01231 - General Psychology II

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will acquire the following knowledges:
1) cognitive processes (attention, consciousness, language, communication, intelligence, motivation and emotion);
2) theoretical models of personality (trait, biological, phenomenological, behavioral and socio-cognitive);
3) weak and strenght factors in the main theories about basic cognitive processes and  personality.

Course contents

Prof. Gianni Brighetti:
1) Personality
2) Motivation and emotion
3) Language
4) Stress, health and coping
5) Chemical senses

Prof. Marco Costa
6) Consciousness
7) Attention
8) Intelligence
9) Gender differences

Readings/Bibliography

Coon, D., Mitteren, J.O. (2011) Psicologia generale. Capitoli 9, 11, 12, 13. UTET

Rosenblum, L. D. (2011). Lo straordinario potere dei nostri sensi. Torino: Bollati Boringhieri

 Counsciousness--> Stanislav Dehaene (2014). Coscienza e cervello. Milano: Raffaello Cortina Editore + capitolo 5 Coon e Mitterer (2011).
Intelligence--> Capitolo 10 Coon e Mitterer (2011)
Attention--> Paragrafo 4.2 Coon e Mitterer (2011) + meterial provided by the teacher and available in AMS Campus
Evolutionary psychology --> Buss, D. M. (2012). Psicologia Evoluzionistica. Milano: Pearson

Teaching methods

Lessons, video and power-point presentations, digital presenter

Assessment methods

Attending students: written examination with open questions the last day of lessons (end may): student's notes, books in the bibliography (attending student version), papers and chapters recommended during lessons.

Not attending students: written examination with open questions. Books in the bibliography (not attending student version), papers and chapters recommended during lessons.

Teaching tools

Video and power-point presentations, digital presenter

Office hours

See the website of Gianni Brighetti

See the website of Marco Costa