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Psychology (General): should I choose it?

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WACE Psychology (General): content and assessment

Explore Psychology as a distinct General course. Explore brain function and influences on behaviour, then investigate physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

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What will I learn?

Unit 2

Year 11 course

Explore brain function and influences on behaviour, then investigate physical, cognitive, social and emotional development.

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Unit 1

Year 11 course

Study personality and intelligence theories, including cultural influences and the effects of other people on behaviour.

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How will I be assessed?

Published course / existing guide: Year 11 published assessment types: Investigation; Response; Project. Read the table in context for component weights; your school sets individual tasks and dates.

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Needs verification: UNVERIFIED Year 12 assessment mix in this profile. Open the advertised syllabus and your school's outline.

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Will I find it hard?

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Does it scale up or down?

General is not an ATAR course. An ATAR scaling direction is not applicable to this profile.

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Sources, versions and verification dates

Profile source metadata last checked: 2026-11-13. A source check is not an endorsement by the authority or confirmation that a future course version is unchanged.

  • Psychology General: Year 11 syllabus — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF General Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (572.8 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Psychology General: Year 11 syllabus, page 12 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF General Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (572.8 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Psychology General: Year 11 syllabus, page 10 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF General Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (572.8 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Psychology General: Year 11 syllabus, page 14 — SCSA; 2026-11-13. Primary PDF course identity and available effective date checked against the observed source link. PDF General Year 11 Syllabus – For teaching from 2026 (572.8 KB) opens in new window. Learning summaries are our paraphrases; assessment type names do not establish a school's task schedule or weighting. © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, CC BY 4.0; see the document notice.
  • Psychology General: Year 12 syllabus — SCSA; 2026-11-13. UNVERIFIED PDF body/version: this is the publicly advertised source link. Do not treat its unseen learning or assessment details as checked.

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