Introduction to Psychology
Full course description
In this course students acquire an overview of human cognitive psychology. A selected number of psychological themes are covered, surveying knowledge on how humans act and interact, how they differ from each other, how they reason and how they ‘know’ things. The course focuses on ‘normal’ human performance, but malfunction and psychopathology are also covered. The major emphasis of the course is on understanding human behaviour by means of cognitive, non-biological theories and paradigms.
The final assessment for this course is a numerical grade between 0,0 and 10,0.
Course objectives
Students will be able to understand:
- psychological methods and designs;
- cognition, perception, personality, behaviour, consciousness.
Prerequisites
This introductory course is required for students with a biological background. The parallel course PSY4311 is required for students with a psychological background. Thus, students enroll in either PSY4311 or PSY4312. The course coordinators of both courses evaluate which of the two courses a student is required to take.