This was the most interesting psych subject I took in my undergrad. The lecture content is quite diverse and I found the different topics very interesting. Mark was an absolute gem in the tutorials and made them very engaging. The paper review was quite challenging and required a lot of work, but the marking criteria is quite clear in what the expectations are, and my tutor Mark was very explicit in the caliber of writing required to achieve a H1 in the task by showing examples of his own writing. The task description was also explicit in what theories were required, but left enough room for you to form your own argumentation, making it neither too restrictive nor too loose and vague, which I quite liked. Though the essay task was on the tougher side, the exam was very fair. They released the short answers before the exam which was super helpful and the multiple choices were also very reasonable based on the lecture content. A H1 is quite achievable, and I would highly recommend it to anyone interested in psychology as a discipline.

Totally agree with both past reviews, and I am taking this subject in 2024. Which makes me super unsure if the staff and coordinator(s) in charge of running this subject even acknowledge feedback provided by students at the end of semester. The essay outline was so abstract and vague. The amount of concepts, topics and theories we were expected to cover in the word limit was absurd and ridiculous. Agree the marking criteria was "wishy-washy".

While the content was relatively interesting, this subject shares one of the pitfalls of many personality/social/developmental psychology subjects of having terribly subjective and wishy-washy marking criteria for the essay assignment.

Content was very enjoyable and interesting, but lectures were long and dry at times. Practical classes had fun activities but apart from that, lacked in substance or importance for assessments. Worth doing if you enjoyed the Personality & Social Psychology from 2nd year as it solidifies and extends on that knowledge.