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About Study Course

Credit points / ECTS:4 / 6
Course supervisor:Aija Dudkina
Study type:Part time, Full time
Course level:Bachelor
Target audience:Psychology
Language:Latvian
Branch of science:Psychology

Objective

To expand knowledge of cognitive processes and personality research methods and principles of processing and analysing research results; to provide opportunity to apply the acquired knowledge of the cognitive process and personality research in practice; to develop and upgrade skills of drawing up a plan for studying cognitive processes and personality; to conduct cognitive process and personality research under supervision of a supervisor and process, analyse and interpret its results to prepare a description of the research results, and inform the client of the results of the research.

Prerequisites

General Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Psychophysiology, Pathopsychology, Research of Cognitive Processes, Personality Research, Biological Basics of Psyche, Clinical Psychology, Personality Psychology, Cognitive Process and Personality Research.

Learning outcomes

Knowledge

Students are familiar with and describe the conditions, requirements and specifics of psychological research in cognitive processes; explain the peculiarities of psychological research of different age groups.

Skills

Students reasonably argue about methods of psychological research of cognitive processes and principles of processing and analysing the results; reasonably and critically evaluate the methods of psychological research on the conformity of cognitive processes to different age groups.

Competence

Students independently critically evaluate the conformity of the method of psychological research of cognitive processes to different age groups; use psychological research methods of cognitive process in individual work with the client, plan and implement the research of the client's cognitive processes, process, analyse and interpret the acquired data within their competence, correctly form the results of the research of the cognitive processes, prepare an overview of the research results and provide the client with a feedback on them, cooperate with the client according to the basic principles of professional and general ethics.

Study course planning

Planning period:Year 2025, Spring semester
Study programmeStudy semesterProgram levelStudy course categoryLecturersSchedule
Psychology, LFPSb4Bachelor’sRequiredAija Dudkina
Psychology, PSbN4Bachelor’sRequiredAija Dudkina
Psychology, PSb4Bachelor’sRequiredAija Dudkina