The unit content itself was pretty straight-forward and although the textbook does deepen your understanding, I wouldn’t recommend buying it because all of the questions came from the lecture slides. The labs (2hrs) felt very unproductive and often you’d end up just sort of sitting there. Even if you don’t do well in the lab report, it’s still fairly easy to end up with a distinction if you’ve done all the quizzes and research participation + do decently on the final exam (study the lecture slides!!!). The lectures themselves were mostly pretty interesting and if you’ve done Psychology ATAR then a lot of the material covered in them is quite similar. Overall not too bad.

Don't read reviews before 2021. The unit coordinators changed and now it is no longer an easy HD unit. Bad option for an elective if you are looking for a unit that you can just breeze through and get HD. However, if you like or are interested in psych, then you may enjoy this unit. I am just writing this based on my experience this semester and I definitely did not enjoy this unit. I agree with one of the reviewers down below that the cohort is very large and that the unit coordinators are a bit useless. Topics are not that difficult despite coming from an accounting background, but I know a lot of people who struggled and regret taking this unit. Currently preparing for the exam and I have to say that it's just too much. This is only a first-year unit, hope the unit coordinators come to their senses and not let us read a very long text book that will only help our 110 MCQ questions in the final exam.

really enjoyed this unit. i feel like it's super beneficial if you've done psych in highschool because it's legit a repeat of that. easy HD if you did psyc, but some of my friends who haven't done it before did say they found it difficult. downside to this year is that the exam is no longer based on the quizzes tf

Don't listen to the previous reviews. They are NO longer reusing quizzes qs for the exam. There's just way too many students in this unit (1400ish), which means marks will be moderated quite a lot especially for the lab report. I personally think the UCs don't really care about us but maybe that's just me and I also understand because there's just way too many students to handle. Topics were quite ok to understand coming from a non-science background and I managed to get quite decent marks (borderline HD), but I personally don't enjoy this unit. If you are interested in pursuing psych or learning about it then this unit is for you, but NOT an easy HD.

Really liked this unit. The lectures were usually interesting and easy to get through. There is not too much content to learn especially if you have done ATAR psychology as a lot of it is similar. Most difficult part was the lab report as they marked it quite harshly with a lot of focus on APA formatting but multiple choice exam is great much less stressful.

Piss easy unit. Very easy HD with minimal work. Weekly quizzes and an MCQ exam based on the quizzes guarantees a HD.

Perfect unit whether it is a core or broadening unit. Great intro to psychology with experts in each specialisation coming in to speak about their topics. Supportive environment and well-planned lectures/assessments. As long as you participate you'll get easy marks- including the quizzes! If you are unsure if you would like to pursue psych, this is a great unit to gain a basic understanding of the subject!

Easy HD!! Just stay on top of your weekly quizzes and work, pay attention to the guide for the lab report and just keep redoing the quizzes for the exam! Really enjoyed this unit.

Loved this unit!! The exam is literally from the same pool of questions your weekly quiz comes from so just keep redoing those quizzes until your familiar with the questions and answers and you will see them in your exam. It's definitely possible to get an HD in this unit

Easiest psychology unit by far. Gives you an idea of all specializations. Would recommend if you're still unsure if you should pursue psyc as a major.