Grade: 89 (80 from assignments, 97 on the exam) The most poor quality exam I've ever seen - like seriously, how does a question with duplicate answers even sneak into the major assessment for one of the most popular subjects? But it was still super easy so can't complain too much. The lecturers all did well in introducing concepts without it feeling overwhelming, and the content wasn't too difficult overall. I suppose you could consider it a WAM booster solely based on how simple the exam was, but I think MBB2 is both way more interesting and better organised, thus easier to do well in. It's surprising because I'm doing a Science degree so I assumed MBB1 would be more riveting than MBB2, but I think the content after the learning and cognition lectures were kind of dry. I heavily disliked the sensation and perception module towards the end as it was so physics heavy and wasn't what I was expecting from a psychology subject, but that's obviously a personal preference. I'd highly recommend attending the PALS sessions during the mid-sem break and SWOTVAC btw! There were a few lectures I ended up not watching but I was completely fine thanks to their help.

I got a 91 in this subject. Didn't do VCE psychology or anything, so everything was brand new. 5 stars would recommend 10/10. First assignment is a group project so I guess it depends on your group but overall if you have a good group like I did it's really chill they don't mark it crazy and it's only 10% of your grade. It's an oral though but everyone in my tutorial was just reading off the powerpoint/reading off a printed script so no stress really. Also you dont need lecture content for either this oral or the essay. The essay i hears a ton of people say it is marked harshly but I dont think that is entirely true. If you really try hard to literally match the rubric and the assignment guide they give you at the start, there's only so many unreasonable marks they can take off. Also there are like 3 zoom sessions for you to go in and ask any burning questions you have about the essay. Also for the oral and the essay there are discussion forums on Canvas where you can always just ask and the department is pretty good. Electra and Lindsey if I recall their names correctly are really nice and clear about what they want and how they tell the tutors to mark your essays. Read over other people's questions and the zoom Q &A recordings. People said its hard to get above 80 for the essay but I got 86 while researching and writing the essay in 2 nights before it was due. Cannot restate how important it is to STICK TO THE RUBRIC. Again you dont need lecture content to do this essay. The only time you actually get assessed on the content is the final 100 multiple choice exam. Admittedly was quite easy. Almost entirely rote recall. DEFINITELY do the practice quizzes on Canvas they repeat so many of the questions word for word. I'd even go as far as doing them all until you can get 100% on them consistently (you can redo the practice quizzes). It was so troll on the exam there was a question that was like what would a computer think this image looks like and it was a turtle and the computer would think it is a rifle. This was covered in the lecture but it was also the exact same question as one of the quiz questions. The ironic thing is that no matter how well you understood the content and could apply what was taught in the lecture, if you didnt memorise that specific lecture slide or know that quiz question like the back of your hand, there is no way you'd know the most random fact that the computer thinks this turtle is a rifle! Also they gave a required reading that was really long and full of jargon but they didnt even end up testing any of it lol. In terms of content Meredith content on behavioural psychology was actually interesting, I think people said that it was almost a repeat of 3/4 VCE psych, the woman who did like the neuropsychology had really really dry content but she was a down to earth lecturer. Just really bland having to memorise different parts of the brain, their function and also she tested ridiculous facts about ths history of neuroscience. Literally an exam questions was about a French dude and his spiritual beliefs. Piers was so good, best lecturer ive had at uni so far he made the perception stuff so good and you'll have fun going to his lectures. His section of the exam was also so free literally 0 application. Online research modules are pretty straightforward, they claim the readings (there were like 20) were compulsory but none were assessed. I dont even think most did the readings anyway. Also please do the 5% REP program. Its free marks just by completing surveys. If u do this it's an extra 5 marks you can afford to lose on the exam guilt free. They have this program called Peerwise where students can create questions for each other and others can answer but id say this is like only a decent way of studying. Its created by students after all and if you just commit urself to memorising every lecture slide (yes every single one even if you dont think it is important) and online research modules I cant see how you would get less than 90 on the exam. Also only like a quarter of the people were still in the exam room by the time it was pens down, it was so easy that most had already left lol. Overall super well organised, super well taught and generously assessed subject for both those with and without psych background

