3 ECTS credits
90 h study time
Offer 2 with catalog number 1023399AEW for working students in the 2nd semester at a (A) Bachelor - preliminary level.
In this course the most important philosophical and historical foundations of current empirical psychology are studied. Two central questions are: what is science and what is the mind and how can the mind be investigated scientifically. After rehearsing the main approaches in philosophy of science (logical positivism, relativism and the analytical tradition of Wittgenstein), the core questions since the cognitive revolution in psychology are discussed. Mind, intentionality, consciousness, representation and free will are central issues which are studied from different points of view. The cognitive revolution started from an abstract-linguistic approach to cognition. This mechanistic-logical view formed the basis to research into artificial intelligence (AI). With the ascent of the neurosciences, evolutionary psychology, and insights into mind-body relationships, shortcomings of the abstract-linguistic view became apparent, and new theories and models about human cognition were developed.
A syllabus has been developed by the instructor + notes taken by the students during the classes.
Complementary study material:
Leahey, T.H.: ' A History of Psychology. Main currents in psychological thought', Pearson Prentice Hall, 2004 (6th edition).
Students acquire fundamental knowledge of the most important orientations in the history and philosophy of psychology. Students can recognize relationships among ideas, theories and methods of research in the different stages of the develoment of psychology as a science.
The final grade is composed based on the following categories:
Written Exam determines 100% of the final mark.
Within the Written Exam category, the following assignments need to be completed:
Multiple-choice exam: 100%.
Second exam session: idem
This offer is part of the following study plans:
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Initial track (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Work & Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Social Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Profile Cultural Studies (only offered in Dutch)
Bachelor of Adult Education: Initial track (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Traject van 90 studiepunten met Profiel Arbeids- en Organisatiepsychologie (only offered in Dutch)
Bridging Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Work and Organisational Psychology (only offered in Dutch)
Preparatory Programme Master of Science in Psychology: Profile Profile Clinical Psychology (only offered in Dutch)