701-0721-AAL Psychology
Semester | Spring Semester 2019 |
Lecturers | M. Siegrist |
Periodicity | every semester recurring course |
Language of instruction | English |
Comment | 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. |
Courses
Number | Title | Hours | Lecturers | |
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701-0721-AA R | Psychology Self-study course. No presence required. Please contact Prof. Michael Siegrist for further information. | 90s hrs | M. Siegrist |
Catalogue data
Abstract | This is an introductory course in psychology. This course will emphasize cognitive psychology and the psychological experiment. |
Learning 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. |
Performance assessment
Performance assessment information (valid until the course unit is held again) | |
Performance assessment as a semester course | |
ECTS credits | 3 credits |
Examiners | M. Siegrist |
Type | graded semester performance |
Language of examination | English |
Repetition | Repetition possible without re-enrolling for the course unit. |
Learning materials
No public learning materials available. | |
Only public learning materials are listed. |
Groups
No information on groups available. |
Restrictions
There are no additional restrictions for the registration. |
Offered in
Programme | Section | Type | |
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Environmental Sciences Master | Course Units for Additional Admission Requirements | E- |