Psychology

This Nuffield Working with Science unit aimed to give the students an understanding of some aspects of human behaviour and personality. In particular the intention was to help students to realise some of the reasons why human beings behave as they do, to become aware of the stages of development through which individuals pass, to understand some of the techniques involved in learning and in solving problems, also to appreciate some of the psychological pressures acting upon themselves and others.

Activities in the unit were designed to help students to recognize personality traits and some of their implications; also to recognize some factors involved in the formation of personal attitudes and to realise that a person's behaviour might be drastically changed by the interference of outside agencies.

Guidance for teachers and technicians appears in Teachers’ Notes F.

The unit was revised and republished for the CPVE edition of the project in the 1980s. Guidance for this version appears in the Tutors’ Handbook.

Contents
Introduction
Section 1: Looking at children's development
Section 2: Instinctive and learned behaviour
Section 3: Problem solving
Section 4: Personality
Section 5: Group psychology