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No specific prerequisites are required
To transmit basic notions of the main theories and the main research methods known in general psychology. To promote the learning of scientific-disciplinary competences related to the behavioural and to the main psychic functions’ organization. To facilitate the knowledge of self- and context-representations people develop and acquire by interaction and communication.
- Introduction to general psychology - The perception - Learning and conditioning - The memory system - Motivation and emotion - The cognition - The intelligence - The communication - The human personality
- Introduction to psychology - The birth of experimental psychology - Overview of theoretical developments in psychology - Explanation of the experimental method - Introduction to cognitive functions - Perception: definition - General principles of perception: redundancy - General principles of perception: redundancy - General principles of perception: Attention - General principles of perception: Perceptual organization - Learning: sensitization - Learning: the habituation - Learning: classical conditioning - Learning: operant conditioning - Learning: imprinting and learning by imitation - Memory: sensory memory - Memory: short-term memory - Memory: working memory - Memory: sensory memory - Memory: short-term memory - Memory: working memory - Memory: long-term memory - Memory: Classification of different types of memory - Emotions: theories of emotions - Main emotions in the therapeutic relationship - motivation and frustration - Assertive communication (passivity, aggressiveness, assertiveness) - The thought - The study of cognition – The forms of thought - Problem solving and reasoning - Intelligence - Theories of intelligence - Intelligence assessments - The personality - Personality traits - Theories of personality
- Manuale di psicologia generale, Girotto V & Zorzi M - Il mulino - Manuale di psicologia della salute, Ripamonti CA - Il mulino - Psicologia generale, Gerrig RJ, Zimbardo PG, Anolli LM, Baldi PL - Pearson
Interactive lessons supported by the use of slides
The achievement of the expected learning outcomes will be evaluated through a written test consisting of 10 multiple-choice questions, and about ten open questions to which the student will have to answer within 90 minutes. Through an appropriate formulation of the questions and answers to each of these, the evaluation will cover the various areas in which the expected results above are distributed, in turn coherent with the objectives of the course. Greater weight will be given to the results of open questions (knowledge and understanding). The vote of the written test will be expressed in thirtieths, adopting specific formulas for the transformation of the rough scores. The written test can be followed by an oral test.