2021/2022

2022/2023

DM270

M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)

DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

PSYCHOLOGY

PERCORSO COMUNE

2°

2nd semester (27/02/2023 - 09/06/2023)

9

54 lesson hours

Italian

WRITTEN TEST

GATTI DANIELE (titolare) - 8 ECTS
VECCHI TOMASO ELIA - 1 ECTS

Knowledge of fundamental psychological theories, of cognitive functioning and learning models. Knowledge on how to read and interpret scientific papers.

To acquire knowledge regarding episodic memory, semantic memory, procedural memory and related theories. To acquire knowledge on how to plan and realize experiments in the psychology of memory domain.

Short- and long-term memory
Episodic and semantic memory
False memory
Memory and predictive codings
Neural correlates

Frontal lectures and practical exercises

Gatti, D., & Vecchi, T. (2019). Memoria. Dal ricordo alla previsione. Carocci Editore.

Gatti, D, Stockner, M, [...] & Mazzoni, G (2022). I due volti del falso ricordo: tra distorsioni adattive e confabulazioni, alcune implicazioni per la testimonianza. Giornale Italiano di Psicologia. 1(1), 137-176.

In addition (NON FREQUENTANTI)

Kumar, A. A. (2021). Semantic memory: A review of methods, models, and current challenges. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 28(1), 40-80.

Kragel, J. E., & Voss, J. L. (2022). Looking for the neural basis of memory. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 26(1), 53-65.

Günther, F., Rinaldi, L., & Marelli, M. (2019). Vector-space models of semantic representation from a cognitive perspective: A discussion of common misconceptions. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 14(6), 1006-1033.

Renoult, L., Irish, M., Moscovitch, M., & Rugg, M. D. (2019). From knowing to remembering: The semantic–episodic distinction. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 23(12), 1041-1057.

Oral exam, in class presentation