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200002 VO General Psychology II (2025S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie

Diese Vorlesung ist nur für Studierende mit Zulassung zum Bachelorstudium Psychologie!
Mo 03.03. 11:30-13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum

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Details

Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Monday 10.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 17.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 24.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 31.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 07.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 28.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 05.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 12.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 19.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 26.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 02.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 16.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 23.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum
  • Monday 30.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 3 2A211 2.OG UZA II Geo-Zentrum

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The aim of this lecture is to acquire an overview of the subject areas of learning, motivation and volition. Topics of the course include fundamental paradigms and theories of classical conditioning and instrumental learning, drive and activation theory approaches of motivational psychology, implicit and explicit motives, expectation-value theories, economic models of utility maximization as well as theories and research in the field of volition and goal-striving.

The contents are presented by means of lectures and supplemented by offers on Moodle (discussion forum, exercises).

Students should acquire the following skills:
- Understands human behavior as a product of their learning history, current environmental conditions and biological processes.
- Describe and explain everyday phenomena (thinking, feeling and behavior of people in everyday life) using technical terms, concepts and theories of learning, motivation and volition psychology.
- Intellectual transfer of basic knowledge from the fields of learning, motivation and volition into relevant other basic subjects (e.g. biological psychology and social psychology) and fields of application (e.g. clinical psychology and industrial and organizational psychology).

Assessment and permitted materials

All 4 exam dates will be held in the same format, on site. The exam consists of questions of different formats (e.g. multiple choice, cloze text).
The exam time is 60 minutes.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading
- 1: from 90%
- 2: from 80%
- 3: from 70%
- 4: 60%
- 5: under 60%

Examination topics

Contents of the lecture and additional literature (will be announced in the lecture)

Reading list

- Chapter 4 and 5 from: Gluck, M.A., Mercado, E. & Myers, C.E. (2020). Learning and memory. From brain to behavior (4th ed.). New York: Worth Publ.
- Section on motivation psychology (chapters 1-9) from: Brandstätter, V., Schüler, J., Puca, R. M., & Lozo, L. (2018). Motivation und Emotion. Wiesbaden: Springer.

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