Learning objectives
STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS OF MAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES UNDERLYING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS, SUCH AS ATTENTION, LEARNING, MEMORY, EMOTION AND VERBAL AND NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION.
MOREOVER STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE THE CAPACITY TO APPLY THE KNOWLEDGE FOR UNDERSTANDING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. THEY SHOULD ACQUIRE THE CAPACITY OF DEEPENING AND UPDATING THE ARGUMENTS.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
SELECTIVE AND SPATIAL ATTENTION - ASSOCIATIVE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING - MEMORY PROCESSES - AMNESIA - EXPRESSION AND RECOGNITION OF EMOTIONS - THEORIES ON EMOTIONS - VERBAL AND NON VERBAL COMMUNICATION
Full programme
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Bibliography
L. ANOLLI, P. LEGRENZI, PSICOLOGIA GENERALE, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2009
INTEGRATIVE READING MATERIAL ON THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE WILL BE AVAILABLE
Teaching methods
THE FIRST LECTURE INTENDS TO PROVIDE KNOWLEDGE AND TOOLS NECESSARY TO BETTER UNDESTAND TOPICS OF THE NEXT LECTURES. THEN SOME BASIC COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS AND EMOTIONS WILL BE TREATED. PARTICULAR ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO PROCESSES THAT SUPPORT THE INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS
Assessment methods and criteria
A WRITTEN EXAM WILL BE USED TO DETERMINE IF STUDENTS HAVE MET THE GOALS OF THIS COURSE. THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE MENTAL FUNCTIONS WITH SPECIFIC REFERENCE TO ATTENTION, LEARNING, MEMORY AND EMOTION WILL BE TESTED. THE CAPACITY OF STUDENTS TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG THESE PRINCIPLES AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR WILL BE TESTED AS WELL.
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
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