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This programme is designed to make some of psychology's key theoretical approaches more accessible to students. It explores the origins, central concepts and applications of three of the major perspectives in psychology, bringing them to life by relating them to everyday life experiences.

Part 1: The Biological Perspective

To what extent is our behaviour shaped by the biology of our brain and our genetic inheritance?

Part 2: The Psychodynamic Perspective

What is the subconscious? How much of our behaviour is driven by subconscious impulses? How have psychodynamic ideas been applied to health?

Part 3: The Behaviourist Perspective

How much of our behaviour is learned? What do psychologists mean by classical operant conditioning? How is social learning theory applied today?