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200095 VU Cognitive Psychology and Neurosciences (2024W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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NUR FÜR MASTERSTUDIERENDE PSYCHOLOGIE
ACHTUNG: Jede VU kann max. 1x absolviert werden. Sie müssen für das Modul A3 4 unterschiedliche VUs, mit unterschiedlichem Haupttitel absolvieren.Bei Verwendung der VU für Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist max. eine VU erlaubt!
ACHTUNG: Jede VU kann max. 1x absolviert werden. Sie müssen für das Modul A3 4 unterschiedliche VUs, mit unterschiedlichem Haupttitel absolvieren.Bei Verwendung der VU für Modul A4 Freie Fächer ist max. eine VU erlaubt!
Registration/Deregistration
Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Mo 02.09.2024 09:00 to We 25.09.2024 09:00
- Deregistration possible until Fr 11.10.2024 12:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
02.10.24 Introduction, formalities, allocation of places
09.10.24 Introduction to Empirical Aesthetics
16.10.24 Models of the experience of art (basis of the first homework assignment)
23.10.24 Special topics I Julia Crone & Matthew Pelowski
Deadline for Assignment 2: 30.10.2024, 23:59
30.10.24 Special topics II – Art interventions (with Jan Mikuni)
06.11.24 Special topics III Eva Specker (Anna Lena Knoll, Tristan Barriere)
13.11.24 Homework 1 – Discussion of Homeworks and feedback
20.11.24 Sabine Pahl Introduction to Environmental Psychology
27.11.24 Mathew White Connectedness to Nature
04.12.24 Mathew White Environment & Human Health
11.12.24 Sabine Pahl Pro-Environmental Behaviour
Deadline for Assignment 2: 12.12.2024, 23:59
08.01.25 Sabine Pahl Current Topics
15.01.25 Sabine Pahl / Mathew White Current Topics / Data and Methods
22.01.25 Mathew White / Sabine Pahl Feedback on Assignment
29.1.25 ALL General Discussion & Implications
- Wednesday 02.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 09.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 16.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 23.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 30.10. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 06.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 13.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 20.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 27.11. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 04.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 11.12. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 08.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 15.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 22.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
- Wednesday 29.01. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal G Psychologie, Liebiggasse 5, 2. Stock
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Participation in the sessions, max 2 times absent; Minimum for passing the class is grade 4 for the two homeworks (reports, which are each max. 1,000 words, plus references, 12p, single space, and have to be handed in online (see Moodle for details for deadlines) before the 6. and the 12. session)
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Assessment and permitted materials
Participation in the sessions, with max 2 times absent; Minimum for passing the class is grade 4 for the two homeworks (reports, see Moodle for details for deadlines).Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participation in the sessions, max 2 times absent; Minimum for passing the class is grade 4 for the two homeworks (reports, which are each max. 1,000 words, plus references, 12p, single space, must be handed in online (see Moodle for details for deadlines). Homeworks can be checked for plagiarism. The final grade is a combination of the two grades for the homeworks (each 50%)
Participation in the sessions, with max 2 times absent; Minimum for passing the class is grade 4 for the two homeworks (reports, see Moodle for details for deadlines).Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Participation in the sessions, max 2 times absent; Minimum for passing the class is grade 4 for the two homeworks (reports, which are each max. 1,000 words, plus references, 12p, single space, must be handed in online (see Moodle for details for deadlines). Homeworks can be checked for plagiarism. The final grade is a combination of the two grades for the homeworks (each 50%)
Examination topics
Literature and specific instructions will be provided for each homework. In Moodle.
Reading list
Literature and specific instructions will be provided for each homework.1. Homework Reading list
Knoll, A., Barriere, T., Weigand, R., Jacobsen, T., Leder, H. & Specker, E. (2024). Experiencing Beauty in Everyday Life. Scientific Reports. 9463. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60091-w
Fekete, A., Specker, E., Mikuni, J., Trupp, M. D., & Leder, H. (2023). When the painting meets its musical inspiration: The impact of multimodal art experience on aesthetic enjoyment and subjective well-being in the museum. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000641
Fekete A., Maidhof, R.M., Specker, E., Nater, U.M., & Leder, H. (2022). Does art reduce pain and stress? A registered report protocol of investigating autonomic and endocrine markers of music, visual art, and multimodal aesthetic experience. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266545
Pelowski, M., Markey, P., Forster, M., Gerger, G., & Leder, H. (2017). Move me, astonish me… delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative and neurophysiological correlates. Physics of Life Reviews. Available online 27 February 2017, DOI dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2017.02.0032. Homework Reading list
Liu, Y., Cleary, A., Fielding, K. S., Murray, Z., & Roiko, A. (2022). Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: understanding the mediating role of nature contact. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228, 104550.
