Course code

PSP6066.LT

old course code

Course title in Estonian

Üld- ja sotsiaalpsühholoogia

Course title in English

General and Social Psychology

ECTS credits

6.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2022/2023 Spring semester

Avo-Rein Tereping (language of instruction:Estonian)
Snežana Stoljarova (language of instruction:English)

lecturer of 2023/2024 Autumn 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 an overview of the main topics of the contemporary psychology;
- acquires a comprehension of the main principles of psychological functioning and its relationship with environmental factors;
- has a knowledge of the application of psychology;
- is able to analyses him/herself and her/his surrounding on the bases of principles of the discipline of psychology.

Teacher

Dots. Kristjan Kask

The course is a prerequisite

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