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• Book title: Introduction to Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology
• Author: Custom edition of Leiden University
• Edition: 1st edition

About the book

The book 'Introduction to Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology' is a book that has been specially compiled for Leiden University. It is based on three other books:

• Personality Psychology by Larsen and Buss - 3rd edition
• Abnormal Psychology by Nolen-Hoeksema - 9th edition
• Taylor's Health Psychology - 11th edition

The fact that this book is a compilation of three other books is also clearly reflected in the structure of the book. In this book it is always indicated from which book the chapters originate. In the summary, it has been decided to also mention the original book titles.

Overview mandatory study material and examinfo

WHOLE YEAR

Academic Skills Tutorial

• Study material:
  • Reader Academic Skills Tutorial 2025-2026
• Exam information: The final grade is a weighted average of the assignments

BLOCK 1

Introduction to Psychology

• Study material:
  • Psychology by Gray & Bjorklund, 8th edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is based on the exam

Introduction to Methodology and Statistics

• Study material:
  • Introduction to Behavioral Research Methods by Leary, 6th edition
  • Statistical Methods for Psychology by Howell, 2014 or 2021 edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of a multiple choice exam (70%) and an R skills test (30%)

History of Psychology

• Study material:
  • Chapters on History of Psychology by Van der Velde & Uithol available on Brightspace
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of a multiple choice exam (70%) and the practice sessions (30%)

BLOCK 2

Inferential Statistics

• Study material:
  • Statistical Methods for Psychology by Howell, UL 2014 or 2021 edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of a multiple choice exam (70%) and an R skills test (30%)

Personality, Clinical and Health Psychology

• Study material:
  • Introduction to Personality, Clinical & Health Psychology, Custom Leiden University Edition
• Examinfo:
  • the final grade is a weighted average of a multiple choice exam (70%) and a workgroup grade (30%)

BLOCK 3

Developmental and Educational Psychology

• Study material:
  • How Children Develop by Siegler a.o., 7th edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is based on an exam

Experimental and Correlational Research

• Study material:
  • Statistical Methods for Psychology by Howell, UL 2014 or 2021 edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the examination grade (70%) and the grade for the R skills test (30%)

Social and Organisational Psychology

• Study material: To be announced
  • Organizational Behavior - International Student Edition by Neck a.o., 3rd edition
  • Social Psychology by Heinzen & Goodfriend, 2nd edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam grade (70%) and the average grade for the two work group assignments (30%

BLOCK 4

Biopsychology and Neuropsychology

• Study material:
  • Biological Psychology by Kalat - 14th edition
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam (70%) and the compound grade for the two assignments (30%)

Cognitive Psychology

• Study material:
  • Cognition by Chun & Most - 1st edition
  • Cognitive Psychology CogLab Syllabus available via Brightspace
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the exam grade (70%) and the report grade (30%)

Psychology and Science

• Study material:
  • Chapters on Philosophy of Science and Logic by Van der Velde - 1st edition
  • Critical Thinking by Moore & Parker - 13th or 14th edition (selected chapters)
• Examinfo: the final grade is a weighted average of the multiple-choice examination grade (70%) and the report grade (30%)