLBEING? 17 Defining mental health 18 Mental disorders: development & progression factors 19 Specific phobia 20 Maintenance of mental health AOS 3: STUDENT-DIRECTED PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION Glossary References Index