General Psychology

6 ECTS credits
150 h study time

Offer 2 with catalog number 1000489AER for all students in the 1st semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.

Semester

1st semester

Enrollment based on exam contract

Possible

Grading method

Grading (scale from 0 to 20)

Can retake in second session

Yes

Taught in

Dutch

Faculty

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences

Department

Experimental and Applied Psychology

Educational team

Natacha Deroost (course titular)
Mahyar Firouzi
Helen Tobback

Activities and contact hours

39 contact hours Lecture
13 contact hours Seminar, Exercises or Practicals

Course Content

This course will be taught in DUTCH only

An introductory overview will be given of the main theories, basic principles and research findings in the different subfields of psychology.

1. THEORY
Examples of topics that can be covered are: what is psychology, conditioning and learning, motivation and emotion, intelligence, personality, perception and attention, memory, and psychopathology.
Please consult Canvas for the specific topics.

2. PRACTICE SEMINARS
Practice sessions, demonstrations, etc.

Course material

Digital course material (Required) : Powerpoint slides, Deroost, Natacha, Canvas
Handbook (Required) : Psychologie, Brysbaert, Marc, OWL Press, 9789089319111, 2018
Handbook (Recommended) : Psychologie oefenboek, Dumoulin, François & Brysbaert, Marc, OWL Press, 9789089318725, 2018

Additional info

All study material is in DUTCH

Learning Outcomes

General competencies

The student is required to
1. have knowledge of the historical developments that gave rise to the field of contemporary academic psychology
2. explain the basic principles, main theories and research findings of the different subfields in psychology
3. have a clear understanding of the research methods applied in academic psychology
4. critically reflect on psychology as a scientific discipline

Grading

The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:

Written exam multiple choice with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Multiple choice exam.

Additional info regarding evaluation

1st and 2nd examination period: Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.

Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Written exam mulitple choice with a relative weight of 100 which comprises 100% of the final mark.

Note: Multiple choice exam.

Allowed unsatisfactory mark

The supplementary Teaching and Examination Regulations of your faculty stipulate whether an allowed unsatisfactory mark for this programme unit is permitted.

Academic context