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BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT
FOUNDATION OF
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
CODE: SMS
154
FOUNDATION OF BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
• Definition and Scope of
Behavioral Sciences;
– Topics in Ethics and Medical
Psychology
– The Medical vocation and
profession… Rev Fr.
• Behaviour
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Definition of Concept
Types of Behaviors
Learnt and Inherited behaviors
Motivation from different
perspectives
• Outline of the history of
behavioral Sciences
– Perspectives in Contemporary
Psychology such as (Behavioral,
Psychoanalytic, humanistic,
neurobiological, Cognitive
perspectives).
– Some outstanding Behavioral
Scientists in Moral and Medical
psychology.
• Learning Theories;
– Classical Conditioning; the basics
of; applying classical conditioning
techniques
– Operant Conditioning; the basics
of; applying operant Conditioning
– Social Learning theory
• Methods of Investigation in
Behavioral Sciences;
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Observation and Assessment
Interview and Questionnaire
Experiment
Field Studies etc
• Ethical Theories
– Deontological and utilitarian
theories … Rev Fr.
BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES
• Aimed at enhancing your understanding of
human beings in general
– Yourself
• How Similar?
• How Different you are to other people?
– Your colleagues?
• Prepare you to appreciate and to understand
the patients you are going to be working
tirelessly to help to recover.
• This course fulfills one of the KNUST, School of
Medical Sciences requirement (SMS 154) for the
award of B.Sc (Human Biology)
COURSE OBJECTIVES
• At the end of this course, Students will be able to
– Define Behavioural Sc. Psychology & Behavior,
– Knowledge of types behaviour
– Its relationship with attitude
– Motivation of behaviour from different perspectives
– I expect you to also
• understand and to explain Learning
• Types and theories
– Identify a number of Methods of Investigation and
describe them
– Most importantly be able to apply these in
understanding patients – Case studies
SCHEDULES
• CLASS MEETINGS
• COURSE EVALUATION
– You will start this course with
assumed A. Your responsibility is
to maintain this grade.
– Lecturer reserves the right to use
any of the under listed methods to
assess students and at any
POINT in time in the semester.
• Attendance
• Exercises;
• Quizzes
• Mid semester Exams (NON
CUMULATIVE)
– …30 % of TOTAL SCORE
– Tuesday 8:00 – 9:00 am?
– Thursdays 8:00 – 9:00 am?
• VENUE: SMS
• MODE
– Class will be conducted through
lectures, discussions, class
activities etc
– Your Responsibility to participate in
all these
• MATERIAL
– You will need
• HANDOUTS?????
• READING assignments.
• Introduction Psychology Book
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ATTENDANCE POLICY
– In line with the KNUST regulation,
Attendance is required of every
student.
– Late arrival (20 minutes into
lectures) constitute an unexcused
absence.
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End of SEMESTER EXAM
(CUMULATIVE)
– … 70 % of TOTAL SCORE
• QUESTIONS
– MCQ ..Not less than 30
– Case scenarios with questions
– SAMPLE QUECTIONS?
SAMPLE QUESTIONS – MCQ’S
• 1. Some basic powerful
underlying principles of
learning include
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a. acquisition
b. generalization
c. extinction
d. racial discrimination
e. ESP
• 2. Psychology
– a. is derived from three
Greek words
– b. is the same as
Parapsychology
– c. include extrasensory
perception
– d. is interested in covert
• 3. Psychology has a long
past but a short history
– a. because it was long a part
of physiology
– b. because the scholars
were not interested in
human behaviour
– c. because human occupied
a space between the angels
and the beast
– d. because until the late
20th century, it had not
evolved as a separate
subject
– e. because Charles Darwin
published his books
SAMPLE QUESTIONS
• Mauricio; a 20 year old Optometry one student stayed in
Shalom Hostel at Kotei and usually attended lectures on
KNUST campus through the first of two bush routes. This first
route was blocked and so Mauricio was compelled to use the
second route which passed through a maize farm. This was
during rainy season so each time he used this second route, he
would itch profusely in the whole body generally, and
specifically and more profoundly in both eyes.
• Mauricio decided to retrace his route to find the cause (s) of the
itching. On his way, he accidentally stepped on a frog. That day
his itching worsened and so he came to the conclusion that the
frog he stepped on caused it. He consequently itched each time
he saw a frog.
– a. With a well – annotated diagram, Name and explain what happened to
Mauricio
..(5 marks)
– b. Mention the name of the Scholar who discovered the principle you
used to explain what
had happened to Mauricio?
..(2
Marks)
REFERENCES
• 1. Santrock,. J. W (2000): Psychology, McGrawHill,
Boston, 6th ed.
• 2. Morris,. C. G & Maisto,. A. A (1999): Understanding
Psychology, New Jersey, Prentice Hall, Inc
• 3. Kassin., S (2001): Psychology , Prentice Hall, 3rd
Edition.
• 3. Halonen., J. S & Santrock., J.W (1999), Boston,
McGraw – Hill Companies.
• **Krasner., L & Ullman,. L. P (1973): Behaviour
Influence and Personality – for Outline of History of
behavioural Sciences **** Located at the KNUST
Library.