- Docente: Valter Prpic
- Credits: 6
- SSD: M-PSI/01
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
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Corso:
First cycle degree programme (L) in
Philosophy (cod. 9216)
Also valid for First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 8885)
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from Mar 22, 2023 to May 04, 2023
Learning outcomes
The course focuses on the effects of cultures and of languages on cognitive processes.
Course contents
The course aims to introduce students to the effects of cultures and languages on cognitive processes. After an overview of psychology research paradigms and methodologies, recent empirical research will be discussed aimed at examining topics such as:
· Embodied and grounded, situated and distributed cognition;
· Extended mind, extended body;
· Nature and culture;
· WEIRD: universalism in psychology;
· Perception, attention and cultures;
· Categorization and cultural variability;
· Processes of thought and cultures;
· Communication and cultures;
· Language, languages and body;
· Linguistic relativity;
· Word as Tools;
· The case of abstract words;
· Stereotypes.
Readings/Bibliography
The list of books may undergo changes: do not proceed with the purchase before the start of the course. The topics of the course will mainly range from those covered in the following texts.
Book 1
Liuzza, M., Cimatti, F. e Borghi, A. (2010). Lingue, corpo e pensiero: le ricerche contemporanee. Carocci.
Book 2
Lotto, L. e Rumiati, R. Introduzione alla psicologia della comunicazione. Il Mulino, 2013 (II edizione).
Book 3
Tomasello, M. Le origini culturali della cognizione umana. Il Mulino, 2018.
Teaching methods
Lectures with Power Point presentations
Assessment methods
The exam will be written, of a mixed nature (multiple choice and open answers). Any group presentations or coursework for attending students will be decided at the beginning of the course based on the number of students.
Teaching tools
The Power Point presentation system will be used
Office hours
See the website of Valter Prpic