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701-0721-AAL 3 Credits MSC D-USYS
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Psychology

Lecturers & Examiners: Prof. Dr. Michael Siegrist
Enrolment ONLY for MSc students with a decree declaring this course unit as an additional admission requirement. Any other students (e.g. incoming exchange students, doctoral students) CANNOT enrol for this course unit.
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Abstract

This is an introductory course in psychology. This course will emphasize cognitive psychology and the psychological experiment.

Objective

Knowledge of key concepts and exemplary theories of psychology and their relation to "daily" psychology. Comprehension of relation between theory and experiment in psychology. Goals: Learning how psychologists are thinking, a side change from the ETH natural science perspective to psychological thinking. Domains of psychology: - Psychology fields - Concept definitions of psychology - Theories of psychology - Methods of psychology - Results of psychology Capability: Be able to define a psychological research question Basics understanding of role of psychology Comprehension: Psychology as a science of experience and behavior of the human

Content

Einführung in die psychologische Forschung und Modellbildung unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der kognitiven Psychologie und des psychologischen Experiments. Themen sind u.a.: Wahrnehmung; Lernen und Entwicklung; Denken und Problemlösen; Kognitive Sozialpsychologie; Risiko und Entscheidung.

Resources

Literature

English book of Zimbardo ( Link ) Scholz, R. W. (2011). Environmental Literacy in Science and Society: From Knowledge to Decisions. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

General Information

Language
English
Levels
MSC
Frequency
Semesterly recurring

Examination

Type
graded semester performance

Course Components

Type Title Time & Place Hours
revision course / private study Psychology
Self-study course. No presence required. Please contact Prof. Michael Siegrist for further information.
No time listed 90 h semesterly

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