COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY A

Anna GORRESE COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY A

0312500102
DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
EQF6
PHILOSOPHY
2017/2018

YEAR OF COURSE 2
YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2016
PRIMO SEMESTRE
CFUHOURSACTIVITY
630LESSONS
Objectives
KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING: THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. THE MAIN GOAL IS DEVELOPING CRITICAL THINKING WHICH CAN ALLOW STUDENTS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THEORETICAL PARADIGMS, METHODOLOGIES AND ADVANCES OF CURRENT RESEARCH ON COGNITIVE PROCESSES.
II. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND COMPREHENSION:
THE MAIN THEORETICAL APPROACHES WILL BE DEALT WITH, UNDERLINING THEIR PRACTICAL RELEVANCE. THE STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS OF SOCIETY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN GENERAL.
Prerequisites
NONE
Contents
INTRODUCTORY INFORMATION ON THE HISTORY OF PSYCHOLOGY WILL BE PROVIDED TOGETHER WITH BASIC INTRODUCTION TO THE MAIN EPISTEMOLOGICAL APPROACHES OF THE DISCIPLINE THEORETICAL CONSTRUCTS AND RESEARCH PARADIGMS. A GREAT DEAL OF ATTENTION WILL BE PAID TO THE PROCESSES OF KNOWLEDGE FORMATION. THE COURSE WILL THEN ADDRESS ISSUES REGARDING MEMORY, EMOTION AND LEARNING. MOREOVER, TOPICS REFERRING TO DECISION MAKING WILL BE ADDRESSED.
Teaching Methods
LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN WITH THE AID OF SLIDES. LESSONS WILL BE COMPLEMENTED BY VIDEOS ON THE TOPICS OF THE COURSE.DURING CLASSES, GROUP DISCUSSIONS ON RELEVANT TOPICS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY WILL BE ORGANIZED.
Verification of learning
STUDENTS' PERFORMANCE CONSISTS OF AN ORAL EXAMINATION WHICH WILL EVALUATE COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND CLEAR AND UNAMBIGUOUS USE OF CONTENT AND METHODOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE IN THE FIELD OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. THE STUDENTS WHO REGULARLY ATTEND THE LESSONS WILL BE ALLOWED TO TAKE MID-TERM TESTS.
Texts
R. NICOLETTI, R. RUMIATI, I PROCESSI COGNITIVI, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2011; CAPP. I, II, IV, V, VI, XII.
N. BONINI, F. DEL MISSIER, R. RUMIATI (A CURA DI), PSICOLOGIA DEL GIUDIZIO E DELLA DECISIONE, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2008; CAPP. I, II, IV, V, VI, VIII.
More Information
RICHARD H. THALER, CASS R. SUNSTEIN (2009). NUDGE. LA SPINTA GENTILE. LA NUOVA STRATEGIA PER MIGLIORARE LE NOSTRE DECISIONI SUL DENARO, SALUTE, FELICITÀ. MILANO, FELTRINELLI.
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