GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
ACCADEMIC YEAR2013/2014
COD. 03075
dati insegnamento:
DEGREE: Physiotherapy
TYPE OF COURSE: COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS
LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: ITALIAN
LECTURERS:
RIGGIO Lucia
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2013/2014
YEAR OF STUDY: 1
SEMESTER: First semester
NUMBER OF CREDITS: 2
CONTACT HOURS: 14
INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 36
Learning outcomes of the course unit
AIM OF THIS COURSE IS TO GIVE STUDENTS A BASIC PREPARATION ON MAIN COGNITIVE PROCESSES UNDERLYING HUMAN BEHAVIOR
Course contents summary
ORIGINS AND METHODS OF PSYCHOLOGY - SCHOOLS IN PSYCHOLOGY - THRESHOLDS AND PSYCHOPHYSICS - PERCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION - PERCEPTUAL RECOGNITION - SELECTIVE AND SPATIAL ATTENTION - ASSOCIATIVE AND COGNITIVE LEARNING - MEMORY PROCESSES - AMNESIA - EMOTIONS - EXPRESSION AND RECOGNITION OF EMOTIONS - THEORIES ON EMOTIONS
Recommended readings
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
WRITTEN AND ORAL EXAM
