Vocational orientation and ethics in psychology - BMETE47MN03

This course aims to introduce students to the basic principles and terms of Evolutionary Psychology, a discipline that represents a major shift in how psychologists think about the human cognition and behaviour. This shift was actually initialized by Darwin but has only come to its full fruition during the past decades. In this course we will be exploring many familiar aspects of human functioning through an evolutionary lens. Students shall learn about the basic principles of evolutionary theory and its applications to psychological phenomena, and develop an understanding of what an evolutionary approach can bring to our knowledge of human behaviour and mental processes. This course will invite students to think of humans as one of many species inhabiting this planet, subject to the same natural laws as nonhuman species. The course will begin with an overview of the principles of evolution and the phylogenetic history of hominization. We will then proceed to examine specific aspects of human cognition and social behaviour through an evolutionary lens. By the end of this course students should have a good grasp of the mechanisms of evolution and how those mechanisms operate on the develop-ment of Homo sapiens. Students will have gained a good deal of practice applying evolutionary principles to understanding various aspects of human nature, and should be able to make novel applications of these prin-ciples to aid in understanding the distal causes of much of the human activity that we see around us.

1. The student knows and adequately uses the most important concepts used in evolutionary psychology, knows the most important models and theories of the discipline.

1. Ability to integrate the contributions of these new and rapidly developing fields into a general frame-work of psychology
2. Ability to communicate in a professionally adequate manner, orally and in writing, about the most im-portant, current results of evolutionary psychology.
3. Formulating individual opinion based on the acquired material

1. Open to expanding knowledge related to his/her field.
2. Open and motivated to apply the acquired knowledge.
3. Collaborates with the lecturer and fellow students to expand knowledge.
4. Critical interpretation of related research and their results

1. Expect and utilize new knowledge.
2. Actively participates in the process of acquiring knowledge.
3. Solves tasks (individually and / or in groups) responsibly and independently.
4. Use a systems approach in your thinking.

Lectures

• Bereczkei Tamás: Evolúciós Pszichológia Ozirisz Kiadó 2003.
• Csányi Vilmos: Az Emberi Természet Vince Kiadó, 1999.

The learning outcomes set out in point 2.2 are assessed in a written examination.

Detailed description of the performance evaluations carried out during the diligence period: Written exam: Students will acquire 1 written exam during the semester to acquire theoretical knowledge. The exam consists of multiple choice and essay questions. The questions cover the lesson material.

• Written exam: 100%

1) We use the regulations in accordance with the TVSZ. 2) The written exam can be improved during the exam period.

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To achieve the learning outcomes set out in section 2.2, the course consists of the following thematic blocks. In the bridge buses of the courses announced in each semester, these topics are scheduled according to the calendar and other features.

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