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| PSYC0917-1 | Theoretical and methodological foundations of psychological sciences
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| Duration : | 45h Th, 15h Pr |
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| Lecturer : | André Ferrara |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| All year long |
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Course contents :
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| Object and methods of psychology; historical sketch; psychological issues presented through five major approaches: biological, psychodynamic, behaviourist, humanistic and cognitive. General overview of psychology.
What concerns the methodological overview, we will study: the hypothesis formulation, classical experimental designs (between-subjects factorial designs, within-subjects designs, mixed designs, etc.), alternatives to experimentation. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Introduction to the basic concepts of scientific psychology. Acquisition of general knowledge. It will be question of considering the way some important concepts like personality, emotion, motivation or psychological troubles are viewed from the different psychological perspectives.
The course helps developing critical thinking relatively to psychological issues. This course introduces the main research methods in psychology. It constitutes a first approach to the use of the scientific method in answering fundamental or applied research questions. First approach of questions relative to mental health and psychotherapy. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Ex cathedra.
Scheduled interactive sessions for the experimental designs study. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Required manuals:
K. Huffman (2009). Introduction à la psychologie. De Boeck.
A. Myers & C. Hansen (2007). Psychologie expérimentale. De Boeck.
Additional notes and illustrations to the textbook will be provided through lectures. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written exam. |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Ferrara André (04/366.22.32 - a.ferrara@ulg.ac.be) |
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