Study guide with lecture notes for Psychology Bachelor 1 at the University of Groningen

Lecture Notes to be used with Introduction to psychology. These notes provide an introduction to the various subjects within the field of psychology, such as the science and history of Psychology, Consciousness, Perception, Learning, Attention and memory and Thinking and Intelligence.

Lecture: The Science of Psychology

This lecture can be reviewed additionally to chapter 1

This lecture describes what it means to be a psychological scientist, a brief history of psychology, as well as current issues in psychology.

What is.........Read more

Lecture 1: an introduction to Developmental Psychology

Developmental psychology builds on several fields within psychology.  It its a combination of physical, cognitive, and social-emotional development.  Development examines both 'what' and 'how' these three aspects change across the human life span. 

The six 'what' factors studied in development are:

Nature vs. Nurture

This is one of the most fundamental arguments in psychology.  Everyone knows.........Read more