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PSYU3352 – Appetite: The Psychology of Eating and Drinking

2021 – Session 3, Fully online/virtual

Session 2 Learning and Teaching Update

The decision has been made to conduct study online for the remainder of Session 2 for all units WITHOUT mandatory on-campus learning activities. Exams for Session 2 will also be online where possible to do so.

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General Information

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Unit convenor and teaching staff Unit convenor and teaching staff
Dick Stevenson
dick.stevenson@mq.edu.au
Credit points Credit points
10
Prerequisites Prerequisites
(PSY248 or PSYU2248 or PSYX248 or PSYX2248) and (PSY236 or PSYU2236 or PSYX236 or PSYX2236)
Corequisites Corequisites
Co-badged status Co-badged status
Unit description Unit description

The need to eat and drink is essential to the survival of all animals. This unit examines the psychology of these activities, with a primarily human slant. In particular, the unit covers the anatomy and physiology of the whole ingestive system; what starts and stops eating; why we like and prefer some foods over others; and the psychobiology of dieting, starvation, obesity, and anorexia/bulimia. The unit adopts a broad perspective, so that the impact of human food choice on health, the economy and the environment, are constantly kept in focus.

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Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

  • ULO1: Demonstrate knowledge of the key concepts of the psychology of eating and drinking
  • ULO2: Critically analyse theories and research relating to the psychology of eating and drinking problem solving
  • ULO3: Demonstrate problem solving skills in relation to relevant research on the psychology of eating and drinking
  • ULO4: Demonstrate written and oral communication skills through written and class-based activities

Assessment Tasks

Name Weighting Hurdle Due
Final Examination 50% No S3 Examination period
Tutorial quizzes 50% No Each has to be completed within its designated 1 week block

Final Examination

Assessment Type 1: Examination
Indicative Time on Task 2: 50 hours
Due: S3 Examination period
Weighting: 50%

 

Final examination held within the University’s formal exam period, in accordance with relevant requirements.

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the key concepts of the psychology of eating and drinking
  • Critically analyse theories and research relating to the psychology of eating and drinking problem solving
  • Demonstrate problem solving skills in relation to relevant research on the psychology of eating and drinking
  • Demonstrate written and oral communication skills through written and class-based activities

Tutorial quizzes

Assessment Type 1: Quiz/Test
Indicative Time on Task 2: 41 hours
Due: Each has to be completed within its designated 1 week block
Weighting: 50%

 

Weekly online quizzes testing knowledge and application of unit content

 
On successful completion you will be able to:
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the key concepts of the psychology of eating and drinking
  • Critically analyse theories and research relating to the psychology of eating and drinking problem solving
  • Demonstrate problem solving skills in relation to relevant research on the psychology of eating and drinking
  • Demonstrate written and oral communication skills through written and class-based activities

1 If you need help with your assignment, please contact:

  • the academic teaching staff in your unit for guidance in understanding or completing this type of assessment
  • the Writing Centre for academic skills support.

2 Indicative time-on-task is an estimate of the time required for completion of the assessment task and is subject to individual variation

Delivery and Resources

Lectures are all online and are accessed via the unit iLearn page.  There are lecture-associated readings from the unit texbook - Logue, The psychology of eating and drinking, 4th Edition - which also need to be completed.

There are five self completion tutorials.  Each tutorial involves reading and studying three scientific articles and then completing two quizzes about them.  Each self completion tutorial and its quizzes have to be completed in its particular week - as will be detailed on the unit iLearn page and in the course handbook (available when the course starts).

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Unit information based on version 2021.03 of the Handbook