I'm picking up psych 3/4 without the 1/2 and I've heard that you need to know more things from the 1/2 then you had to in previous study designs?? Is this true?? And what do you need to know??
Hiya S61190,
Welcome to ATAR Notes!
You're right in saying that the study design has changed, so your question is a good one. I've recently posted a thread that summarises all of the changes from the old study design (so the new things, the things that have been taken out, and the things that have remained), meaning that you can easily see the situation. You can find the thread in question
here. I hope that helps!
But to answer your question directly, I don't think heaps has changed in terms of knowledge carried over from Psych 1/2. And even then, I don't think Psych 1/2 is necessary to score highly in Psych 3/4. As noted by nt2387 above, I'd advise having a look at what VCAA has called the "Key science skills" (content relevant to Units 1/2 and Units 3/4), which is listed explicitly on pages 11 to 13 of
the new study design.
All the best!