COGNITION
Stampa
Anno immatricolazione
2020/2021
Anno offerta
2021/2022
Normativa
DM270
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
PERCORSO COMUNE
Anno di corso
Periodo didattico
Secondo Semestre (01/02/2022 - 10/06/2022)
Crediti
6
Ore
36 ore di attività frontale
Lingua insegnamento
INGLESE
Tipo esame
SCRITTO E ORALE CONGIUNTI
Docente
RINALDI LUCA (titolare) - 6 CFU
Prerequisiti
Obiettivi formativi
The main goal of this course is to illustrate the diversity of experimental approaches employed to study different aspects of cognition, such as memory and attention. This course will also elucidate how the assumptions made by cognitive researchers are reflected in their experimental methods.
From a more practical standpoint, the course aims at offering a wide understanding of the experimental designs of classic reaction time paradigms in psychology. In addition to this, there will also be dedicated moments in which the students will have a direct grasp on designing and programming computerized experiments, as well as analyzing and interpreting the relative data.
Programma e contenuti
This course is conceived as an introduction to experimental psychology and, more specifically, to the classical paradigms used in cognitive research. Students will be first offered a basic theoretical understanding of some classic experimental tasks in different areas of cognition (e.g., Priming task, Stroop task, Posner cueing task). Next, students will be illustrated the experimental design beyond such tasks. Students will also have the chance to program and conduct some of these experiments. Finally, they will also gain experience in the analysis and interpretation of behavioural data.
Metodi didattici
Teaching methods include typical lectures about the classic experimental tasks used in cognition, as well as direct experience with paradigms and data collection. Students will be strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions.
Testi di riferimento
Materials (e.g., slides, papers, script) will be made available during the course.
Modalità verifica apprendimento
For everyone: written and oral exams.
Altre informazioni
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile