GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes of the course unit
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.
Course contents summary
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
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
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 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.
