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HU Credits:
0
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
Pre-Academic Preparation for Humanities and Social Sciences- Advanced
Semester:
1st Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Dr. Naftally Israeli
Coordinator Office Hours:
Teaching Staff:
Dr.
Course/Module description:
Psychology is about exploring, describing and understanding the human psyche. This course will provide initial understanding of the topics that psychology deals with, such as awareness and perception, memory and learning, cognitive and emotional processes, human development, and understanding of one's personality. During the course, different approaches to psychological research will be studied and examples of ways in which the course topics will be expressed in the daily lives of each and every one of us will be presented.
Course/Module aims:
The course aims to enable a broad understanding of various aspects of modern psychology. The course will cover a range of topics that are currently in the focus of psychological research and therapy. The course will provide understanding of key research findings in these areas and of the methodology that enables their development.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To know the research methods in scientific psychology, to know how psychology has evolved across its different fields, to distinguish between different areas of psychological research, to understand basic concepts in the different fields that psychology explores: biological foundations of behavior, sensing and perception, cognition, learning, memory and other cognitive processes, IQ, human development, motivation and emotion, personality, psychological disorders and treatment, and social psychology.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lesson
Course/Module Content:
1. The psychology of our lives
2. Research methods in psychology
3. The biological and evolutionary elements of behavior
4. Sensing and perception
5. Awareness and other states of consciousness
6. Learning and behavior analysis
7. Memory
8. Cognitive processes
9. IQ
10. Human development
11. Motivation
12. Emotion, stress and health
13. Personality
14. Psychological disorders
15. Treatment of psychological disorders
16. Social Cognition and Social Relations
17. Social processes, society and culture
Required Reading:
Grig and Zimbardo (2010) [in Hebrew]
Additional Reading Material:
Nolen-Hoeksema, S. (2009). Atkinson and Hilgard’s introduction to psychology. 15th edition. Australia: Wardsworth.
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 55 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 5 %
Project work 0 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 10 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 30 %
Other 0 %
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