Anna GORRESE | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

cod. 0312500296

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

	0312500296
	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE
	EQF6
	PHILOSOPHY
	2023/2024

PERCORSO STUDY PATHWAY IN COMMON

	YEAR OF COURSE 1
	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2021
	SPRING SEMESTER

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-PSI/01	6	30	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES: THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS SUBSERVING THE HUMAN BEHAVIOR, THE MENTAL FUNCTIONS AND THE EMOTIONAL-AFFECTIVE AND MOTIVATIONAL STATES. KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING: THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. THE WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO THE STUDY OF THE BASIS COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS MEMORY, LEARNING, REASONING, AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH EMOTIONS. APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING: 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. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS OF SOCIETY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN GENERAL. MAKING JUDGMENTS: STUDENTS WILL LEARN BASIC INTELLECTUAL TOOLS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CRITICAL VIEW ON THE DIFFERENT THEORIES, EMPHASIZING BOTH THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS OF SUCH THEORIES. COMMUNICATION SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS (BOTH TO AN AUDIENCE OF EXPERTS AND TO ONE OF NON-SPECIALISTS), WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE PROPERTIES AND LEXICAL SKILLS, AND USING THE MOST APPROPRIATE KIND OF LANGUAGE FOR EACH CIRCUMSTANCE. LEARNING SKILLS: STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS AND USE BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS, TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE USEFUL FOR INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE

GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES:
THE COURSE WILL PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH THE SKILLS NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND THE BIOLOGICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS SUBSERVING THE HUMAN BEHAVIOR, THE MENTAL FUNCTIONS AND THE EMOTIONAL-AFFECTIVE AND MOTIVATIONAL STATES.
KNOWING AND UNDERSTANDING:
THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO PROVIDE STUDENTS WITH BASIC KNOWLEDGE OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. THE WILL ALSO BE INTRODUCED TO THE STUDY OF THE BASIS COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS, SUCH AS MEMORY, LEARNING, REASONING, AND THEIR RELATIONS WITH EMOTIONS.
APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING:
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. STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO APPLY THAT KNOWLEDGE TO DIFFERENT ENVIRONMENTS OF SOCIETY AND HUMAN BEHAVIOUR IN GENERAL.
MAKING JUDGMENTS:
STUDENTS WILL LEARN BASIC INTELLECTUAL TOOLS TO DEVELOP THEIR OWN CRITICAL VIEW ON THE DIFFERENT THEORIES, EMPHASIZING BOTH THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESS OF SUCH THEORIES.
COMMUNICATION SKILLS:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AT DIFFERENT LEVELS (BOTH TO AN AUDIENCE OF EXPERTS AND TO ONE OF NON-SPECIALISTS), WITH SPECIFIC LANGUAGE PROPERTIES AND LEXICAL SKILLS, AND USING THE MOST APPROPRIATE KIND OF LANGUAGE FOR EACH CIRCUMSTANCE.

LEARNING SKILLS:
STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND AND INTERPRET COMPLEX TEXTS AND USE BIBLIOGRAPHIC TOOLS, TO IDENTIFY AND SELECT THE SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE USEFUL FOR INCREASING THEIR KNOWLEDGE

	Prerequisites
	NONE

	Contents
	THE COURSE BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (3 HOURS), WITH HINTS ON ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IS THEN DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS. FIRST PART WILL ADDRESS ISSUES REGARDING ATTENTION, MEMORY, THINKING AND LEARNING (12 HOURS). SECOND PART: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EMOTION AND COGNITION (8 HOURS) THIRD PART: THEORY OF MIND AND SOCIAL RELATIONS (7 HOURS).TOPICS REFERRING TO THE MAKING OF AFFECTIONAL BONDS WILL BE ILLUSTRATED WITH THE HELP OF PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS.(3 HOURS OF A SEMINAR).

Contents

THE COURSE BEGINS WITH AN INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY (3 HOURS), WITH HINTS ON ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT, AND IS THEN DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS.
FIRST PART WILL ADDRESS ISSUES REGARDING ATTENTION, MEMORY, THINKING AND LEARNING (12 HOURS).
SECOND PART: THE CONNECTION BETWEEN EMOTION AND COGNITION (8 HOURS)
THIRD PART: THEORY OF MIND AND SOCIAL RELATIONS (7 HOURS).TOPICS REFERRING TO THE MAKING OF AFFECTIONAL BONDS WILL BE ILLUSTRATED WITH THE HELP OF PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS.(3 HOURS OF A SEMINAR).

