Psychology

This course examines when and why people care and help – or do not. Although the focus will be on caring for and helping other people, this course considers commitment more generally, e.g., to one’s self, to one’s relationships, to one’s country, to one’s god, to justice, etc. The course is concerned with whether non-human animals ever have similar concerns and commitments. Most sub-disciplines within psychology (e.g., biological, clinical, cognitive, developmental, personality, social) will be considered on the module, as will aspects of several related disciplines (e.g., economics, philosophy, sociology).

This course focuses on developmental psychology including affective, emotional, and social development throughout the life cycle.  

This course gives non-psychology students an understanding of the theories, research, and applications in current business psychology. Topics include an introduction to business psychology, research methods, selection methods, trait predictors of work output, biodata methods and their limitations, work attitudes and values, theories of work motivation, job satisfaction, stress at work, learning and training on the job, group dynamics, decision making, leaders and leadership, working abroad, and the future of work.

The course focuses on the different factors underlying consumers’ food behaviors. Centrally in the course are theories on determinants of food consumption, strategies to change behavior, and social significance and meaning of food. Social, cultural, cognitive, developmental, psychophysiological and neuroeconomic approaches as well as theory of human action and of decision making processes are discussed.