The class is a part of course on Basis in Psychology and Sociology. It provides basis in psychology as a science. Main psychological theories and methods used to demonstrate them will be discussed.
Provide Historical and epistemological basis. Study biological basis and review the main objects of interest of this branch of knowledge comparing different approaches.
Persons who attend: lectures, self-administered tests on Aula Web, slide set on Aula Web
Persons who didn’t attend: individual learning,self-administered tests on Aula Web, slide set on Aula Web
Historical mainframe. Birth and development of main psychological approaches. Epistemological basis of scientific psychology. Senses and consciousness. Sleep and dreams. Perception theories, perceptual constancy, perceive depth, images and movement, amodal completion. Classical conditioning, operant conditioning, memory systems, multi process theories, working memory, attention, long term memory, forgetting, improving memory. Language: spoken language perception, words and meanings, first language learning, language and thinking. Thinking processes, problem solving, decision making. Intelligence measuring intelligence, intelligence tests, IQ.
1. L. Mecacci (ed.), Manuale di Psicologia generale, Giunti, Firenze, 2001
2. L. Mason, Psicologia dell’apprendimento e dell’istruzione, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2013 (Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
3. C. Cornoldi, Le difficoltà di apprendimento a scuola, Il Mulino, Bologna, 1999
Accessory readings
Papers and other books’ chapters could be indicated during the lessons
Ricevimento: Prof. Guido F. Amoretti Tuesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. Management Offices - Main Building (Corpo A) 2nd floor From February 28th to May 16th: Tuesday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Management Offices - Main Building (Corpo A) 2nd floor For any question concerning lectures: guido.amoretti@unige.it
Ricevimento: Prof. Filippo Domaneschi Monday from11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Room 3C3 Building C – 3th floor For any question concerning lectures: filippo.domaneschi@unige.it
GUIDO FRANCO AMORETTI (President)
FILIPPO DOMANESCHI (President)
STEFANO POLI (President)
March 1st 2017
To be informed about changes in office hours for student, to download teaching materials and to sign up at assessment reserved to persons who have attended the lectures you must register yourself in Aula Web.
Persons who attend: (at least 60% hours scheduled for each part): multiple choice midterm test, at the end of the course, concerning book 1, 2 and the arguments explained during the lectures.
Persons who didn't attend: multiple choice test concerning book 1, 2 and 3.
Oral addition will be allowed.
To sit for an exam students must enrol to students' portal. Unless different indications, the exams will happen in IT classroom and linguistic classroom, Main Building ( Corpo A) first floor.
N.B.: A student can sit for an exam non more than 4 times plus midterm test. If he/she fails the third and the fourth attempt Lecturer will register a negative evaluation so that he/she will not be able to sit again for this exam until a.a. 2017-2018.
The assessment will concern main psychological theories, comprehension of psychological mechanisms inducing human behaviour, focusing attention on learning processes.
Although the lectures will be delivered in Italian, the Lecturer can provide a comprehensive collection of teaching materials in English to prepare for the final exam, and this exam can be taken in English.
