HS 303 – Introduction to Psychology (2021)

Course Offered In:

Autumn 2021

Instructors:

Prof. Rashmi Gupta

Prerequisites:

None

Difficulty:

Easy

Course Content:

Introduction to Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience
Depression 
Perception
Social Perception
Attention
Emotion, Reward, and Motivation Processes
Decision making
Memory

Feedback on Lectures:

Lectures were very good and intereactive

Instructor used to show videos and puzzles during the class

Each lecture started with revision of last  lecture

Edited recorded lectures were available but this may change as it was conducted in online mode

Feedback on Evaluations:

Total two exams, midsem and endsem of 50% weightage each

Exams were MCQ based with single correct and negative marking

Grading was little on tougher side

Study Material and References:

Lecture slides are enough 

For additional reading, instructor provided reference books – Clifford T. Morgan, Richard A. King, John R. Weisz, John Schopler – Introduction to Psychology-McGraw Hill Education (India) Private Limited (1986)-minl

Follow-up Courses:

HS 451 – Cognition and Emotion

Final Takeaways:

Course content was good and engaging

Good entry level course in psychology

Review by – Siddhi Bagul, 2023(B.Tech)