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Integrating Psychology Topics

into Year 10 Science

Why?

• Introduces Psychology as a science• To engage students to choose Psychology in

year 11• Gives students the

opportunity to do a scaled down investigation.

Where?

How to fit psychology into a crowded year 10 curriculum?

1st Semester topics: Biology: GeneticsChemistry: FuelsPhysics: Road Science

Road Science

Perception and Attention

Year 10 MYP Science

Perception

Perception is the way people interpret and organise information from the world around them.

Year 10 MYP Science

Factors Influencing Visual Perception

Factors in the Target:coloursize.background.proximity. motion. shape.

Year 10 MYP Science

Year 10 MYP Science

All Searches Are NOT Equal

Year 10 MYP Science

Which is more difficult?

A BYear 10 MYP Science

Why Is This Important?

Watch the Dial Watch for Light

Year 10 MYP Science

Year 10 MYP Science

ATTENTION!!!

Year 10 MYP Science

Attention

DefinitionAttention is the cognitive process of

selectively concentrating on one aspect of the environment while ignoring other things.

Related Concepts:AlertnessConcentrationSelectivity

Year 10 MYP Science

Divided Attention

Dual task experiments Get people to perform multiple

tasks and look at the effects on performance

Performance suffers, this shows limitations and nature of the human information-processing system

-the ability to divide our attentional processing between more than one task.

Year 10 MYP Science

Divided Attention

Year 10 MYP Science

Attention while driving

List all the things you may need to attend to while driving in a car.

Describe 3 things that may enhance your focus while driving

Year 10 MYP Science

Dual Task Performance

Divided attention is difficult when:Tasks are similarTasks are difficultWhen both tasks require conscious attention

Divided attention is easier when:Tasks are dissimilarTasks are simpleWhen at least one of the tasks does not

require conscious attentionTasks are practiced

Year 10 MYP Science

Different Processes

Some tasks are easier to perform than others and don’t seem to affect attentionEspecially tasks that are well practiced

Other tasks are tedious and require our conscious attention (white line fever)

Year 10 MYP Science

Cuing Attention

Give people a cue where a target will appear in the visual field

Manipulate the kind of cue Valid Cue Neutral Cue Invalid Cue

How does cue affect performance?

Year 10 MYP Science

Cues while driving

Turn signals Road markings Road signs Cars Instruments

Year 10 MYP Science

Formative Practical

• Stroop Test

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• Divided attention affects Reaction Time.

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2nd Semester Subject Medical Science

Topics include

Biomedical DevicesCardiovascular MedicineSkeletal MedicineLife Support, Pulmonary SystemNon-invasive and Minimally Invasive Techniques

Positive Psychology

Major Concept

• The mind can strongly affect physical health and by understanding how we can influence our thought processes we can improve our physical and mental health.

Tasks in Positive Psychology

Students• apply the scientific method to psychology

investigations.• critically analyse a survey• construct their own survey. • take a survey to determine their Personal

Character Virtues.• write a gratitude letter.• examine unhelpful thinking styles.

Practical

Looks at how deep breathing can decrease stress levels.

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Tense Arousal

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