Great subject for those looking for an introduction into psychology or for psychology students looking to refresh their knowledge after secondary study. Lectures are well structured (2x1 hour lectures per week) and relatively engaging/easy to follow. Practicals (1x1 hour per week) are more or less dedicated to assignments or consolidation of lecture concepts/scientific skills. Assessments can be a bit challenging but there is often a lot of support provided by lecturers and tutors with FAQ webinars to help clarify details. Final exam is also entirely multiple choice and mostly simple to do (most people during the exam finished pretty quickly). Subject enables and encourages participation into psychological studies which can be interesting depending on which are available (new studies are constantly added so check routinely) while also contributing to final overall grade. Overall, quite good and highly recommended.

Grade: 86. Overall, a decent subject. Definitely nothing very time consuming just some memorisation is needed. Content level itself was very fair. However, the assignment is marked rather harshly. A lot of the content is logical tbh. Also, the exam was all MCQ and had quite a few questions which were identical to the practice questions you are given as preparation - so make sure you do those especially for piers' lectures and chris'. Also, scaling is generous. We all got boosted by 5% overall. So yea, definitely a nice wam booster

Great subject that introduces basic psychology concepts and a little taster to see if psych is worth further pursuit! Also a very good subject for breadth if you are majoring in something else. Would highly recommend!

This was my first time doing a psychology subject and overall I'm pretty satisfied. The learning and cognition topics were first and I thought they were quite interesting and easy to follow, although the lecture slides were a little less organised than the other two topics, but were still easy to follow. The sensation and perception lectures are entertaining to go to, and although the topics can be a little confusing sometimes its not too difficult to wrap your head around. The behavioural neuroscience lectures were the most interesting to me, and the lectures were very well organised which I appreciate and made it easy to revise. The essay assessment topic was, to my friends and I at least, quite complicated to understand and made it difficult to get started. Its also easy to get on the wrong track because of this. Scored decently but doesn't make that much of a difference. Was least worried for this exam because all the content made sense and if you do the practice quizzes it should prepare you well. I think this was a good subject and I do recommend it even as an elective.

I did this subject after I did MBB2, and I’d have to say that I think I preferred MBB1. MBB1 is a tad more science-focussed, with the topics of investigation being learning/cognition, sensation/perception and behavioural neuroscience, whereas MBB2 is slightly more humanities-focused, dealing with areas such as clinical, developmental and personality/social psych. This subject isn’t too challenging and gives a nice overview of a variety of psychology streams. The assessments are an essay and a multiple choice exam (as well as 5% credit from being a research participant). The psych department tends to be quite harsh when marking essays and reports, so I didn’t go as well as I’d have liked, but it wasn’t horrible. The exam was reasonable, many of the questions were taken directly from the practice tests that they give for each lecture. It was 3 hours closed-book and written, though most were done before and walked out of the exam early. Conceptually, the hardest section may have been that of Howe (sensation and perception), however he is quite an engaging lecturer that many liked. Carter (behavioural neuroscience) and McKague (learning and cognition) are both wonderful and taught very concisely, which I appreciated. The final mark ended up being scaled up by 5 points or so. I think this was a great overview of some streams of psychology.

Lecture quality is variable but it's an overall well taught and assessed subject. It's a good introduction to psychology, both for students who studied it in high-school and for people who've never learnt it before.

Literally guaranteed H1. Scored a 95 despite getting 34/40 on the essay (which should mean I get a max mark of 94/100?). Lecturers are good + some of it was interesting. Hated sense perception and barely understood it, BUT Piers was a great lecturer so it was pretty easy to score well in it + the exam just re-used the practice questions we'd been given. Also if you get to do this subject open book, 3 hour MCQ = literally enough time to triple check your answers using your notes and finding the correct lecture slides so really can't go wrong :)

This subject was very interesting, well taught, and fairly assessed/marked. Good intro to psychology!