GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY - B
Stampa
Enrollment year
2016/2017
Academic year
2017/2018
Regulations
DM270
Academic discipline
M-PSI/01 (GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY)
Department
DEPARTMENT OF HUMANITIES
Course
PHILOSOPHY
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Year of study
Period
1st semester (25/09/2017 - 10/01/2018)
ECTS
6
Lesson hours
36 lesson hours
Language
Italian
Activity type
WRITTEN AND ORAL TEST
Teacher
PIERI ALESSANDRO (titolare) - 6 ECTS
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 and relationship between them (emphasis on sensation and perception, attention and executive functions, learning, memory and representation of knowledge, intelligences and creativity, language and communication).
4) metacognition and theory of mind, empathy and psychological lexicon
5) Notes on cognitive and socio-emotional development
6) motivation, process of assignment and social judgment.
7) Introduction to Neuropathology and Psychopathology affecting the major cognitive processes faced.
8) Learning disorders and difficulties
Teaching methods
Lectures and interactive lessons integrated with exercises and videos.
Reccomended or required readings
Bibliography:
- NICOLETTI R. - RUMIATI R. (2011). I processi cognitivi. Il Mulino.
Chapters: 1-13

- LECCE, S. - PAGNIN, A. (2007) Il lessico psicologico. La teoria della mente nella vita quotidiana. Il Mulino.
Chapters: 1-2

Suggested papers:

- Scoppola, L. (2010) Il rapporto tra mente e cervello.

- Prato, A. (2012) Linguaggio e natura umana: Victor il bambino selvaggio dell’Aveyron.

- Daloiso, M. (2009) La Dislessia Evolutiva: un quadro linguistico, psicolinguistico e glottodidattico.

- Torrisi, N. (2013): Memoria e forme dell'esperienza: dalla filosofia alla psicologia.

- Missana, B. (2014) Verso la neuroestetica: le premesse filosofico-psicologiche; Neuroestetica.

- Lourenço, O. Promozione del comportamento prosociale del bambino: un approccio piagetiano di costruzione-guadagno.
Assessment methods
Written test:
-10 True-False answer
-10 sentences to complete with technical key-words
-1 open question

Supplementary oral test (optional):
Discussion of an article between those proposed.
Further information
Attending students' test is based on lessons and related slides

Not-attending students' test is only based on main texts.
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