Course for international guest/part time students

Faculty

Faculty of Education and Psychology

Organization

PPK Institute of Psychology

Code

PSYB19-103

Title

Introduction to Psychology

Usual semester

Autumn

ECTS

3

Language

en

Learning outcomes

Aim of the course: The course introduces the students into the field of psychology: to psychology as a profession and as a scientific field. First we take a look at the nature and history of psychology as a science (2 lessons), then overview the basic research fields: subjects, theories and research methods (4 lessons). After that we will investigate some major forms of application (4 lessons), and close the semester with a critical reflection. Learning outcome, competences knowledge: General, comprehensive knowledge about the main topics in psychology: psychology as a science and as a profession attitude: Openness towards different approaches and contradictions, critical attitude skills: Attention, convergent and divergent thinking, critical thinking, reflexivity

Course content

Topics of the course The nature of psychology: science and profession The history/histories of psychology General psychology Personality psychology Developmental psychology Social psychology Psychological assessment Abnormal psychology and psychotherapies Psychology of creativity Current trends and actual issues Learning activities, learning methods Writing notes, asking questions, clarifying correlations and contradictions, memorizing, evocation

Assessment method

Requirements: Comprehensive, detailed knowledge about the topics of the course, recognizing, understanding and explaining interrelations, contradicitions, etc. mode of evaluation: Written exam, containing multiple choice test questions and some short essays Criteria of evaluation: Multiple choice test questions have got one correct answer; the student has to find the correct answer; in the essay questions s/he has to describe the basic concepts, theories. Both types

Bibliography

Yanchar & Hill: What is Psychology About? Toward and Explict Ontology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology 2003 43: 11

Recommended bibliography

Nolen-Hoeksema,Fredrickson, Loftus & Wagenaar: Atkinson c Hilgards’s Introcuction to Psychology. 15th Edition. Cengea Learning EMEA, 2009 Weiner (ed.). Handbook of Psychology I-V. Wiley & Sons, 2003 Zimbardo, Johnson & McAnn: Psychology – core concepts. Pearson, 2012.

Programmes of the course