https://studiegids.vu.nl/en/courses/2025-2026/P_UINLPSYTo have knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of psychologyTo be able to apply this knowledge as evidenced by the ability to answer basic questions with regard to psychologyThe course provides an overview of the field of psychology. What are the genetic and biological fundamentals of behavior? What is consciousness? How do we sense and perceive the (visual) world? How do we learn, remember, and think? Why do we behave as we do? Apart from these very fundamental questions, the course will also cover, among others, the following topics: intelligence, social psychology, developmental psychology, personality, psychopathology, and the treatment of psychopathology.-14 lectures Contact hours: 168 (26 lecture, 3 exam, 139 self-study)Multiple choice examPhelps, E.A., Berkman, E.T., & Gazzaniga, M.S. (2022). Psychological Science (7th edition). Norton.The course is taught in English.