GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Learning outcomes of the course unit
AIM OF THIS COURSE IS TO GIVE STUDENTS A BASIC PREPARATION ON MAIN COGNITIVE PROCESSES UNDERLYING HUMAN BEHAVIOUR AND ON INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIPS WITH PATIENTS.
Course contents summary
THRESHOLDS AND PSYCHOPHYSICS - PERCEPTUAL ORGANIZATION - PERCEPTION OF SPACE AND MOVEMENT- CLASSICAL AND OPERANT CONDITIONING - MEMORY PROCESSES - AMNESIA - MOTIVATION - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY MOTIVATIONS -THEORIES ON MOTIVATION - EMOTIONS - EXPRESSION AND RECOGNITION OF EMOTIONS - THEORIES ON EMOTIONS - COMMUNICATION PROCESSES - NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION - THERAPEUTICALLY EFFICIENT COMMUNICATION - RELATIONSHIP WITH PATIENTS - LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION - HUMAN LANGUAGE - HEMISPHERIC SPECIALIZATION AND LANGUAGE
Recommended readings
L. ANOLLI, P. LEGRENZI, PSICOLOGIA GENERALE, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA, 2001
INTEGRATIVE READING MATERIAL ON THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE WILL BE AVAILABLE
