Test 1
13 multiple choice
7 short answer Cerebral cortex structure, functions of the lobes of the cerebral cortex, hemispheric specialisation, brain research methods and ethical principles in the conduct of brain research.

Test 2
14 multiple choice
8 short answer The above plus: divisions of the nervous system, roles of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, physiological systems involved in arousal, the fight-flight response and the limitations of the polygraph.

Test 3
15 multiple choice
8 short answer The above plus: physiological and psychological effects of prolonged or intense arousal, the relationship between stress and disease and the general adaptation syndrome

Test 4
15 multiple choice
10 short answer
The above plus: the characteristics of the visual perception system, response to light and the concept of thresholds.

Test 5
17 multiple choice
13 short answer

The above plus: organisation in visual perception including gestalt principles, depth/distance principles and visual constancies.

Test 6
20 multiple choice
13 short answer
The above plus: the effect of perceptual set on perception, visual illusions, participant selection, participant allocation, control and experimental groups and ethical principles.

Test 7
25 multiple choice
14 short answer
The above plus: consciousness, concepts of normal waking and altered states of consciousness and measurement of different states of consciousness, methods used to study sleep and characteristics and patterns of sleep.

Test 8
35 multiple choice
18 short answer
The above plus: psychological and physical effects of sleep deprivation and sleep phenomena, minimising the effects of extraneous variables through the use of experimental designs and single and double blind procedures and ethical principles.

Detachable Trial Examination
44 multiple choice
21 short answer Whole Course.