PSY30017 · Swinburne University of Technology
Hunger, Sex, and Sleep
- Credit points
- 12.5
- Level
- 3
- Workload
- —
- Faculty
- Health
What it covers
This unit provides students with instruction in the neural substrates governing essential behaviours and reinforcement learning. Focusing on hunger, sex, and sleep, this unit builds on students' knowledge of brain structure and function and of cognitive processes to examine the interaction between fundamental drives and reinforcement learning to produce behaviours.
Assessment
| Task | Type | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| In-Class Presentation | Group | 30% |
| Literature Review | Individual/Group | 40% |
| Final-Semester Test | Individual | 30% |
When and where
| Teaching period | Campus | Mode |
|---|---|---|
| Semester 1 | Hawthorn | On campus |