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vella97

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Would I enjoy Psychology?
« on: November 07, 2014, 06:43:41 pm »
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Hi fellow Psych people :)

So this year I completed 3/4 Biology and Im not gonna deny that I miss the subject so much! It was my favourite subject and I am seriously hoping that Psych will end up being one of these subjects for me by the end of 2015!

I chose psychology over specialist maths, not because i was completely terrible at spesh but because I felt as though I'd much rather feel motivated to study for a science sorta subject more than a math subject. If I chose spesh that would have been methods and spesh for me in year 12 which would make half of the four subjects I am taking math related and I just could not picture an year with a heavy math workload!! I do not enjoy math but am definitely not terrible at it either!

so what do you think? is my decision to do psychology over specialist math a good one or should I choose spesh because i dont think its too bad either? I am just really confused as to whether i should go for the subject I think I'd enjoy over a subject with an obviously better scaling!!

anyone who has been in a similar situation or just anyone with advice on whether Psychology 3/4 is manageable in year 12 (im only doing 4 subjects in year 12) please do leave your comments :)

Thank you!! :D

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Re: Would I enjoy Psychology?
« Reply #1 on: November 07, 2014, 07:19:15 pm »
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I'm doing spesh,psych, biol and did methods last year.

If you really enjoy biol, you'll probably enjoy unit 3 psych where you learn about sleep and the brain. Psych is more content heavy, with huge emphasis on research methods. (Aim, hypothesis, extraneous variables... You'll probably going to write a research report throughout the year) And you are looking at things from a more psychological rather than biological perspective (lol pretty obvious)
A lot of memorising.. Concepts are easier than biol, but there are small parts of the course that are pretty dry.
You need to know your definitions, and have a lot of practise with your wording, when answering questions, as examiners are picky with how you word your responses (like biol)

Spesh and methods complement each other wonderfully. I mean the two subjects are like 1.5 if you do them together, as there's heaps of overlap.

It's your choice. If you are passionate about psych, go for it.
Spesh scales a lot. But you need to also want to do it. (Don't just do it for the score)
Don't be intimated by the subject. I'm pretty average at math, but with practise it becomes a lot more easier.

Regardless of what subject you do, you'll do very well if you put in the effort.
Although if you are pretty good at math, I think it's a lot easier to score higher in spesh.
According to last year, 35 in spesh is like 48 in psych.

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Re: Would I enjoy Psychology?
« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2015, 12:23:56 am »
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I found Psychology to be not what I was expecting/hoping for, I personally found it to be too "social science" for my likings. Of course everybody is different and the final decision is up to you. I will say that Psychology does involve quite a large workload and requires quite the effort if you wish to do well due to the sheer amount of content that is examinable. Sorry for such a belated response.
« Last Edit: January 03, 2015, 12:27:55 am by JackSonSmith »
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Re: Would I enjoy Psychology?
« Reply #3 on: January 05, 2015, 01:26:19 am »
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I did Psychology and Biology last year, but not Spesh.
It's true that Psychology is a very content heavy subject, however the areas you study are quite interesting and (considering you did Biol) are not extremely complex to grasp.
Biol and Psych overlap in areas when you learn about the nervous system (axons, dendrites etc), which really help you to consolidate it in memory and give you an 'advantage' over students with no Science background

I've spoken to a mentor about his experience teaching subjects such as methods, physics and Spesh, and he said that students who are gifted in maths (can grasp it easily, and learn it quickly) SHOULD so spesh as they are the ones who are likely to score well. For the majority of other students, Spesh is considered 'hard' because it needs more time and effort than other subjects to acquire a decent score, and even then it may not be as high a score as you wanted/needed, despite the scaling

Personally, I feel you'll have a higher chance of doing better in Psych (depnding on your strengths)

Hope that helped :)
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