PsychologySyllabus

Subject code

UFS-1310y

Credits

3

Student workload

90

Semester

Autumn semester

Academic year

2025-2026

Subject type

Elective

Form of education

Full-time

Language of instruction

Russian

In-class hours

a) 30

Out-of-class hours

a) 45 b) 15

The subject "psychology" is intended for students enrolled in the undergraduate program. it is one of the most important components of scientific and educational policy. after all, independence is a value that requires the ability to be involved in global socio-political processes, as well as the presence of one’s own national thought and thinking, and the preservation of national existence.

• lecture
• problem-based learning
• project-based learning
• presentations
• teamwork
• case study
• interactive discussion

No learning outcomes have been added.

1. 1.
   The subject and tasks of modern psychologyLecture

   Modern psychology is a science that studies mental processes, behavior, personality and human activity. the main tasks of psychology are the explanation of mental phenomena, the prediction of behavior and the promotion of personality development.

2. 2.
   Methods of research in psychologyLecture

   In psychology, various methods of research are used: observation, experiment, survey, interview, testing, questionnaire and analysis of product activity. these methods provide objective study of mental processes.

3. 3.
   Activity and behaviorLecture

   Activity is the purposeful activity of a person, and behavior is the totality of his reactions to the environment. both phenomena are related to the needs and motives of a person.

4. 4.
   Psychological characteristics of communicationLecture

   Communication is a social-psychological process of exchanging information, thoughts and feelings between people. it is carried out with the help of verbal and non-verbal means.

5. 5.
   Psychological characteristics of sensationsLecture

   Sensations are mental processes that reflect individual properties of objects and phenomena when they are directly affected by a person's sense organs.

6. 6.
   Psychological characteristics of perceptionLecture

   Perception is a process of holistic reflection of objects and phenomena of the surrounding world based on sensations. it depends both on the work of the senses and on the past experience of the person.

7. 7.
   Psychological characteristics of thinkingLecture

   Thinking is a higher cognitive process that allows a person to analyze, summarize information, solve problems and draw conclusions.

8. 8.
   Imagination Lecture

   Imagination is a mental process of creating new images based on previously received experience. it plays an important role in human creative activity.

9. 9.
   Feelings and emotional statesLecture

   Feelings reflect a stable emotional attitude of a person to the surrounding world, and emotional states represent short-term emotional reactions to various situations.

10. 10.
    Temperament Lecture

    Temperament is a set of innate individual-psychological features that determine the dynamics of a person's mental activity. there are four main types of temperament: sanguine, choleric, phlegmatic and melancholic.

11. 11.
    Character Lecture

    Character is a set of stable individual-psychological qualities of a person, which are formed in the course of life and determine the behavior of a person.

12. 12.
    Ability Lecture

    Abilities are individual-psychological features of a person that ensure the successful performance of a certain activity. they develop under the influence of natural predispositions, training and practice.

13. 13.
    Volya Lecture

    Volya is a mental process that ensures conscious overcoming of difficulties and achievement of set goals.

14. 14.
    Subject and tasks of age psychologyLecture

    Age psychology studies the regularities of human mental development at various stages of life. its tasks are the study of age characteristics and the promotion of harmonious personality development.

15. 15.
    Psychological features of early adolescence and personality developmentLecture

    Early adolescence is an important stage of personality formation, worldview, professional self-determination, independence and self-awareness. in this period, emotional and social changes are especially noticeable.

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