I thought I failed the exam lol but ended up with 90+ in this subject. I got 90% on essay. I watched 9 weeks of lectures like a week a before the actual exam in 2 days, then spent 2 days revising right before the exam. Mental illness part (Chris’ lectures) has a lot of content, and you got to be able to say what kind of condition they have based on symptoms. The next lecture series on development psych you should know the themes (themes like nature vs nurture) and categorise them. Next on social psych is SO INTERESTING - definitely know what each study did though and their main finding e.g there was one on getting ppl to act extroverted and see how that correlates with their actual personality that I forgot about in the exam. And then personality psych I thought I would enjoy but it was not fun…the lecture is really boring and his questions are a bit niche and hard in the exam. For the essay, just focus on the rubric, make sure you address each part of the rubric!

Grade: 93 (85% on the assignment, 5% REP, 98% on the exam) This was the very first psychology subject I've ever taken, and I knew absolutely nothing about the content before I joined. Still, I definitely found this subject to be a WAM booster, especially compared to first year biology (an absolute pain!!) and most other science discipline subjects like maths and physics. There were 4 different sections: clinical (stigma and abnormal psych), developmental (cognitive, emotional, social, etc...), social (persuasion, obedience, prejudice, and a bunch of other cool topics), and last as well as least, personality (the Big 5, personality tests, and other completely forgettable concepts). Social psych was an absolute highlight, as the lecturer was fantastic and the content discussed was genuinely so interesting!! Going through the readings didn't even feel like homework because I found myself engrossed in all the fascinating studies and research articles provided. Clinical psych was decent although a bit too specific at times... like I'm not sure why they so heavily emphasised stats such as how 42% of Australians have a lifetime mental condition? I thought it was just a little fun fact to get us started so you could imagine my surprise when it popped up on the practice quiz 😅 I personally found Dev psych boring but it was objectively well-organised and the content was easy enough to digest. Kudos to the lecturer for stating at the start of each lecture what key points she'll cover in the next hour and then signposting when she moved on to the next point! Personality psych though... Not a great look when the lecturer constantly has to try and justify the content as being more than just pseudo-science! This module genuinely had the driest content ever and they expected you to memorise soooo much useless information that hasn't stuck with me post exam like the other modules have. Can't complain too much though because as long as you watch the lectures and complete Peerwise questions it's relatively easy to get H1 - personally my only revision was the occasional Peerwise question throughout the semester and spamming quizlet for like 10 hours 3 days before the exam. I still had like 3 lectures to watch by the end of SWOTVAC for reference, like that's how unserious my efforts for this subject were. As for the exam, it was just testing your knowledge on the lectures (I only did the readings for social psych but even that was unnecessary tbh). Because it's multiple choice but still 3 hours, most people were done by the 1st hour and walked out by the 2nd hour. I stayed for about 2.5 hours to reread the exam like 6 times, but that honestly wasn't very necessary. The assignment was the best organised one I've ever completed, and it's definitely because of how many resources they provided that I managed to achieve a H1 on it. Compared to bio, where we got virtually no support for our lab report, they practically spoon-feed you the expected structure and content of the lab report for this subject. They provide a step by step guide on how to create your results, you don't even need to write a methods section as they provide one for you, you get given 2 past lab reports with amazingly detailed annotations on where they did good/bad, and there's multiple weekly pracs as well as 3 different livestreams where a bunch of the tutors give you an outline of exactly what dot points you need to cover. Obviously everyone has different strengths and experiences, but I don't agree with the reviews that called the assignment poorly organised. Overall this subject was very nice to complete as a science student with zero psych background (both interesting AND easy to score well in), and although I probably won't continue with another psych subject because I prefer being in the lab, I'm still really happy I gave MBB2 a go!!

The content was interesting, but the assignment was marked harshly and there wasn't enough information or prep for it, and when I asked for specific feedback and tips, I didn't get anything remotely helpful.

Do not take this subject just because people said that it is a WAM booster, because it is not. I ended up dreading this subject because I was not interested in the content at all (more in the humanities side which is not for me) and my marks reflected that. The report must be taken with caution, as I was taken a significant amount of marks due to formatting and not sticking to the rubric (which was entirely my fault) and I dreaded that report too due to the topic being something I’m not interested in (mental health stigma). However, if you are interested in mental health and how your interaction with people and yourself subjectively affects your psychology, by all means take the subject, if otherwise, don’t.

Wonderful subject that can be taken as a breadth subject or continuing on as part of your psychology major. Would highly recommend!

Got 83/100 without having learnt psychology prior taking this subject but that was only because exam was open book and you could search for keywords in your notes. If it was closed book, would’ve failed with the amount of content you have to memorize.

I found it to be quite surface-level knowledge that many people with a vague interest or familiarity with mental health or psychology would already know. It was fairly chill and most of the lecturers were very engaging. I do agree, however, that it is a good introduction to many of the streams of psychology. I think I spent the least amount of time studying for this subject in comparison to my others. The exam was multiple choice and open book, however be aware that some of the questions referred to very specific case studies.

I really enjoyed this subject - there is a lot of ground to cover within clinical, developmental and personality psychology spaces so you only get a brief look into each topic. It does provide excellent foundational knowledge for the second year subjects, however.

Good subject overall. Since there was tons to cover - I felt like the subject was too broad without enough depth per topic relative to MBB1. Still an enjoyable, great subject though.

Excellent introduction to clinical, developmental, social, and personality psychology! There were many opportunities to engage with the lecturers, a lot of support in writing a lab report, and practical classes helped in preparing for both the lab report and exam. Topics were delivered well by lecturers; it was apparent they passionate about their content and made efforts to explain concepts well. In retrospect, it was more enjoyable and easier than MBB1 although this preference depends on what facets of psychology you’re interested in.