PSYCHOLOGY OF LEARNING AND MEMORY

Enrollment year

2022/2023

Academic year

2023/2024

Regulations

DM270

Academic discipline

M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)

Department

DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES

Course

PSYCHOLOGY

Curriculum

PERCORSO COMUNE

Year of study

2°

Period

2nd semester (19/02/2024 - 08/06/2024)

ECTS

Lesson hours

54 lesson hours

Language

Italian

Activity type

ORAL TEST

Teacher

GATTI Daniele (titolare) - 6 ECTS
VECCHI TOMASO ELIA - 3 ECTS

Prerequisites

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

Learning outcomes

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.

Course contents

Coding and data-analysis from behavioral experiments
Short- and long-term memory
Episodic and semantic memory
False memory
Memory and predictive codings
Neural correlates

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures and practical exercises on memory related topics

Reccomended or required readings

All the students:

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 e 9 CFU)

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

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.

Assessment methods

Oral exam, in class presentation (attending group)

Oral exam (non attending group)

Further information

The amount of CFU can be verified in the personal area on the University website.

In order to guarantee the inclusion, the Professor is available for 2 hours/week for meetings with students.

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