Course Pointer with study material and exam info for Psychology Electives at University of Leiden - 2023-2024

Study material and exam info for blocks 1 - 4

BLOCK 1

Cross-cultural Psychology of Health and Illness

• Study material:
  • Cultural psychology by Heine, 4th edition
  • Articles via Brightspace
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the exam with multiple choice (70%) and open questions (30%)
• Exam dates: 7 November 2023 + 30 January 2024 (resit)

Psychology of Advertising

• Study material: The Psychology of Advertising by Fennis & Stroebe, 3rd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighted average of the exam with multiple choice (80%) and open questions (20%)
• Exam dates: 6 November 2023 + 1 February 2024 (resit)

BLOCK 2

Artificial Intelligence

• Study material: articles
• About the exam: The final grade is based on the final exam with open questions
• Exam dates: 30 January 2024 + 11 April 2024 (resit)

Psychological and Neurobiological Consequences of Child Abuse

• Study material:
  • articles
  • The boy who was raised as a dog by Perry a.o., 2nd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on the final exam
• Exam dates: 26 January 2024 + 8 April 2024 (resit)

BLOCK 3

Attention: Theory and Practice

• Study material:
  • Attention: Theory and practice by Johnson & Proctor - 2004 - article
  • "Can you hear me now? Momentary increase in smartphone usage enhances neural processing of task-irrelevant sound tones" by Van de Ruit & Ghosh - 2022 - Article
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighed average of a written multiple choice exam (70%) and essay questions (30%)
• Exam dates: 3 April + 27 June (resit)

Culture and Diversity at Work

• Study material:
  • Acculturation: Living successfully in two cultures by Berry - 2005 - Article
  • The queen bee phenomenon: Why women leaders distance themselves from junior women by Derks a.o. - 2016 - Article
  • The vicious cycle linking stereotypes and social roles by Eagly & Koenig - 2021 - Article
  • Who am I and what am I going to do with my life? Personal and collective identities as motivators of action by Eccles - 2009 - Article
  • Cultural diversity at work: The effects of diversity perspectives on work group processes and outcomes by Ely & Thomas - 2001 - Article
  • Stereotypes and prejudice create workplace discrimination by Fiske & Lee - 2008 - Article
  • Understanding and addressing contemporary racism: From aversive racism to the common ingroup identity model by Gaertner & Dovidio - 2005 - Article
  • Understanding diversity ideologies from the target’s perspective: A review and future directions by Gündemir & Homan - 2019 -  Article
  • Assimilation and diversity: An integrative model of subgroup relations by Hornsey & Hogg - 2000 - Article
  • The impact of hierarchical structures on the work behavior of women and men by Kanter - 1976 - Article
  • Diversity initiative effectiveness: What organizations can (and cannot) expect from diversity recruitment, diversity training, and formal mentoring programs by Kulik & Roberson - 2008 - Article
  • Gender differences in entitlement: The role of system-justifying beliefs by O'Brien & Gilbert - 2012 - Article
  • Advantaged group members’ reactions to tokenism by Richard & Wright - 2010 - Article
  • Diversity in the workplace: A review, synthesis, and future research agenda by Roberson - 2019 - Article
  • Recognizing the benefits of diversity: When and how does diversity increase group performance? by Roberge & van Dick - 2010 - Article
  • The glass cliff: Exploring the dynamics surrounding the appointment of women to precarious leadership positions by Ryan & Haslam 2007 - Article
  • Inclusion and diversity in work groups: A review and model for future research by Shore a.o. - 2011 - Article
  • How university diversity rationales inform student preferences and outcomes Starck a.o. - 2021 - Article 
  • Diversity initiatives in the workplace by Stephan & Stephan - 2001 - Article
  • Work group diversity and group performance: An integrative model and research agenda by Van Knippenberg & Homan - 2004 - Article
  • Fail or flourish? Cognitive appraisal moderates the effect of solo status on performance by White - 2008 - Article
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighed average of an exam with multiple choice questions (70%) and open questions (30%)
• Exam dates: 11 April + 25 June (resit)

Emotion and Cognition

• Study material: Emotion Science by Fox, 1st edition
• About the exam: The final grade is a weighed average of an exam with multiple choice questions (70%) and open questions (30%)
• Exam dates: 5 April + 27 June (resit)

Pharmacological and Biological Approaches to Clinical and Health Psychology

• Study material: Psychopharmacology by Ettinger, 2nd edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on a written exam with 40 closed questions and 5 essay questions
• Exam dates: 9 April + 26 June (resit)

Sexology

• Study material:
  • Understanding Human Sexuality by Hyde & Delamater, 15th edition
  • Articles
• About the exam: The final grade is based on an exam with 40 multiple choice questions and 5 essay questions
• Exam dates: 3 April + 25 June

BLOCK 4

Psychotherapy: Theory, Research & Practice

• Study material:
  • 2nd Leiden University Custom Edition of Current Psychotherapies by Wedding & Corsini, 11th edition
  • Essential research findings in counselling and psychotherapy by Cooper, 1st edition
• About the exam: The final grade is based on an exam with 40 multiple choice questions and 2 open questions
• Exam dates: 19 June + 9 July (resit)

The Adolescent Brain

• Study material: Articles
• About the exam: The final grade is based on a multiple choice exam
• Exam dates: 19 June + 10 July (resit)