	Teaching Methods
	THE COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT TROUGH FRONTAL LESSONS. VIDEOCLIPS/MOVIES WILL BE USED TO EXPLAIN HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOURS HAPPEN IN DAILY LIFE, AND TO ILLUSTRATE THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS WILL BE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS EXPLAIN REAL AND DAILY LIFE PHENOMENA. ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL INVITED TO ATTEND MEETINGS WITH PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS

Teaching Methods

THE COURSE WILL BE TAUGHT TROUGH FRONTAL LESSONS. VIDEOCLIPS/MOVIES WILL BE USED TO EXPLAIN HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOURS HAPPEN IN DAILY LIFE, AND TO ILLUSTRATE THE MOST IMPORTANT EXPERIMENTS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY.
COMMENTS AND DISCUSSIONS WILL BE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED IN ORDER TO UNDERSTAND HOW PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESS EXPLAIN REAL AND DAILY LIFE PHENOMENA. ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL INVITED TO ATTEND MEETINGS WITH PROFESSIONALS AND EXPERTS

	Verification of learning
	THE EXAM IS AIMED AT VERIFYING THE ACQUISITION BY STUDENTS OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE TOPICS PRESENTED IN CLASS. THE FINAL EXAM IS IN WRITTEN FORM. IT COMPRISES 30 CLOSE-FORMAT QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN 35 MINUTES (1 POINT FOR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER, 0 FOR EVERY WRONG ANSWER).THE QUESTIONS, ALTHOUGH IN CLOSE FORMAT, DO NOT ASK TO SIMPLY MEMORIZE THE KEY CONCEPTS, BUT TO DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG THEM. STUDENTS WHO REGULARLY ATTEND CLASSES WILL BE ENTITLED TO ACCESS INTERMEDIATE EVALUATIONS (WRITTEN TEST) DURING THE COURSE. ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL MAY TAKE THE SUPPLEMENTARY ORAL EXAM, ONLY STUDENTS WHO OBTAINED A GRADE OF 25 AT THE WRITTEN TEST OR HIGHER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE OPTIONAL ORAL EXAM. THE ORAL EXAM IS AIMED TO INVESTIGATE IN DEPTH A SPECIFIC TOPIC AMONG THOSE ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE AND WILL BE EVALUATED FROM 0 TO 3 GRADE POINTS, THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE GRADE OF THE WRITTEN TEST .

Verification of learning

THE EXAM IS AIMED AT VERIFYING THE ACQUISITION BY STUDENTS OF THEORETICAL KNOWLEDGE RELATING TO THE TOPICS PRESENTED IN CLASS. THE FINAL EXAM IS IN WRITTEN FORM. IT COMPRISES 30 CLOSE-FORMAT QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED IN 35 MINUTES (1 POINT FOR EVERY CORRECT ANSWER, 0 FOR EVERY WRONG ANSWER).THE QUESTIONS, ALTHOUGH IN CLOSE FORMAT, DO NOT ASK TO SIMPLY MEMORIZE THE KEY CONCEPTS, BUT TO DEEPLY UNDERSTAND THE CONTENTS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY AND THE ABILITY TO MAKE CONNECTIONS AMONG THEM.
STUDENTS WHO REGULARLY ATTEND CLASSES WILL BE ENTITLED TO ACCESS INTERMEDIATE EVALUATIONS (WRITTEN TEST) DURING THE COURSE. ATTENDING STUDENTS WILL MAY TAKE THE SUPPLEMENTARY ORAL EXAM, ONLY STUDENTS WHO OBTAINED A GRADE OF 25 AT THE WRITTEN TEST OR HIGHER WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THE OPTIONAL ORAL EXAM. THE ORAL EXAM IS AIMED TO INVESTIGATE IN DEPTH A SPECIFIC TOPIC AMONG THOSE ILLUSTRATED DURING THE COURSE AND WILL BE EVALUATED FROM 0 TO 3 GRADE POINTS, THAT WILL BE ADDED TO THE GRADE OF THE WRITTEN TEST .

	Texts
	COON, J. O. MITTERER (2020). PSICOLOGIA GENERALE. TORINO: UTET. CAPITOLI: 1, 4,7,8, 9,13. AMMANITI, M. (2015). NOI. PERCHÉ DUE SONO MEGLIO DI UNO. BOLOGNA: IL MULINO.

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