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Psychology (SLK) Chapter 7 - Key Processes in Memory
This summary focuses on Memory (Key Processes). It contains: 3 key processes in memory: encoding, storage and retrieval, Levels of Processing theory, short-term memory, long-term memory, working memory, different types of memory systems, forgetting, why we forget, memory as a constructive process, biological bases of memory, and the anatomy of memory.
This summary is written according to Chapter 7 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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This summary focuses on Memory (Key Processes). It contains: 3 key processes in memory: encoding, storage and retrieval, Levels of Processing theory, short-term memory, long-term memory, working memory, different types of memory systems, forgetting, why we forget, memory as a constructive process, biological bases of memory, and the anatomy of memory.
This summary is written according to Chapter 7 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 1 - Evolution of Psychology
This summary focuses on the Evolution of Psychology. It contains: terminology, a history on psychology, structuralism and functionalism schools of thought, Freud and Jung's perspectives, Behaviourism, Humanism, and Evolutionary Psychology, 
This summary is written according to Chapter 1 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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This summary focuses on the Evolution of Psychology. It contains: terminology, a history on psychology, structuralism and functionalism schools of thought, Freud and Jung's perspectives, Behaviourism, Humanism, and Evolutionary Psychology, 
This summary is written according to Chapter 1 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 6 - Conditioning and Learning
This summary focuses on Conditioning and Learning. It contains: terminology, Classical Conditioning, Basic Processes in Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Basic Processes in Operant Conditioning, Observational Learning and other related subthemes. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 6 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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This summary focuses on Conditioning and Learning. It contains: terminology, Classical Conditioning, Basic Processes in Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning, Basic Processes in Operant Conditioning, Observational Learning and other related subthemes. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 6 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 10 - Theories of Motives and Emotions
This summary focuses on Theories of Motives and Emotions. It contains: terminology, Needs-Based Theory, Motivations and Emotions. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 10 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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This summary focuses on Theories of Motives and Emotions. It contains: terminology, Needs-Based Theory, Motivations and Emotions. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 10 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 12 - Personality Theories
This summary focuses on Personality Theories. It contains: terminology, personality traits, five-factor model of personality, different perspectives on personality theories, development of psychosexual stages, social cognitive theory, behavioural perspectives, humanistic perspectives, Maslow's theory of self-actualisation, Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 12 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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This summary focuses on Personality Theories. It contains: terminology, personality traits, five-factor model of personality, different perspectives on personality theories, development of psychosexual stages, social cognitive theory, behavioural perspectives, humanistic perspectives, Maslow's theory of self-actualisation, Bronfenbrenner's ecological theory. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 12 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 15 - Abnormal Behaviour
The summary is focused on Abnormal Behaviour. It contains terminology, disorders (anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, dissociative disorders, trauma and stressor-related, depressive and bipolar, schizophrenic, and personality disorders). 
This summary is written according to Chapter 15 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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The summary is focused on Abnormal Behaviour. It contains terminology, disorders (anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, dissociative disorders, trauma and stressor-related, depressive and bipolar, schizophrenic, and personality disorders). 
This summary is written according to Chapter 15 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 16 - Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour
This summary covers the content pertaining to the treatment of abnormal behaviour in psychology. It includes terminology, a psychological approach, combined approaches, types of treatments (insight, behaviour, client-centered and psychopharmacology therapies), the role of a mental health-care professional, the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists, psychoanalysis and treatment in transition. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 16 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND V...
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This summary covers the content pertaining to the treatment of abnormal behaviour in psychology. It includes terminology, a psychological approach, combined approaches, types of treatments (insight, behaviour, client-centered and psychopharmacology therapies), the role of a mental health-care professional, the difference between psychologists and psychiatrists, psychoanalysis and treatment in transition. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 16 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND V...
First Year Psychology (SLK 110 & SLK 120)
All the chapters covered in the SLK 110 and SLK 120 syllabus. 
All written according to the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten used by the University of Pretoria.
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- Psychology (SLK) Chapter 14 - Health Psychology • Summary
- Psychology (SLK) Chapter 16 - Treatment of Abnormal Behaviour • Summary
- Psychology (SLK) Chapter 15 - Abnormal Behaviour • Summary
- Psychology (SLK) Chapter 12 - Personality Theories • Summary
- Psychology (SLK) Chapter 10 - Theories of Motives and Emotions • Summary
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All the chapters covered in the SLK 110 and SLK 120 syllabus. 
All written according to the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten used by the University of Pretoria.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 3 - Biology of Behaviour
This summary focuses on the Biology of Behaviour. It contains: terminology, communication in the nervous systems, neurons, glia, neural impulse, action potentials, synapse, neurotransmitters, characteristics and organisation of the nervous system, peripheral nervous system, central nervous system, somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, research methods, the brain and behaviour, anatomy of the brain, cerebral laterality, left and right hemispheres of the brain. 
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This summary focuses on the Biology of Behaviour. It contains: terminology, communication in the nervous systems, neurons, glia, neural impulse, action potentials, synapse, neurotransmitters, characteristics and organisation of the nervous system, peripheral nervous system, central nervous system, somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system, research methods, the brain and behaviour, anatomy of the brain, cerebral laterality, left and right hemispheres of the brain. 
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Psychology (SLK) Chapter 4 - Biological: Sensory Systems and Perception
This summary focuses on sensory systems and perception from a biological perspective. It contains: terminology, types of sensory systems, psychophysics, signal-detection theory, the visual system, anatomy of the eye, the auditory system, anatomy of the ear, chemical senses, taste, smell, gustatory system, sense of touch. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 4 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
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This summary focuses on sensory systems and perception from a biological perspective. It contains: terminology, types of sensory systems, psychophysics, signal-detection theory, the visual system, anatomy of the eye, the auditory system, anatomy of the ear, chemical senses, taste, smell, gustatory system, sense of touch. 
This summary is written according to Chapter 4 from the textbook: PSYCHOLOGY: THEMES AND VARIATIONS by Wayne Weiten.
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 4 - Biological: Sensory Systems and Perception
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 4 - Cognitive: Sensation and Perception
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 3 - Biology of Behaviour
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 5 - States of Consciousness
Psychology (SLK) Chapter 1 - Evolution of Psychology