- You will be able to identify and summarize current debates in psychology about consciousness. (FQ 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2)
- You will be able to articulate your own reasoned view of consciousness in relation to at least one of the following themes: phenomenological awareness, self-awareness, or the power of the unconscious. (FQ 5.1, 5.2, 5.4)
- You will be able to integrate philosophical and empirical perspectives on consciousness. (FQ 1.1, 1.2, 2.1, 2.3, 5.1, 5.2)
- You will be able to self-reflect on how your understanding of consciousness has been changed by your accumulation of philosophical and empirical knowledge on consciousness during the course. (FQ 5.1, 5,2, 5.4, 5.5).
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The question of which psychological processes are conscious and which are not has fascinated and challenged researchers for centuries. The mystery of consciousness has even been labelled as the “the last frontier of science.” In this specialty course, we will discuss various psychological processes, such as free will, subjective experience, states of consciousness, mind or matter, smart or stupid unconscious, and attributing consciousness to others. This specialty course will focus not only on various unconscious processes and the importance of the unconscious, but also on psychological processes that involve consciousness and various modern perspectives on what consciousness really is. These topics will be approached from a philosophical, neurological, and social-cognitive perspective.
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Psychology students admitted to year 2.
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