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Introduction to Mind

Course code

PSP6060.LT

old course code

PSP6060

Course title in Estonian

Sissejuhatus psüühikasse

Course title in English

Introduction to Mind

ECTS credits

5.0

Assessment form

Examination

lecturer of 2024/2025 Autumn semester

Aaro Toomela (language of instruction:Estonian)

lecturer of 2024/2025 Spring semester

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

Course aims

Understanding of the nature of mental phenomena and their difference from nonmental phenomena. Understanding of the principles of mental functioning.

Brief description of the course

Psyche. Paradigms and methods of psychology. Application of psychology. Sensory processes: vision, hearing, balance, body position in space, proprioception and sense of touch, smell and taste, other senses. Motility. Construction and operation of the nervous system. Mental processes: emotion, motivation, perception, memory, thought, action planning, language and speech.

Learning outcomes in the course

Upon completing the course the student:
- understands the nature of mental phenomena and their differences from nonmental phenomena;
- knows the foundations and principles of mental functioning.

Teacher

Aaro Toomela, PhD

The course is a prerequisite

Biological Psychology (PSP6012.LT)
Cognitive Psychology (PSP6013.LT)
Neuropsychology (PSP6088.LT)

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