This paper introduces students to a wide range of research, findings, and principles in psychology. It focusses first on lifespan development, social psychology, mental illness and forensic psychology, paying particular attention to the processes which influence individual, interpersonal and
group wellbeing. Second, it examines closely the interaction between individuals and their environments. It will draw on models, theories and approaches both Western, and indigeneous to Aotearoa, Asia and the Pacific.

Students should be aware that this paper, by its nature, includes topics that some might find challenging such as racism and other forms of anti-social behaviour.

Lectures: There will be two x 2-hour lectures every teaching week of B semester (24 in total); students should attend all of these.

Labs: Laboratory classes (sometimes referred to as 'labs', 'tutorials', or 'tutes') will begin in the second week of the semester and run every week except:

• the week commencing 9th September
• the teaching recess (the weeks commencing the 19th and 26th August)

Labs run 10 weeks in total. Students should enrol for their preferred lab time on Moodle (available in July), and attend one lab per week, for these 10 weeks.

All class times and venues can be found on the online timetable - see https://timetable.waikato.ac.nz/ . Please note that the labs in the first week will be in computer rooms (in Hamilton, J.B.11); all other labs (the remaining 9 weeks that labs are run) will be in a class-room as listed in the online timetable.

Classes that commence in the morning start on the hour and finish at ten minutes to; classes that commence in the afternoon, from 1.00, actually begin at ten minutes past, for example, 2.10pm. This means that 'hour'-long lectures actually run for 50 minutes, allowing students time to get to their next class. Thus, the Wednesday lecture begins at 2.10 and ends at 4.00pm. The Friday lecture begins at 12.00 and ends at 2.50pm

Panopto: Lectures will usually be recorded using panopto. However, this should be considered a back-up only (e.g. if sick); students should plan to attend classes and write their own notes. In addition, some guest lecturers may prefer not to record for various reasons, and occasionally there are technology issues. Research tells us that having access to recorded lectures generally is not in students' interests and also that students' memory and comprehension is significantly improved if they hand-write their notes (examples of this research are available on Moodle).

Course Credits for Research Participation

Up to 4% worth of course credit can be obtained by participating in research undertaken by students or staff of the University of Waikato or by completing a text based research exercise. These course credits cannot be used to change your overall grade from a fail to a pass, but may be used to increase your grade, for example, from a B to a B+. Typically you will be offered 1% course credit for participating. Relevant projects are advertised on Psych Café (under Research Participation).

Please note that the final examination is compulsory. This means that if you do not sit it, you cannot pass the paper.

If you are unable to sit the examination due to reasons beyond your control, you must contact the assessments office as soon as possible.

Further information on examination procedures, including links to advice on what to do if you are unable to sit, is available here: http://www.waikato.ac.nz/students/examinations/examination-procedures

Please make sure to read the paper outline, as it contains the answers to all common questions.

Additional resources, such as access to additional readings, lab enrolment, assignment submission and lecture materials, will be available on the Moodle page for this paper.

If students have questions about the paper in general they should contact the teaching assistants using the 'Ask the Teaching Assistants' forum on Moodle, not via email. Questions that are already answered by the paper outline may take several days to be answered.

Usually lectures will be recorded and these will be made available within 24 hours. Lecture notes will also usually be available within 24 hours. However, students should note that some staff prefer not to record lectures or provide notes and ocassionally technical problems occur. Students are very strongly advised to attend every lecture and write their own notes.

Students should expect to spend approximately 10 hours a week on this course, including:

• Lectures: 4 hrs
• Laboratories: 2 hrs
• Reading, revision, test preparation, assignments: 4 hrs.

Please note, however, that this is a guide only. Students vary in the amount of time they wish, or need, to dedicate to achieve the marks they want.

This paper, along with its companion paper PSYCH100, are required for majors in psychology and together they provide students with a general understanding of the main areas of psychology. It is a pre-requisite for several higher papers in psychology. Either can be taken as an elective by students in other areas of university study.

Students who have previously completed PSYC102 (Social and Developmental Psychology) may not enrol in this paper.