GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
cod. 03075

Academic year 2013/14
1° year of course - Second semester
Professor
Lucia RIGGIO
Academic discipline
Psicologia generale (M-PSI/01)
Field
Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Type of training activity
Characterising
14 hours
of face-to-face activities
2 credits
hub: -
course unit
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Learning objectives

STUDENTS SHOULD ACQUIRE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE FUNCTIONAL MECHANISMS OF MAIN PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES UNDERLYING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR, SUCH AS SENSATION, PERCEPTION, ATTENTION, LEARNING, MEMORY AND EMOTION.
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

ORIGINS AND METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGY - THRESHOLDS AND PSYCHOPHYSICS - PERCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION - PERCEPTUAL RECOGNITION - SPACE PERCEPTION - SELECTIVE AND SPATIAL ATTENTION - ASSOCIATIVE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING - MEMORY PROCESSES - AMNESIA - EMOTIONS - EXPRESSION AND RECOGNITION OF EMOTIONS - THEORIES ON EMOTIONS

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

LECTURE

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 SENSATION, PERCEPTION, 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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