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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 – – – – 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; – – – – 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 • ATTENDANCE POLICY – In line with the KNUST regulation, Attendance is required of every student. – Late arrival (20 minutes into lectures) constitute an unexcused absence. • 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 – – – – – 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.