01231 - General Psychology II

Learning outcomes

a) Basic cognitive processes (attention, language, communication, intelligence, motivation, emotion)

b) Theories of personality (trait, biological, phenomenological, behavioral, socio-cognitive theory);

c) Comparison between main cognitive models and theories.

Course contents

Module 1 Prof. Andrea De Cesarei

1) Sensation and Perception

2) Motivation and Emotions

3) Stress, health and coping strategies

4) Pain perception

Module 2 Prof. Matteo Valsecchi 

5) Language and communication

6) Personality

7) Intelligence

8) Animal and comparative psychology

Readings/Bibliography

Slides from the lessons

Turatto, M. (2018). Psicologia Generale. Mondadori (capitoli 8 e 12).

Occhionero M. (a cura di). Introduzione alla Psicologia Generale. Carocci, 2018. Capitoli: 3, 7 (Excluding 203-207), 9

Atkinson & Hilgard’s. Introduzione alla psicologia (16° edizione), Piccin. Capitoli: 4, 5, 10, 12,13 (excluding pp. 475-484),14

Fabrizio Benedetti, Il Dolore, Carocci Editore (all chapters)

Chiandetti, C. & Degano, E. Animali. Abilità uniche e condivise tra le specie, Mondadori Università, 2017 (all chapters)

Scientific papers or review articles suggested by the teacher during lessons.

 

Teaching methods

Frontal lessons, videos, power-point presentations, digital presenter.

Assessment methods

 

Written exam with 11 open questions, 5 for the module of Prof. Matteo Valsecchi and 4 for the module of Prof. Andrea De Cesarei.

The grade is weighted according to this scheme:

- 16.5 points for the module of Prof. Matteo Valsecchi (max 3.3 points for each question);
- 14.5 points for the module of Prof. Andrea De Cesarei (max 3.625 points for each question)

Open questions will be evaluated according to this scheme (the percentage is referred to the max points for each question):

- 0% for missing answer;

- 20% for highly insufficient content;

- 40% for insufficient content and reasoning;

- 60% for sufficient content and reasoning;

- 80% for good content and reasoning;

- 100% for excellent content and reasoning.

Cum laude will be assigned for a total score of 31.

Students with disability certified by the Office for disability of the University of Bologna can contact the teachers in order to arrange the use of compensatory and dispensatory measures.  

Registering on Almaesami is mandatory in order to be admitted to the exam.

Teaching tools

Videos, power-point presentations, digital presenter.

Office hours

See the website of Matteo Valsecchi

See the website of Andrea De Cesarei