76043 - General Psychology

Academic Year 2024/2025

  • 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

- Cognitive processes


- Perception, attention, learning and memory 


- Components and functions of emotions


- Interaction between emotions and cognitive processes

Readings/Bibliography

Slides (https://virtuale.unibo.it/)

Brosch T, Scherer KR, Grandjean D, Sander D. The impact of emotion on perception, attention, memory, and decision-making. Swiss Med Wkly. 2013 May 14;143:w13786. doi: 10.4414/smw.2013.13786. PMID: 23740562

 

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

Exam with multiple choice questions. Only one answer is correct. There will be 11 questions with 11 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 Quality education

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