Description : The course offers a systematic introduction to the methodology, history and theory of psychology as well as on the psychology divisions and applied fields. The biological bases of behaviour and cognition are examined, as well as their ontogenetic development. Additionally, the course focuses on the function of the brain mechanisms: perception, memory, language, thought and problem solving, intelligence and learning processes.
By the end of the course the students will be able to:
• Show complete understanding of the most important issues of psychology
• Present understanding of the different goals of each branch of psychology
• Have basic theoretical knowledge about the most important functions of the human brain: attention, memory, language, learning, and thinking
• Apply the appropriate principles of different theoretical approaches to explain psychological phenomena
• Interrelate the scientific theoretical and empirical content of psychology with other scientific disciplines
• Show critical thinking about the current questions on psychology
Outline : The course provides a complete examination on the following topics:
• Introduction to the discipline of psychology
• History of the psychological science
• Different psychological branches
• Research methods
• Biological bases of human behavior and cognition
• Theories on human development
• Learning: Behaviorism and beyond
• Perception
• Memory
• Language
• Thinking