Experimental psychology focuses on the logic, principles and practices of experimental approaches to psychological issues. The course is divided into two parts: Theory and Practice. As for the Practice part (Experiments in Experimental Psychology), we are aiming at preparing the student for their future experimental research by a number of teaching experiments in different topical areas of psychology. By engaging in actual laboratory work, students are guided to become familiar with the research questions and experimental paradigms in various branches of experimental psychology, which covers psychophysics, reaction time, perception as vision and audition, attention, memory, problem solving, decision making, language and so on. This course trains students` capacity to design experiments, conduct experimental control, analyze data and write research papers, etc. Students are also expected to be able to evaluate a given experiment design under rigid scientific criteria. Practice in teaching experiments is a key component which contributes to the students’ passion for psychology.
Psychology
心理学是一门研究人类及动物的心理现象、精神功能和行为的科学，既是一门理论学科也是一门应用学科，包括理论心理学与应用心理学两大领域。 心理学研究涉及知觉、认知、情绪、人格、行为、人际关系、社会关系等许多领域，也与日常生活的许多领域——家庭、教育、健康、社会等发生关联。心理学一方面尝试用大脑运作来解释个体基本的行为与心理机能，同时，心理学也尝试解释个体心理机能在社会行为与社会动力中的角色；同时它也与神经科学、医学、生物学等科学有关，因为这些科学所探讨的生理作用会影响个体的心智。
