Economic Psychology

mshum1202  2024-2025  Mons

Economic Psychology
5.00 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Language
French
Main themes
The Economic Psychology course :
  • Introduces psychology as a science and its associated sub-disciplines and defines the field of economic psychology ;
  • Makes students aware of how individual and collective decisions are made, and defines the notions of bounded rationality, bias (cognitive, of perception...) and heuristics, social norms and dilemmas... useful for the understanding of decision making mechanisms ;
  • Analyses applications of these concepts to individual decision-making in different contexts (consumption, investment, employment) as well as to collective decision-making (acceptance of taxation, environmental protection, social protection,...) ;
  • Develops the ability to recognise the psychological mechanisms involved in decision-making in management situations and to identify potential biases and ethical risks.
Faculty or entity


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Learning outcomes
Bachelor in Management