The lectures are designed to provide foundational knowledge in scientific psychology and methodology and are organized into two distinct blocks.
Provide Historical and epistemological basis. Study biological basis and review the main objects of interest of this branch of knowledge comparing different approaches. Provide methodological and statistical basis helpful to understand and design experimental and/or practical researches in psychology.
By the end of the course, students should be able to:
Basical linguistic knowledge, ability to operate links.
Lectures and slides on Aula Web. Lectures are also available online in streaming.
Course Content Overview
Historical Mainframe
Neuropsychological Basis
Sensory Systems and Measurement
Consciousness
Learning and Memory
Thinking Processes
Intelligence
Spoken language perception Words and meanings First language learning Bilinguilism
Motivation
Emotions
Personality
Well being
Ricevimento: I am availble for online 1:1 meetings on request. Open door policy, if I am in just knock on my door.
DAVID GIOFRE' (President)
GUIDO FRANCO AMORETTI
CATERINA ARTUSO (Substitute)
GIULIA CAPPAGLI (Substitute)
First semester.
Students are required to register on Aula web to download teaching materials and to sign up to the assessments.
GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Multiple choice test in Italian.
An oral examination can be requestedby international students.
To sit for an exam you must enrol to students' portal.
The assessment will concern main psychological theories, comprehension of psychological mechanisms inducing human behaviour, learning of research methodology basis and both descriptive and inferential statistics.
For Students with Disabilities or Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)
Students with disabilities or SLD are reminded that to request exam accommodations, you must first upload your certification to the university website at servizionline.unige.it in the "Students" section. The documentation will be verified by the University's Inclusion Services Department for students with disabilities and SLD (https://rubrica.unige.it/strutture/struttura/100111).
Subsequently, well in advance (at least 10 days) before the exam date, students are required to send an email to the professor conducting the exam. Copy both the School Inclusion Officer for students with disabilities and SLD (laura.traverso@unige.it) and the aforementioned department using one of the following addresses (disabili@unige.it; dsa@unige.it). The email should include: