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Area of study 1: Understanding Australia's health
//Key Knowledge//
 * Scope of psychology including specialist career fields and fields of application and their contribution to understanding human behaviour
 * Classic and contemporary theories that have contributed to the development of psychology from philosophical beginnings to an empirical science, including the relationship between psychology and psychiatry
 * Difference between contemporary psychological research methods and non-scientific approaches to investigating and explaining human behaviour
 * Major perspectives (biological, behavioural, cognitive and socio-cultural) that govern how psychologists approach their research into human behaviour

//Key Skills//
 * Use research literature to demonstrate how psychological concepts and theories have developed over time
 * Process and interpret information, and make connections between psychological concepts and theories
 * Communicate psychological information, ideas and research findings accurately and effectively