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Psychology of Advertising

Course code

PSP6051.LT

old course code

PSP6051

Course title in Estonian

Reklaamipsühholoogia

Course title in English

Psychology of Advertising

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2023/2024 Spring semester

Tiina Hiob (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Not opened for teaching. Click the study programme link below to see the nominal division schedule.

Course aims

Develop the knowledge of the main principles of psychology of advertising and create the preconditions for acquiring theories of advertising.
Give an idea of the options of applying psychology as a science in advertising, propaganda representing.
Support the acquisition of experience in analysis and evaluation of advertising and advertisements.

Brief description of the course

The concept of psychology of advertising, advertising as communication, the principles of psychology of advertising, the golden rules of psychology of advertising, positioning and developing a brand product, advertising as a process, attitudes and emotional states as the regulators of advertising’s effect, perception of advertisement, remembering an advertisement, making decisions and conclusions in reception of an advertisement, the role of imagination in reception of an advertisement, ethics and censorship in advertising, problems of practical advertising.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- knows the basic theories in advertisement;
- knows the overview of psychology of advertising and different possibilities to use psychology in advertising;
- is able to analyze different advertisments.

Teacher

prof Aleksander Pulver, PhD, lekt Tiina Hiob, MSc

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