Oxford Psychology is a brand new Psychology course for Victorian students. Written by a peerless author team providing unparalleled expertise and authority, Oxford Psychology is your complete psychology solution and passport to student success.

• Authors: teaching expertise, assessment expertise, clinical expertise, research expertise
• Precisely and thoroughly addresses the new VCE Study Design Reviewed and endorsed by the Krongold Centre at Monash University
• Includes the most up-to-date research findings courtesy of the Krongold Centre
• Logically and clearly structured
• Assessment tasks and advice
• Emphasis on research methods and ethics
• Extensive online teacher resources and support material
• Packaged with student ebook 

Title overview (PDF)

• Strict adherence to the new Study Design with explicit focus on study success
• Carefully developed to suit a variety of learning styles and abilities
• Partnership with Monash University and the Krongold Centre ensures complete accuracy of material and unique access to the most current Australian psychological research
• Unparalleled authority and expertise with an author team that includes practising classroom teachers, university psychology methods lecturers, VCE examiners, clinical psychologists

Components

• Student books
• Student workbooks

eBook/Student CD

• Each student text accompanied by an interactive ebook

Ch 1: Research methodologies

Unit 1 Introduction to psychology
Area of Study 1: What is psychology?

Ch 2: Scope of psychology
Ch 3: Classical and contemporary theories
Ch 4: Pseudo-science and psychology
Ch 5: Four major perspectives in psychology
Ch 6: Visual perspective
Assessment activities
Research methods and ethics


Area of Study 2: Lifespan psychology

Ch 7: Stages of lifespan
Ch 8: Nature versus nurture
Ch 9: Theories of psychological development
Ch 10: Mental illness
Ch 11: Successful ageing
Assessment activities
Research methods and ethics


Unit 2 Self and others
Area of Study 1: Interpersonal and group behaviour

Ch 12: Formation and change of attitudes
Ch 13: Pro- and anti-social behaviour
Ch 14: Attitudes, prejudice and discrimination
Ch 15: Social influences on the individual
Assessment activities
Research methods and ethics


Area of Study 2: Intelligence and personality

Ch 16: What is intelligence and what factors influence it?
Ch 17: Approaches to describing intelligences
Ch 18: Strengths and limitations in measuring intelligence
Ch 19: Personality
Ch 20: Theories to describe and classify personality
Ch 21: Use of personality and aptitude inventories
Assessment activities
Research methods and ethics

The Oxford Psychology writing team combines the practical experience of classroom teachers with the authority of Victoria’s leading psychology educators. Each of the team shares a commitment to the discipline and a genuine desire for students to be successful.

Roger Edwards has been Chief Assessor of VCE Psychology for the last 14 years. Roger is a member of the Australian Psychological Society and a psychologist in private practice. He is currently chairing the panel that is designing the sample paper for the new VCAA Study Design. 

Elizabeth Blaher-Lucas is undertaking full-time postgraduate studies in Psychology this year while on leave from Mentone Grammar where she taught VCE Psychology. She is currently an assessor of VCE Psychology. 

Karen Marangio has chaired the VCAA examination panel for the last five years, and has been Assistant Chief Assessor for the last 14 years. Karen was also a member of the panel that developed the new Study Design. She currently works in the Education Department at the University of Melbourne where she teaches Psychology Method. Karen taught VCE and IB Psychology at Carey Baptist Grammar School for many years.

Vicki Moore taught senior humanities and psychology for 20 years at St Catherine’s School. She has also been Psychology Methods Lecturer at Monash University, and a VCE Psychology assessor. She has a Masters of Psychology, is a Member of the Australian Psychological Society and a psychologist in private practice. 

Oxford VCE Psychology Units 1 and 2 is supported by a broad range of teacher support resources. These resources are provided at no cost to schools that booklist or purchase class sets of Oxford VCE Psychology Units 1 and 2. These teacher resources include:

• Answers to all questions sets
• Answers to all test questions
• Teaching notes for each chapter
• Practice SACs
• Practice Exams
• Media links
• Student worksheets and teacher notes

Passwords for to teacher resources can be obtained from your Oxford Sales representatives.

Weblinks

 

Chapter 6: Visual perception