Mackay, C. M., & Schmitt, M. T. (2019). Do people who feel connected to nature do more to protect it? A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 65, 101323.
Martin, L., White, M. P., Hunt, A., Richardson, M., Pahl, S., & Burt, J. (2020). Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 68, 101389.
Ray, T. N., Franz, S. A., Jarrett, N. L., & Pickett, S. M. (2021). Nature enhanced meditation: effects on mindfulness, connectedness to nature, and pro-environmental behavior. Environment and Behavior, 53(8), 864-890.
Whitburn, J., Linklater, W., & Abrahamse, W. (2020). Meta‐analysis of human connection to nature and pro-environmental behavior. Conservation Biology, 34(1), 180-193.Some more policy style references:
POST Note (2016) Green Space & Health
World Health Organisation (2021): Green and blue spaces and mental health
Knoll, A., Barriere, T., Weigand, R., Jacobsen, T., Leder, H. & Specker, E. (2024). Experiencing Beauty in Everyday Life. Scientific Reports. 9463. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-60091-w
Fekete, A., Specker, E., Mikuni, J., Trupp, M. D., & Leder, H. (2023). When the painting meets its musical inspiration: The impact of multimodal art experience on aesthetic enjoyment and subjective well-being in the museum. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/aca0000641
Fekete A., Maidhof, R.M., Specker, E., Nater, U.M., & Leder, H. (2022). Does art reduce pain and stress? A registered report protocol of investigating autonomic and endocrine markers of music, visual art, and multimodal aesthetic experience. PLoS ONE 17(4): e0266545. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0266545
Pelowski, M., Markey, P., Forster, M., Gerger, G., & Leder, H. (2017). Move me, astonish me… delight my eyes and brain: The Vienna Integrated Model of top-down and bottom-up processes in Art Perception (VIMAP) and corresponding affective, evaluative and neurophysiological correlates. Physics of Life Reviews. Available online 27 February 2017, DOI dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.plrev.2017.02.0032. Homework Reading list
Liu, Y., Cleary, A., Fielding, K. S., Murray, Z., & Roiko, A. (2022). Nature connection, pro-environmental behaviours and wellbeing: understanding the mediating role of nature contact. Landscape and Urban Planning, 228, 104550.
Mackay, C. M., & Schmitt, M. T. (2019). Do people who feel connected to nature do more to protect it? A meta-analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 65, 101323.
Martin, L., White, M. P., Hunt, A., Richardson, M., Pahl, S., & Burt, J. (2020). Nature contact, nature connectedness and associations with health, wellbeing and pro-environmental behaviours. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 68, 101389.
Ray, T. N., Franz, S. A., Jarrett, N. L., & Pickett, S. M. (2021). Nature enhanced meditation: effects on mindfulness, connectedness to nature, and pro-environmental behavior. Environment and Behavior, 53(8), 864-890.
Whitburn, J., Linklater, W., & Abrahamse, W. (2020). Meta‐analysis of human connection to nature and pro-environmental behavior. Conservation Biology, 34(1), 180-193.Some more policy style references:
POST Note (2016) Green Space & Health
World Health Organisation (2021): Green and blue spaces and mental health
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Last modified: We 02.10.2024 12:46
09.10.24 Introduction to Empirical Aesthetics
16.10.24 Models of the experience of art (basis of the first homework assignment)
23.10.24 Special topics I Julia Crone & Matthew Pelowski
Deadline for Assignment 2: 30.10.2024, 23:59
30.10.24 Special topics II – Art interventions (with Jan Mikuni)
06.11.24 Special topics III Eva Specker (Anna Lena Knoll, Tristan Barriere)
13.11.24 Homework 1 – Discussion of Homeworks and feedback
20.11.24 Sabine Pahl Introduction to Environmental Psychology
27.11.24 Mathew White Connectedness to Nature
04.12.24 Mathew White Environment & Human Health
11.12.24 Sabine Pahl Pro-Environmental Behaviour
Deadline for Assignment 2: 12.12.2024, 23:59
08.01.25 Sabine Pahl Current Topics
15.01.25 Sabine Pahl / Mathew White Current Topics / Data and Methods
22.01.25 Mathew White / Sabine Pahl Feedback on Assignment
29.1.25 ALL General Discussion & ImplicationsStudents will learn about the topics and methods of two research groups, the Empirical Visual Aesthetics lab, with empirical and neuroaesthetics, and the Urban and Environmental Psychology Research group. If possible, practical introduction to state of the art measures, e.g. portable eye-movement, field studies, and measures will be given.