76043 - General Psychology

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Podiatry (cod. 8479)

Learning outcomes

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

Course contents

Emotions are 'complex and organised response configurations selected in the course of evolution to facilitate the organism's adaptation to the environment' (Pravettoni, 2017)

Course contents:

- Components and functions of emotion
- Responses to emotion; emotional regulation
- Emotions and culture
- Influence of emotions on learning, memory, attention and decision-making processes
- The relationship between emotions and motivation

Readings/Bibliography

Slides and articles

Teaching methods

Lectures and illustration of psychological testing materials.

Assessment methods

Exam with multiple choice questions. Only one answer is correct. There will be 11 questions with 12 minutes available to complete the quiz.  For each correct answer the point will be +3 and 0 for no answer/ wrong answer. The exam is passed if the cumulative score is above 18/30. The maximum score for the exam will be 30 e lode.

The result of this module will be averaged with the results of the other modules for the final score of the CI. 

Teaching tools

Powerpoint slides

 

Office hours

See the website of Monica Martoni

SDGs

Good health and well-being

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.