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Study material and exam info

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Academic Skills

• Study material:
  • Academic writing skills by van der Molen a.o. - 3rd edition
  • Additional reading material may be announced.
• About the exam: Students write papers and complete a group video presentation

A Practical Introduction to Research Methods

• Study material: no literature
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of practica

BLOCK 1A

Introduction to psychological theories and research methods

• Study material: Research Methods in Psychology: Evaluating a World of information by Morling, 4th edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on a digital exam and 3 mandatory Slimstampen
• Exam dates: 7 November 2024 + 31 January 2025 (resit)

Statistics 1A

• Study material:
  • Mandatory: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by Moore, McCabe & Craig, 10th edition
  • Recommended: SPSS for psychologists by Harrison et al., 7th edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the multiple choice exam and an assignment
• Exam dates: 4 November 2024 + 24 February 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 1B

Biopsychology

• Study material: Biological Psychology by Kalat, 14th edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of two digital exam with multiple choice and open questions
  • First partial exam: Chapter 1 until chapter 7
  • Second partial exam: Chapter 8 until chapter 14
• Exam dates: 10 December 2024 + 13 January 2025 + 7 April 2025 (resit)

Personality and individual differences

• Study material: Personality Psychology: Domains Of Knowledge About Human Nature by Larsen a.o., 3rd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of a multiple choice exam and an essay
• Exam dates: 17 January 2025 + 11 April 2025 (resit)

Statistics IB

• Study material:
  • Mandatory: Introduction to the Practice of Statistics by Moore, McCabe & Craig, 10th edition
  • Recommended: SPSS for psychologists by Harrison et al., 7th edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of a digital multiple choice exam and a practical exam
• Exam dates: 28 March 2025 + 27 June 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 2A

Dialogue and group skills

• Study material: Intentional interviewing and interviewing for solutions by Ivey a.o., 2nd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on active participation and assignments

Social and cross-cultural psychology

• Study material: Social Psychology by Hogg & Vaughan, 9th edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on a multiple choice exam
• Exam dates: 31 March 2025 + 20 June 2025 (resit)

BLOCK 2B

Cognitive Psychology

• Study material: Reisberg, Daniel. Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind (8th Intern. Student Edition), W.W. Norton & Company
• About the exam: The final grade is based on a digital exam consisting of open questions
• Exam dates: 13 June 2025 & 4 July 2025 (resit)

History of Psychology

• Study material: To be announced
• About the exam: The final grade is based on two digital exam consisting of open and multiple choice questions
• Exam dates: 11 June 2025 + 30 June 2025 (resit)

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