Course code

PSP6066.LT

old course code

PSP6066

Course title in Estonian

Üld- ja sotsiaalpsühholoogia

Course title in English

General and Social Psychology

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2025/2026 Autumn semester

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

lecturer of 2025/2026 Spring semester

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

Course aims

To develop the integrated understanding about different perspectives of the field of psychology and their use in applied settings. To support the development of the understanding of a human being as a bio-socio-psychological whole decoding reality.

Brief description of the course

An introduction of different perspectives of the field of psychology. The methods of investigation in psychology: experiment, observation, interview, questionnaire, survey. Biological psychology. The structure of nervous system and functions. Perception: sensation, memory, attention. Emotions and motivation. Theories of development. Intelligence and its measurement. Learning. Theories of personality. The field of social psychology: attitudes, attribution, conformity, altruism, aggressiveness. Psychotherapy and abnormal psychology. The introduction of different social psychology areas: self-awareness and identity, social perception and attitudes, communication, relationship between persons, social influence, groups and group processes. Also application of social psychology principles are covered.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- has the knowledge about the main topics of the contemporary psychology;
- comprehends the main principles of psychological functioning and its relationship with environmental factors;
- knows how to apply acquired knowledge of psychology;
- is able to analyze him/herself and her/his surroundings on the basis of principles of the discipline of psychology.

Teacher

Katrin Kullasepp

The course is a prerequisite

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