Labyrint Course Pointer with study material and exam info for Psychology Electives at University of Leiden - 2024-2025

Study material and exam info for blocks 1 - 4

BLOCK 1

Cross-cultural Psychology of Health and Illness

• Study material:
  • Cultural psychology by Heine, 4th edition
  • Articles via Brightspace
    • week 1: ch 1,4
    • week 2: ch 8,13
    • week 3: ch 6 
      • de Graaff, F. M., Mistiaen, P., Devillé, W.L.J.M. & Francke, A.L. (2012). Perspectives on care and communication involving incurably ill Turkish and Moroccan patients, relatives and professionals: a systematic literature review. BMC Palliative Care, 11:17 
      • Mori et al. (2019). Explicit prognostic disclosure to Asian women with breast cancer: A randomized scripted video-vignette study (J-SUPPORT1601). Cancer 125(19), 3320-3329  
    • week 4: ch 9 
      • Franzen, S., van den Berg, E., Bossenbroek, W., Kranenburg, J., Scheffers, E. A., van Hout, M., ... Papma, J. M. (2022). Neuropsychological assessment in the multicultural memory clinic: Development and feasibility of the TULIPA battery. The Clinical Neuropsychologist, 37(1), 60–80. 
      • Kiadarbandsari, A., Lemalu, M. T., Wilson, S., & Fa'alau, F. (2024). Dementia among Minority Populations: A Scoping Review of Meaning, Language, and Translation. Dementia and geriatric cognitive disorders, 53(4), 217–228. 
    • week 5: ch 5,7 
      • Williams, D. R., Lawrence, J. A., & Davis, B. A. (2019). Racism and health: evidence and needed research. Annual Review of Public Health, 40, 105-125.
      • Bourabain, D., & Verhaeghe, P. P. (2020). The Conceptualization of Everyday Racism in Research on the Mental and Physical Health of Ethnic and Racial Groups: a Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities, 1-13. 
    • week 6: ch 10,14
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the exam with multiple choice (70%) and open questions (30%)
• Examdates: 24 October 2024 + 21 January 2025 (resit)

Psychology of Advertising

• Study material: The Psychology of Advertising by Fennis & Stroebe, 3rd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the exam with multiple choice (80%) and open questions (20%)
• Examdates: 24 October 2024 + 23 January 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 2

Artificial Intelligence

• Study material: articles
• About the exam: The final grade is based on the final exam with open questions
• Examdates: 19 December 2024 + 30 January 2025 (resit)

Psychological and Neurobiological Consequences of Child Abuse

• Study material:
  • articles
  • The boy who was raised as a dog by Perry a.o., 2nd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on the final exam
• Examdates: 20 December 2024 + 31 January 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 3

Attention: Theory and Practice

• Study material:
  • Attention: selection and control in human information processing by Proctor, 1st edition
  • Ruit, M. van de & Ghosh, A. (2022). "Can you hear me now? Momentary increase in smartphone usage enhances neural processing of task-irrelevant sound tones", in: Neuroimage: Reports, Vol. 2, Issue 4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ynirp.2022.100131
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the final exam with multiple-choice questions (70%) and essay questions (30%)
• Examdates: 27 March 2025 + 16 June 2025 (resit)

Culture and Diversity at Work

• Study material: articles
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the final exam with multiple-choice questions (70%) and essay questions (30%)
• Examdates: 28 March 2025 + 18 June 2025 (resit)

Reading list Culture and Diversity at Work:

1. Berry, J. W. (2005). Acculturation: Living successfully in two cultures. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 29(6), 697-712. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2005.07.013
2. Derks, B., Van Laar, C., & Ellemers, N. (2016). The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance themselves from junior women. The Leadership Quarterly, 27(3), 456-469. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2015.12.007
3. Eagly, A. H., & Koenig, A. M. (2021). The vicious cycle linking stereotypes and social roles. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 30(4), 343-350. https://doi.org/10.1177/09637214211013775
4. Eccles, J. (2009). Who am I and what am I going to do with my life? Personal and collective identities as motivators of action. Educational Psychologist, 44(2), 78–89. https://doi.org/10.1080/00461520902832368
5. Ely, R. J., & Thomas, D. A. (2001). Cultural diversity at work: The effects of diversity perspectives on work group processes and outcomes. Administrative Science Quarterly, 46(2), 229-273. https://doi.org/10.2307/2667087
6. Fiske, S. T., & Lee T. L. (2008). Stereotypes and prejudice create workplace discrimination. In A. P. Brief (Ed.), Diversity at work (pp. 13–52). Cambridge University Press.
7. Gaertner, S. L., & Dovidio, J. F. (2005). Understanding and addressing contemporary racism: From aversive racism to the common ingroup identity model. Journal of Social Issues, 61(3), 615–639. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-4560.2005.00424.x
8. Gündemir, S., Martin, A. E., & Homan, A. C. (2019). Understanding diversity ideologies from the target’s perspective: A review and future directions. Frontiers in Psychology, 10, 282. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00282
9. Hornsey, M. J., & Hogg, M. A. (2000). Assimilation and diversity: An integrative model of subgroup relations. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 4(2), 143-156. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15327957PSPR0402_03
10. Kanter, R. M. (1976). The impact of hierarchical structures on the work behavior of women and men. Social Problems, 23(4), 415–427. https://doi.org/10.2307/799852
11. Kulik, C. T., & Roberson, L. (2008). Diversity initiative effectiveness: What organizations can (and cannot) expect from diversity recruitment, diversity training, and formal mentoring programs. In A. P. Brief (Ed.), Diversity at work (pp. 265–317): Cambridge University Press.
12. O'Brien, L. T., Major, B. N., & Gilbert, P. N. (2012). Gender differences in entitlement: The role of system-justifying beliefs. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 34(2), 136–145. https://doi.org/10.1080/01973533.2012.655630
13. Richard, N. T., & Wright, S. C. (2010). Advantaged group members’ reactions to tokenism. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 13(5), 559-569. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1368430210362227
14. Roberson, Q. M. (2019). Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research agenda. Annual Review of Organizational Psychology and Organizational Behavior, 6, 69-88. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-orgpsych-012218-015243
15. Roberge, M. É., & van Dick, R. (2010). Recognizing the benefits of diversity: When and how does diversity increase group performance? Human Resource Management Review, 20(4), 295–308. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hrmr.2009.09.002
16. Ryan, M. K., & Haslam, S. A. (2007). The glass cliff: Exploring the dynamics surrounding the appointment of women to precarious leadership positions. Academy of Management Review, 32(2), 549–572. https://doi.org/10.5465/amr.2007.24351856
17. Shore, L. M., Randel, A. E., Chung, B. G., Dean, M. A., Holcombe Ehrhart, K., & Singh, G. (2011). Inclusion and diversity in work groups: A review and model for future research. Journal of Management, 37(4), 1262–1289. https://doi.org/10.1177/0149206310385943
18. Starck, J. G., Sinclair, S., & Shelton, J. N. (2021). How university diversity rationales inform student preferences and outcomes. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 118(16). https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2013833118
19. Stephan, W. G., & Stephan, C. W. (2001). Diversity initiatives in the workplace. In W. G. Stephan & C. W. Stephan (Eds.), Improving intergroup relations (pp. 75–101). Sage.
20. Van Knippenberg, D., De Dreu, C. K., & Homan, A. C. (2004). Work group diversity and group performance: An integrative model and research agenda. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89(6), 1008–1022. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.89.6.1008
21. White, J. B. (2008). Fail or flourish? Cognitive appraisal moderates the effect of solo status on performance. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34(9), 1171–1184. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167208318404

