Starting with an introductory analysis of the historical process that led to Psychology becoming an experimental science, the course will then focus on the main themes involved when studying learning and memory as cognitive processes. A special focus will be given from the beginning to the epistemological and methodological differences characterizing Psychology as an experimental science as compared to other humanistic disciplines. The study of learning and memory will be integrated with the study of other classic processes which contribute to the complex human cognitive structure, such as perception, psychophysics, consciousness, attention, language, reasoning and emotions.
THE PROGRAM: (Details) 1) Psychology as a Science What is Psychology? The Birth of Psychology as a Science Main Currents in the Development of Psychology 2) Methods and procedures of Psychology The Scientific Method in Psychology Ethics Understanding the Search Results 3) Evolution, and Behavior Heritability Development of the Science of Evolution Natural Selection and Evolution Heritability and Genetics The Sociobiology 4) The Biology of Behavior The brain and its components Chemicals and Behavior The study of the brain The control of the behavior and physiological functions of the body 5) Learning and Behaviour Procedures for the study of the basic processes of learning Conditions necessary for learning Results dell'Apprendimendimento The cellular mechanisms of reinforcement The behavior of subjects who have had multiple experiences of learning 6) The feeling The sensory processes The vision Hearing The taste Smell The bodily senses 7) The Perception Brain mechanisms of visual perception The perception of objects Perception of Space and Motion 8) Memory Sensory memory The short-term memory or working memory Learning and coding in long-term memory The organization of long-term memory Remember 9) The Conscience Consciousness as a social phenomenon Selective attention The consciousness and the brain Hypnosis Sleep 10) The Language The comprehension and production of language The reading The acquisition of language in children 11) Intelligence and Thought Intelligence: global or multi-component? The assessment of intelligence The role of inheritance and environment Thinking and problem solving 12) The development over the life Prenatal development Physical development and perception in the infant and childhood Cognitive development in the infant and childhood Social development in infant and childhood The development of gender differences Developing Moral Adolescence Adulthood and Old Age 13) Motivation and Emotion What is the motivation? Motivation and reinforcement Aggressive behavior Sexual behavior Emotions Expression and recognition of emotions Feelings The feeding behavior 14) Personality Theories of Personality Traits Psychobiological approaches Approaches Sociocognitivi The Psychodynamic Approach The Humanistic Approach Assessment of Personality 15) The Health Psychology The social cognition Attitudes: their training and their change Stereotypes and prejudices Social influences and behaviors of group The interpersonal attraction and love 16) Lifestyle, Stress and Health Cultural evolution: the choice of lifestyles and their consequences Healthy Lifestyles and not Prevent unhealthy lifestyles through self-control Stress and health Coping with the stresses of everyday life 17) The Nature and Causes of Mental Disorders The classification and diagnosis of mental disorders The anxiety disorders, somatoform disorders and dissociative disorders Personality disorders Disorders related substances Schizophrenia Mood disorders 18) Treatment of Mental Disorders The Scientific Method in Psychology Therapies introspective Behavioral therapies, cognitive therapies and cognitive-behavioral therapies The group therapy and community psychology Biological therapies The relationship between client and therapist
Exam texts: CARLSON, N. R, et al. (2007). PSICOLOGIA. La Scienza del Comportamento. PICCIN EDITORE, PADOVA. Evaluation methods: Multiple choice test.
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