Course level

Undergraduate

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

2 Lecture hours
1 Tutorial hour
1 Practical or Laboratory hour

Incompatible

PY372

Recommended prerequisite

Assessment methods

Tutorial presentation, tutorial exercises and final exam

Course enquiries

Dr Eric Vanman

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

This course is not currently offered, please contact the school or faculty of your program.

Course description

In this course students will receive an introduction into contemporary research in emotion, learning, and basic cognitive processes from a neuroscientific perspective. Students will be confronted with a variety of research projects aimed at understanding phenomena such as associative learning and anxiety. Particular emphasis will be placed on biological approaches, which emphasise the neurological basis of psychological processes. The considerable achievements made in these fields will be presented as well as the limits of the particular approaches.