Psychology
Foundations of psychology, learning, memory, development, personality and mental health for university students.
About Psychology on DigiTransact Mastermind
Foundations of psychology, learning, memory, development, personality and mental health for university students.
Each of the 8 Psychology skills carries its own SmartScore from 0 to 100, so progress is measured per topic rather than as one overall grade.
All 52 Psychology questions come with the written reasoning behind the answer, so a wrong attempt still teaches the method.
Psychology work is filed under University, so you only see sets that match the stage you are studying.
Education levels covered
Tertiary and college foundations - Advanced study
8 Psychology skills at this level
Relevant curricula and exams
Based on the education levels this subject covers on the platform.
Curriculum notes are a general guide to where this work normally sits. Always check the syllabus your school or examination body is currently using.
Learning outcomes
After working through the Psychology practice sets you should be able to:
- History & Perspectives: The origins of psychology and its major theoretical perspectives.
- Learning & Memory: Classical and operant conditioning and how memory works.
- Personality & Intelligence: Trait theories, personality assessment and intelligence testing.
- Social Psychology: Examine conformity, obedience, attitudes and group behaviour.
Sample questions
Real questions taken from the Psychology question bank, shown with the working learners see after answering.
Asch’s line-judgement experiments demonstrated the power of:
- Obedience
- Conformity
- Memory decay
- Classical conditioning
Working: Participants gave obviously wrong answers to match the group, showing conformity to majority pressure.
The “Big Five” personality traits are openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and
- neuroticism
- narcissism
- intelligence
- honesty
Working: The five-factor model (OCEAN) ends with neuroticism — emotional instability versus stability.
Psychology is best defined as the scientific study of
- behaviour and mental processes
- the soul and spirits
- social customs only
- brain chemistry only
Working: Psychology studies observable behaviour and internal mental processes using scientific methods.
Main topics and skills
Psychology is organised into 4 topic groups covering 8 practice skills. Open any skill to read the guide and start a practice set.
Foundations of Psychology
Learning, Memory & Development
Personality & Mental Health
Social & Cognitive Psychology
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Frequently asked questions
Which education levels does Psychology cover?
The Psychology material sits at University. Because each skill is labelled individually, a learner can work below or above their year group without losing their place.
Which parts of Psychology can I revise?
Psychology is split into 4 topic groups, among them Foundations of Psychology, Learning, Memory & Development, Personality & Mental Health and Social & Cognitive Psychology. Each group opens out into individual skills you can take one at a time.
How much Psychology practice can I do?
You can work through 52 Psychology questions across 8 skills, and read the worked reasoning whether you answer correctly or not.
Does this help with tertiary coursework?
Skills are arranged by education level, which includes the stages leading to tertiary coursework, and they are labelled Tertiary foundation coursework. Check your own syllabus for the exact topics set this year.
What does signing in add to Psychology practice?
Every Psychology skill page is readable without signing in. A free account is what lets the site save your SmartScore, remember finished skills and return you to where you stopped.
Related subjects
Free psychology courses to watch alongside
Full video courses from universities and educators, free to watch and listed on their own pages here.
How this page was produced
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