1. Psychology is a science that studies human psychological phenomena, psychological functions and behaviors. It is not only a theoretical discipline, but also an applied discipline. Including basic psychology and applied psychology.
2. Psychological research involves many fields such as perception, cognition, emotion, personality, behavior, interpersonal relationship, social relationship and so on, as well as many fields of daily life-family, education, health, society and so on. On the one hand, psychology tries to explain the basic behavior and psychological function of individuals with brain operation, and at the same time, psychology also tries to explain the role of individual psychological function in social behavior and social motivation; At the same time, it is also related to neuroscience, medicine, biology and other sciences, because the physiological functions discussed in these sciences will affect the mind of individuals. 3. The purpose of psychologists engaged in basic research is to describe, explain, predict and influence behavior. Applied psychologists also have a fifth purpose-to improve the quality of human life. These goals form the basis of psychology.
Second, basic psychology
definition
Basic psychology is the basic discipline of psychology. It studies the basic principles of psychology and the general laws of psychological phenomena, covering a wide range of fields, including the essence and structure of psychology, the system and methodology of psychology, as well as sensory perception and attention, learning and memory, thinking and speech. Some basic psychological phenomena such as emotion and motivation consciousness, personality tendency and ability, personality and temperament and their related biological basis. Basic psychology also includes; The research of dynamic methods includes experimental design, psychological measurement and various specific research methods.
learning target
Doctor's degree has a thorough understanding of the basic theories and methods of basic psychology, a systematic grasp of the basic knowledge and skills of basic psychology and related disciplines, a good grasp of the current development trend of international psychology, strong scientific research ability and interdisciplinary research literacy, and unique insights into the research field. Master at least one foreign language, be proficient in reading foreign language materials of this major, and have certain writing skills and the ability to conduct international academic exchanges. After graduation, I can independently undertake and complete significant scientific research projects, and be competent for the teaching of psychology in colleges and universities.
2. The master's degree has a systematic psychological foundation, basic theories and professional knowledge of related disciplines, masters experimental skills and measurement methods of psychology or related disciplines, and can conduct scientific research independently. Proficient in a foreign language, and can read the foreign language materials of this major. After graduation, I can be competent for scientific research and teaching in colleges and universities.
Research scope
1. Subject research scope The research scope of basic psychology includes feeling, perception, attention, memory, thinking and speech, action, emotion and motivation, consciousness, personality tendency and ability, temperament, personality and its related biological basis. Basic theories of basic psychology, research on the history and methods of psychology, and research on animal psychology. Cognitive neuroscience organically combines cognitive process and neural process, and will become the main development direction of basic psychology.
2. Curriculum: the progress of contemporary psychology, psychological research methods, basic theories and schools of psychology, special topics of experimental psychology, cognitive psychology, physiological psychology, comparative psychology, psychological measurement, introduction to cognitive science, introduction to artificial intelligence, cognitive neuroscience, brain imaging technology, comparative neuroanatomy, advanced statistics and advanced computer language.