Enrollment year
2022/2023
Academic discipline
M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Course
PSYCHOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE AND HUMAN SCIENCES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
2nd semester (12/02/2024 - 31/05/2024)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
Basics of cognitive psychology
Learning outcomes
the main goal of this course is to illustrate the main scientific research and debates that animated the psychology of music from the middle of the XX century to nowadays. The course will delineate the main theories and experimental approaches related to the study of music from a cognitive perspective. This will lead to consider music implications in cognitive functioning as well as its main role our society. The course aims therefore at offering a general knowledge about the music cognition domain, while promoting students’ scientific and critical perspectives thorough active theoretical and methodological debates.
Course contents
This course is conceived as an introduction to the Psychology of Music. After a general introduction on the relationship between music and cognition, the course will illustrate the main theoretical approaches and experimental behavioral studies about the origins of music, music acquisition, music perception, music-related movement, and musical emotions. Furthermore, the strong relationship between music and other cognitive functions (such as language and memory) will be highlighted.
Teaching methods
Teaching methods include typical lectures about the main theories and experimental paradigms employed in music cognition. Furthermore, students will be strongly encouraged to actively participate in discussions and debates.
Reccomended or required readings
Materials (e.g., slides, papers, book chapters) will be made available during the course.
Assessment methods
Oral evaluations.
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