Psychology of Religion and Spirituality 2500-EN-PS-EAc-21

Once this course is completed, students will be able to:

- Define and compare the terms "religiousness" and "spirituality".
- Describe selected historical and contemporary psychological
approaches to the study of religion.
- Characterize and evaluate different psychometric measures used
in the psychology of religion and spirituality.
- Critically evaluate experimental methods used to prime
religiousness.
- Describe the developmental trajectories of belief in god(s) and

religiousness.
- Describe and explain the links between personality traits and
religiousness/spirituality.
- Identify and illustrate the cognitive foundations of religiousness.
- Describe and explain the links between spirituality and self-
transcendent emotions.
- Illustrate the impact of religiousness on well-being.
- Review and evaluate psychological studies pointing to the
influence of religion on social behavior, including prosociality and
prejudice.
- Summarize and critique research on religiousness and morality.