Emotion and Cognition

• Study material:
  • Emotion Science by Fox, 1st edition
  • Articles
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the final exam with multiple-choice questions (70%) and essay questions (30%)
• Examdates: 26 March 2025 + 20 June 2025 (resit)

Pharmacological and Biological Approaches to Clinical and Health Psychology

• Study material:
  • Psychopharmacology by Ettinger, 3rd edition
  • Articles
    week 1:
    Attia et al. : p74-81.
    https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fjamanetwork.com%2Fjournals%2Fjama%2Farticle-abstract%2F183169&data=05%7C01%7CPPutman%40FSW.leidenuniv.nl%7Cb3e33da0f1e84ae1af9608db082e7450%7Cca2a7f76dbd74ec091086b3d524fb7c8%7C0%7C0%7C638112767828235615%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=mgsm9Q%2BwMpav4Yb5mz6rUzOf4UaixybJo0J%2FSAzXIsk%3D&reserved=0 
    Assary et al. :  p133-143, minus paragraphs 1.1.2 and 1.1.4 
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S108495211730280X 
    week 2:
    Sapolsky et al.: pages 55- 61 (stop after Conclusions).
    https://academic.oup.com/edrv/article/21/1/55/2423840?login=true#google_vignette 
    Hermans et al.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0166223614000459 
    Putman & Roelofs
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0306453010003100 
    week 3:
    Bower, J. E., & Kuhlman, K. R. (2023). Psychoneuroimmunology: An Introduction to
    Immune-to-Brain Communication and Its Implications for Clinical Psychology. 
    Annual review of clinical psychology, 19, 331–359. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-clinpsy-080621-045153 
    Paragraphs that can be skipped from this paper are: 2.6, 3.4.4, 3.5.3, 4.2- 4.4, 6 
    week 4:
    week 5:
    week 6:
    Eisenstein: S10-S12.
    https://www.nature.com/articles/497S10a 
    Hallet: pages 87-96.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627307004606 
    week 7: 
    Book by Ettinger: Chapter 4 (only pp 91-105)
    Kindt et al.
    https://www.nature.com/articles/nn.2271 
    Soeter & Kindt.
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006322315003133 
    de Quervain & Margraf
    https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014299908000344 
• About the exam: The final grade is based on the final exam with closed and open questions
• Examdates: 26 March 2025 + 17 June 2025 (resit)

Sexology

• Study material: 
  Introduction to human sexuality, Goerling and Wolfe, 2024.

  • week 1: Ch. 1, 2, 3, 5 

    week 2: Ch. 4, 8, 10

    week 3: Ch. 9, 12, 13, 14, 15 

    week 4: Ch. 6, 7, 11, 16, 20

    week 5: Ch. 17

    week 6: Ch. 17

    week 7: Ch. 18, 19

• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the final exam with multiple-choice questions (60%) and essay questions (40%)
• Examdates: 24 March 2025 + 17 June 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 4

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice

• Readings:
  • Current Psychotherapies by Wedding and Corsini - 2nd Leiden custom edition
  • Essential research findings in counselling and psychotherapy by Cooper - 1st edition
• Examinfo: The final exam consists of multiple choice questions and open-ended questions.
• Examdates: 26 May 2025 & 23 June 2025 (resit)

The Adolescent Brain

• Readings: Articles to be announced
• Examinfo: The final grade will be determined by a final written examination, consisting of approximately 40-50 multiple choice questions.
• Examdates: 28 May 2025 & 24 June 2025 (resit)