02207 - General Psychology

Academic Year 2014/2015

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Physiotherapy (cod. 8476)

Learning outcomes

After completing this course the student knows the principles of human behavior organization and the main psychological functions (perception, emotion, motivation, memory, learning, thinking, language); he/she understands the link between biological structures and behavioral functions.

Course contents

I - Introduction to general pscyhology.

II - Cognitive processes: perception, learning, memory, attention, thinking and reasoning.

III - Emotion and Motivation.

Readings/Bibliography

Gerrig RJ, Zimbardo PG, Anolli LM (2013). Introduzione alla psicologia generale. Milano-Torino: Pearson Italia. 

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Written test with forced choice and open-ended questions.

Teaching tools

Slides and DVD.

Office hours

See the website of Monica Martoni