PSYE105 Introduction to Psychology, Part 1
Annotation:
The mail goal of the course is to introduce to students the main concepts and problems of different psychology domains, to introduce interdisciplinary approach to science psychology and to form initial practical abilities to work with psychological methods.
Lecturers:
Assoc. Prof. Milena Mutafchieva, PhD
Asst. Prof. Kristina Gotseva-Balgaranova, PhD
Course Description:
Competencies:
Prerequisites:
no
Types:
Full-time Programmes
Types of Courses:
Lecture
Language of teaching:
English
Topics:
- Science Psychology. Main Theoretical Perspectives, Psychological Schools.
- Interpretation of a clinical case
- Research Methods in Psychology
- Brain, body and behavior
- Brain Structures
- Perception. Form Perception, Object Recognition.
- Depth Perception, Perception Disorders
- Conscious. Active Conscious, Different states of Consciousness.
- Hypnosis, Drug abuse, Disorders of Consciousness.
- Development in Infancy and Early childhood Development.
- Development in Adolescence and Adulthood
- Development in Adolescence and Adulthood
- Test
- Presentation of the abstracts
- Presentation of the abstracts
Bibliography:
1. Stangor, Ch. (2012). Introduction to Psychology. Flat World Knowledge
2. Roth, I. (1990). Introduction to psychology: vol.1. East Sussex: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
3. Roth, I. (1990). Introduction to psychology: vol.2. East Sussex: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates
4. Plotnik, R. (1989). Introduction to psychology. New York, Random House
Assessment:
Final Assessment:
60% Test
40% Abstract