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BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR Single discipline educational activity
Course Sheet Academic Year of enrolment:
Professor and Collaborators:
Hours of classroom activity:
Prerequisites:
None.
The proposed program will allow students who have not previously acquired disciplinary knowledge to achieve the indicated educational objectives. There are therefore no prerequisites, but supplementary readings may be recommended.
Objectives
Contents The course will introduce students to the study of mind and behavior, by providing the critical, historical, and methodological foundations needed to frame psychology as a scientific discipline.
Furthermore, the course promotes technical skills in the study of basic cognitive processes in the lifespan. Particular attention will be paid to the study of cognitive functions and individual differences in behaviors' acquisition. Among these:
- Attention and memory
- Learning
- Language and communication
- Emotion and motivation
- Thought and intelligence
Extended Syllabus Chap. 1 - The science of Pychology
Chap. 2 – How to study the behavior using the scientific method
Chap. 6 – Attention and consciousness
Chap. 7 - Learning
Chap. 8 - Memory
Chap. 9 - Language
Chap. 10 - Thinking
Chap. 11 - Intelligence
Chap. 12 - Motivation
Chap. 13 - Emotions
Recommended Bibliography Holt, Bremener, Vliek, Sutherland, Passer & Smith (2023). Italian Trans. by Gronchi, Marzi & Peru. Psicologia generale. Capire la mente osservando il comportamento. McGraw Hill. III edizione.
ONLY CHAPTERS: 1-2-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13
N.B.: past editions of the same manual are fine as well
Teaching Methods The lectures make use of slides and concern theoretical aspects of the discipline integrated by practical examples of the main experimental paradigms.
Evaluation methods Verification of learning:
The exam will be WRITTEN, in multiple-choice format.
The test will be aimed at verifying the learning process, the property of language, and the ability to interpret, synthesize, and analyze psychological phenomena. The questions will concern the various thematic areas of the program. The test will be modulated on a battery of 30 questions of equal weight for a maximum total time of 30 minutes. The score of the written test is calculated taking into account only the correct answers (1 point for each correct answer).
The written test will be considered passed if the grade is at least 18/30.
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