Enrollment year
2017/2018
Academic discipline
M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Period
(24/09/2018 - 09/01/2019)
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Prerequisites
No prerequisite
Learning outcomes
General psychology is a discipline that applies the experimental method to the study of basic psychological functions.
The course aims to provide knowledge on the origin and evolution of psychological thinking and method, cognitive processes and their relationship with social, emotional and motivational aspects.
It also wants to stimulate reflection and collective discussion, as well as provide practical demonstrations on the teaching and clinical field.
Course contents
The lessons cover the following themes:
1) Origins of psychology and birth of experimental psychology; Evolution of psychological thinking in the twentieth century (from physiological psychology to neuroconstruttivism).
2) the basics of psychological research methodology.
3) Study of cognitive processes (sensation and perception, memory and representation of knowledge, executive functions, metacognition and social learning, communication, emotion, reasoning, social judgement and decision making).
4) Notes on cognitive and socio-emotional development; Theory of Mind and psychological lexicon.
5) Introduction to Neuropathology and Psychopathology affecting the major cognitive processes faced.
6) Learning difficulties and special educational needs (BES)
Teaching methods
Lectures and interactive lessons integrated with exercises and videos.
Reccomended or required readings
Bibliography:
- NICOLETTI R. - RUMIATI R., LOTTO L. (2017). Psicologia. Processi cognitivi, teoria e applicazioni". Il Mulino.
Chapters: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13
- LECCE, S. - PAGNIN, A. (2007) Il lessico psicologico. La teoria della mente nella vita quotidiana. Il Mulino.
Chapters: 1-2
Assessment methods
Written test:
-10 multiple-choice question
-10 sentences to complete with technical key-words
-1 short open question
Further information
Attending students' test is based on lessons and related slides
Not-attending students' test is only based on main texts' chapters.
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