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200003 VO Biological Psychology I (2021S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 20 - Psychologie
REMOTE

Diese Vorlesung ist nur für Studierende mit Zulassung zum Bachelorstudium Psychologie!
Moodle

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

This lecture will be held digitally via Blackboard Collaborate in Moodle. If it becomes possible to switch to a hybrid format during the course of the semester, room information will be posted in a timely manner.

  • Wednesday 10.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 17.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 24.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 14.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 21.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 28.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 05.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 19.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 26.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 02.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 09.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 16.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital
  • Wednesday 30.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aim: To provide a basic understanding of the biological foundations of human cognition, emotion and behavior.

Contents:
- Basics of neural activity (neurons, glia, action potential, synaptic transmission)
- Neurotransmitter systems
- Structure of the nervous system
- Sensory and motor systems (e.g. central visual system, spinal control of movement)

Method: The contents of chapters 1-14 of the textbook will be presented in lectures.

Assessment and permitted materials

Digital exam format: A mix of MC and open questions in open-book format. There will be a total of 15 MC questions and 5 open questions. Of these 5 questions, 4 can be answered in a few sentences. The last open question is an "ordinary" long question, as it was asked in the past in regular presence tests.

Grading key: It remains unchanged compared to regular presence tests. So there will be a total of 30 points. Each MC question can give you 1 point. For the short open questions 2.5 points per question can be achieved (10 points in total) and for the long question 5 points.

***** Format for presence exam *****

Exam, 25 Multiple Choice Questions, 1 Open Format Question
Exam can be taken in English or German

*****PLEASE NOTE: ALLOWED MATERIALS FOR ONLINE EXAM*****
Allowed to use for online open book exams: Neuroscience - Exploring the Brain; Bear, Connors, Paradiso, 4th, International edition

IMPORTANT: When answering the open questions, do not copy sentences 1:1 from the book. If you do so, we must classify the exam as a plagiarism.

Update from the 25th of November 2020:
Only the use of the above-mentioned allowed material (textbook Bear et al.) is permitted in the examination, all other sources (lecture notes, other students, internet pages, joint summaries etc.) are explicitely not permitted. If sentences, or paragraphs, are taken directly or even slightly modified (e.g. only 1-2 words in the sentence is changed) from the book without being explicitly cited as a direct or indirect quote (APA-Style) then we must classify the written/open examination as plagiarism.

General information on digital exams can be found in the faculty's own info sheet under: https://ssc-psychologie.univie.ac.at/studium/digitale-pruefungen/

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Grading key:
- 1: 27-30 Points (90-100%)
- 2: 24-26 Points (80-89%)
- 3: 21-23 Points (70-79%)
- 4: 18-20 Points (60- 69%)
- 5: under 18 points (under 60%)

Examination topics

Chapter 1-14 from the book and possibly additional literature (if there is additional literature, it will be announced in the lecture).

Reading list

Bear, Connors & Paradiso (2015): Neuroscience - Exploring the brain. 4th edition (Chapter 1 to 14).

Association in the course directory

70221

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:19