Duration
30h Th
Number of credits
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Schedule
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
Objects and methods of psychology; brief historical overview; psychological questions presented through several major psychological perspectives: biological, behavioral, cognitive, systemic and humanistic. General overview of psychology.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Introduction to the fundamental concepts of scientific psychology. Acquisition of general knowledge. It will be question of seeing how important notions such as personality, emotion, learning and memory, motivation or psychological disorders are approached within the different psychological perspectives.
The course contributes to the development of critical thinking in relation to psychology issues. Among the topics covered:
- Definition of psychology.
- Introduction to several psychological perspectives.
- Biological basis of the behavior.
- Sensation and perception.
- Learning.
- Memory.
- Thinking and intelligence.
- Motivation and emotion.
- Stress and health.
- Psychological disorders and psychotherapy.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Ex cathedra.
Mode of delivery (face to face, distance learning, hybrid learning)
Face-to-face.
Recommended or required readings
Required manual: K. Huffman (2020). Introduction à la psychologie. De Boeck.
PDF files. Content and illustrations complementary to the textbook will be provided through PDF files associated to face-to-face sessions.
Both the manual and the PDF files of the oral course are part of the matter to be studied.
Exam(s) in session
Any session
- In-person
written exam ( multiple-choice questionnaire )
Work placement(s)
Organisational remarks and main changes to the course
In general, all communications will go through eCampus. You will also find the PDF files associated with the face-to-face sessions.
Contacts
Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@uliege.be)