Learning Objectives ALL will understand what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ MOST will be able to explain what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ SOME will synthesise knowledge of what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective experience’ to explain the full cycle of psychology back to phenomenology DO NOW: Explain the role of theory in scientific research. (2 marks)

Starter: Self Assessment: Explain the role of theory in scientific research. (2 marks) 0 8 Explain the role of theory in scientific research. (2 marks) [AO3 = 2 marks] AO3 Up to two marks for explaining the role of theory in scientific research. Answers should refer to: generating testable hypotheses- implying hypotheses which offer testable predictions of observations or facts organized by the theory; gives purpose and direction to research. Accept answers embedded in an example. Two marks for any of the above features in detail or both briefly stated. One mark for an incomplete or vague answer Answers to this question varied widely and some candidates simply explained what a theory was, rather than its role in scientific research. Good candidates used appropriate terminology such as ‘falsification’ rather than ‘prove’.

Introduction Last lesson we began to explore possible content for the below essay q Identify and discuss reasons why psychology should adopt the scientific approach. (12 marks) (JUNE 2011) So far we have covered:  Paradigm  The role of theory and hypothesis testing  Empirical methods and replication  Generalisation The A01 points we have left to cover are:  Overt behaviour and subjective private experience  The role of peer review in validating research Knowledge check: can you sum up what each of these is about in a couple of sentences? Think-Pair- Share

Main Activity Your task is to find out what ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ are You have a choice of tasks: 1. Produce a storyboard (cartoon) on the key aspects of overt behaviour and subjective private experience 2. Produce a timeline on how the concepts of overt behaviour and subjective experience have come full circle since the origins of psychology This is a hard task, don’t under-estimate the importance of images in helping you to understand!

Learning Objectives ALL will understand what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ MOST will be able to explain what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ SOME will synthesise knowledge of what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective experience’ to explain the full cycle of psychology back to phenomenology Reflecting on our learning

Plenary Outline what is meant by private experience and explain why such experiences are difficult for psychologists to study. (4 marks)

[4 marks: AO1=2, AO2=2] AO1 1 mark for a brief point, eg private experience is unique to the individual. 1 mark for an expansion such as it is subjective, not observable, contrasted with overt behaviour, verbally reported, or an example such as introspection/stream of consciousness. AO2 2 marks for an explanation which is accurate and with the required expansion. Explanations will probably deal with: not amenable to scientific enquiry and why – unable to verify reports - implications for replicability and generalisability, cognitive processes only constitute a part of private experience. Credit relevant references to examples such as introspection, the role of inference in experiments into cognitive processes or the assumptions of the humanistic approach. Credit references to ethical issues such as confidentiality. 1 mark for a brief or incomplete and/or expanded but not totally accurate answer.

Learning Objectives ALL will understand what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ MOST will be able to explain what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective private experience’ SOME will synthesise knowledge of what is meant by ‘overt behaviour and subjective experience’ to explain the full cycle of psychology back to phenomenology What have you learnt today?