SALMON Study And Learning Materials ON-line for physiological psychology

Welcome to the award winning SALMON web site which contains support material for courses taught by Dr Paul Kenyon in the Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth , Devon, UK

Lecture support materials

PSY128: Biological Bases of Behaviour
PSY221: Biopsychology
PSY337: Physiological Psychology
PSY339: Evolutionary Psychology
PSY548: Web Based Research
PLAT2002: Workshop

Module component support materials

PSY120: Personal Tutorials
PSY124: Integrated Topics
PSY135: Psychological Research Techniques
PSY224: Skills Packages
PSY225: Case Study and Psychological Issues
PSY364 Evolutionary Psychobiology announcement

General information

Course texts, study skills and exam stress
Getting the best from this resource
Psychology Internet sites
About this site
SALMON: Conference Presentations and Workshops
Contact information & Feedback

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PSY128 Biological Bases of Behaviour: Lecture support material
The Scientific Method Animal model of Parkinson's disease Neurotransmission Transmitter release and reuptake Nerve cells and nerve impulses Electrical events and nerve impulses Depression Reserpine effects on transmitters Schizophrenia amphetamine: transmitter release chlorpromazine:receptor blocking chlorpromazine:amphetamine antagonism Hormones & stress Coping with stress	Drugs & Anxiety Sexual Behaviour Psychosexual Differentiation Development of external genitalia: animation Hypothalamic sex difference: animation Animal Behaviour Ethological Experiments Lorenz's hydraulic model Home location by wasps Titration experiment
PSY128 Examination preparation Course texts and study skills PSY128 Module outline Sample multiple choice exam questions PSY128 Multiple choice test sample #1 PSY128 Multiple choice t est sample #2

PSY221 Biopsychology: Lecture support material
Aggression Psychoteratology Co-operation Maternal behaviour Behavioural changes around parturition	Benzodiazepines and Anxiety Depression and Learned Helplessness Evolutionary psychology
PSY221 Examination preparation Course texts and study skills PSY221 Module outline Syllabus: Learning aims & objectives Sample exam questions

PSY337 Physiological Psychology: Lecture support material

Regulation of Food Intake

Directed study support material

Teaching style (Dr P Kenyon)
Maternal Behaviours (Dr P Kenyon)
Psychoneuroimmunology (Dr J Harris)
Emotion and Arousal (Dr L Rickwood)
A Neural Basis for Vision (Dr R Williamson)

PSY337 Examination preparation

Support material for module components

PSY548 Web Based Research

PSY120: Personal Tutorials

Ice breaking exercise

PSY124: Integrated Topics

PSY135: Psychological Research Techniques

Psychological Research on the Internet

PSY224: Skills Packages

PSY225: Case Study and Psychological Issues

Ethological analyses of human and animal behaviour

PSY339 General Issues in Psychology

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SALMON won the 1998 Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA) Teaching and Learning Award for demonstrating innovative or exemplary use of the Web
SALMON was a finalist at EASA98 held at the University of Oxford in September 1998
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SALMON: Conference Presentations and Workshops

Psychology Learning and Teaching Conference (PLAT2002). University of York. Post-conference workshop. The picture in web-based learning: From static to interactive images. 21st March 2002,
Learning and Teaching Support Network (LTSN Psychology) workshops on the preparation of web-based lecture support materials. July 2-3rd 2001
Development of web-based teaching materials: Current status and future prospects
Outline of talk presented at the British Psychological Association Centenary Annual Conference, Symposium: The world-wide web: Its impact on psychology teaching and research. 28-31st March 2001
Dynamic Images: Techniques to Facilitate Comprehension of Graphical Information on the Web
Paper presented at the Computers in Psychology (CiP2000) conference, University of York, March 2000
The Nature and Nurture of Vivid Interactive Web-Based Teaching and Learning Materials
Paper presented at the ALT-C99 6th International Conference. 'The Learning Technology Life-Cycle', Bristol, 22nd September 1999.
SALMON: Study And Learning Materials ON-line
Poster presented at the 19th ICDE World Conference on Open Learning and Distance Education Vienna, Austria, June 20 - 24, 1999
Notes for Learning and Teaching Psychology Workshop University of York January 6th 1999
How to put Lecture Support Material on the World Wide Web SALMON: Study And Learning Materials ON-line Short Course delivered in 1995 .

Getting in touch...

Address :Dr Paul Kenyon, Department of Psychology , University of Plymouth , Drake Circus, Plymouth PL4 8AA, Devon, UK
Office location : Room 101 Link Block
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Please email comments or queries about SALMON to pkenyon@salmon.psy.plym.ac.uk
Here is my cv and list of research publications

Paul Kenyon graduated from Queens University Belfast in 1969 with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology. In 1976 he was awarded a PhD by the University of Reading. He has lectured in the Department of Psychology, University of Plymouth since 1973. He has published papers in psychopharmacology, psychoteratology and physiological psychology.

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Last updated Saturday, Wednesday, January 10, 2001 2000
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