- Docente: Roberto Nicoletti
- Credits: 12
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Communication Sciences (cod. 8885)
Learning outcomes
The course will offer a general knowledge of Cognitive Psychology and the most important cognitive processes.
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.
Readings/Bibliography
Nicoletti, R., Rumiati, R., Lotto, L. (2017). Psicologia. Bologna, Il Mulino.
Vandi, C., Nicoletti, R. (2011). L'usabilità. Modelli e Progettazione. Roma, Carocci.
Teaching methods
Lectures with power point presentations. Regular attendance is advisable since details of the lessons could be part of the exam.
Assessment methods
The final exam will be a multiple-choice test
Teaching tools
Participation to an experiment of cognitive psychology to deepen the experimental paradigms.
Office hours
See the website of Roberto Nicoletti