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GUIDED PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES OF GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY II Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Objectives
Contents The course presents the following key topics:
- the design and development of an experimental paradigm in Cognitive Psychology;
-the manipulation of dependent and independent variables;
- subjects recruitment
- experimental proceure
- testing;
- Analyze data;
- discussion of results.
Other key topics may be: problem solving, reasoning and decision-making.
Extended Syllabus The EPG is a stimulating introduction the research methods in Cognitive Psychology and offers students the possibility of acquiring the fundamental concepts and research tools to carry out research. Through the use of numerous examples, students will face the key concepts for carrying out efficient research: from the choice of the topic, to formulating hypotheses, the design of experimental paradigms, to methods of analysis, to the presentation of the results.
Recommended Bibliography Cap 11, 12 e 13 Psicologia Cognitiva- Revlin (2014), Zanichelli.
For students who are not able to attend, also:
D'Urso, V. & Giusberti, F. (2000). Esperimenti in Psicologia. Zanichelli. 224 pp (31,60 euro) ISBN: 9788808032591
Teaching Methods Lectures and discussion of experimental situations.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam is written with multiple-choice questions (generally 5) regarding the three chapters from Revlin’s handbook and/or a graph showing behavioral data from the course text.