Resources: 

• https://www.simplypsychology.org/perspective.html 
• https://allpsych.com/timeline/
• https://www.tutor2u.net/psychology 

Twitter: 

• @PsychToday (Psychology Today magazine) 
• @tutor2uPsych (Tutor2U’s Psychology feed) 
• @ResearchDigest (the British Psychological Society’s Research feed) @Psychmag (The Psychologist magazine) 

Activity: 

Thank you for choosing to study Psychology- it is such an interesting subject that I’m sure you will love! I understand that the concepts covered in this course will be new to most of you, and therefore I have set a free “Introduction to Psychology” Course for you to complete as your summer prep.  

Task one: Online Course 

Firstly, follow the link below which will take you to the course information page on The Open University website.  

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/psychology/starting-psychology/content-section-0?active-tab=content-tab

Then, follow the steps and create an account and then login- you can use your school  Email address. Read through the information, make notes and complete any and all  activities/tasks to the best of your ability.  

You do not have to complete the course in one sitting- it will save your progress as you go.  When you have finished the entire course (which should take you 3-5 hours), you will be emailed a certificate of completion- please print this and bring it with you to your first lesson, or email it to your teacher. 

Task Two- The History of Psychology  

Your next task is to create an A4 Psychology History timeline which will highlight important events that have happened as the subject has developed. This must be detailed and include lots of different events.  - This is the first section of the topic we will be studying in September. 

Things you could include are: 

The Case Study of Phineas Gage, The construction of Wilhelm Wundt’s Psychology Lab, Darwin’s theory of Evolution, The Foundation of the American and British Psychological Association, Sigmund Freud publishes “The Interpretation of Dreams”, Pavlov’s Dog Studies are published, Carl Rogers  publishes “Counselling and Psychotherapy”, the first use of a brain scan in Psychological research, “The Strange Situation” is carried out.

This will be the focus of the first topic we will study next year. A great link for this task  is https://allpsych.com/timeline/, but please be selective of what dates to include! 

Work to be submitted to: 

All work to be handed in during your first lesson in September, or emailed to your teacher beforehand.

mwoodburn@stgeorges.herts.sch.uk - Miss Woodburn