Anno immatricolazione
2022/2023
SSD
M-PSI/01 (PSICOLOGIA GENERALE)
Dipartimento
DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE DEL SISTEMA NERVOSO E DEL COMPORTAMENTO
Corso di studio
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Curriculum
Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience
Periodo didattico
Primo Semestre (03/10/2022 - 21/12/2022)
Ore
36 ore di attività frontale
Lingua insegnamento
INGLESE
Tipo esame
SCRITTO E ORALE CONGIUNTI
Prerequisiti
Advanced knowledge on cognitive processes and methods in
neuroscience and experimental psychology.
Obiettivi formativi
This course is designed to familiarize the student with typical methods
and techniques employed in psychology research.
Programma e contenuti
The course introduces students to experimental research methodology,
with an overview of basic concepts such as experimental variables,
experimental control, and causal inferences. We will also describe the
principles of experimental design and analyses and we will discuss the
strengths and weaknesses of experimental methodology in different
research contexts. Teaching methods include both lectures and practical
works on published papers.
Metodi didattici
Lessons and dedicated seminars (analyses of scientific texts).
Testi di riferimento
Vecchi T. & Gatti D. (2020). Memory as prediction. MIT Press, Cambridge,
US
Modalità verifica apprendimento
Oral and individual written essay
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile