19203 - Cognitive Psychology (1) (A-L)

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student acquires a general knowledge of the main psychological currents of thought, of the most important cognitive processes and of the main experimental methods of cognitive psychology. In fact, the general aspects of Cognitive Psychology will be addressed during the course. The aim is to provide the student with a historical and thematic overview of the main psychological currents and the most important cognitive processes studied by psychology. The aim is to achieve a general knowledge of the topics examined and the main experimental methods used

Course contents

The first part of the course will be oriented towards the general aspects of Cognitive Psychology. The aim is to give students a general idea about the historical aspects of the most important psychological schools and about the main cognitive processes studied in psychology.

In the second part of the course, the program will face cognitive processes in more detail. The aim is the achievement of a general knowledge of the examined topics and of the main experimental methods.

Topics: Cenni storici - Metodologia della ricerca in psicologia - Sensazione e Percezione - Attenzione - Condizionamento e Apprendimento - Sistemi e processi di memoria - Rappresentazione delle conoscenze - Linguaggio - Comunicazione - Intelligenze

Readings/Bibliography

Psicologia. Processi cognitivi, teoria e applicazioni. Nicoletti, Rumiati, Lotto, Il Mulino, Bologna. Edizione 2017. Chapters 1-9; Chapter 14.

Psicologia Generale (Terza Edizione). Gerrig, Zimbardo, Anolli, Baldi. Pearson Education Resources Italia, Milano 2023. Chapter 9.

 

Teaching methods

Lectures with power point presentations. The slides will be available on Virtuale.

Teamwork.

Attendance is strongly recommended.

Assessment methods

The final exam consists of a multiple choice test.

The examination aims to verify:

1. the mastery of the acquired contents;

2. the level of critical-conceptual elaboration of the proposed contents;

3. the ability to orient oneself among the main interpretative lines.

For attending students: the multiple-choice test is complemented by the possibility to answer an open question. The open question focuses on issues addressed during the course, thus on group activities and topics supplementary to the content of the texts. Detailed explanations will be provided in class and uploaded on Virtuale.

Students can participate in all the exams following the year of enrollment, keeping in mind that the syllabus and exam modality will be updated according to the current academic year's course.

Teaching tools

Participation in experimental sessions for in-depth exploration of consolidated and new paradigms.

Office hours

See the website of Elena Gherri