- 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 19, 2024 to May 09, 2024
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;
· 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 topics of the course will mainly range from those covered in the following texts (and the slides from the lectures).
Book 1
Lotto, L. e Rumiati, R. Introduzione alla psicologia della comunicazione. Il Mulino, 2013 (II edizione).
Book 2
Tomasello, M. Le origini culturali della cognizione umana. Il Mulino, 2018.
Book 3 (optional and mostly recommended for students not attending the lectures or for anyone that has very limited knowledge about cognitive psychology)
Liuzza, M., Cimatti, F. e Borghi, A. (2010). Lingue, corpo e pensiero: le ricerche contemporanee. Carocci.
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.
Students with disabilities and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students with disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders have the right to special accommodations according to their condition, following an assessment by the Service for Students with Disabilities and SLD. Please do not contact the teacher but get in touch with the Service directly to schedule an appointment. It will be the responsibility of the Service to determine the appropriate adaptations. For more information, visit the page:
https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students
Teaching tools
The Power Point presentation system will be used
Office hours
See the website of Valter Prpic