PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
- Overview
- Assessment methods
- Learning objectives
- Contents
- Bibliography
- Teaching methods
- Contacts/Info
There are no prerequisites
Verification of learning takes place through a written quiz test based on 30 questions relating to the parts of the program.
Multiple choice questions will be presented to the candidate. The estimated time for the test is 30 minutes. The correct answer will get 1 point. The vote will be expressed out of thirty and the test is considered passed with a score of 18/30.
The aim of the course is to offer students a knowledge of General Psychology through the study of the history of Psychology, the basic physiology of the Central and Peripheral Nervous System and the study of behavior and cognitive functions. The course provides the basis for the study and deepening of subsequent psychology teachings.
At the end of the course the student acquires the awareness of the historical development and the meaning of some of the most relevant concepts of psychology.
The program will focus on the following topics:
History of psychology. Fields, aims and methods of psychology
The personality between nature and culture.
The physiology of the nervous system
Cognitive functions
- Caution
- Consciousness and vigilance
- Perception
- Memory
- Learning
- Thought and concepts
- Language and communication
- Intelligence
- Motivation
- Emotions
- The stress
Robert S. Feldman - General Psychology. III edition. McGraw Hill, 2017.
Slides requested to the teacher. E-mail rosario.sutera@uninsubria.it.
For the current academic year, in line with the ministerial and university guidelines, the lessons will be remote using the TEAMS tool. Audiovisual media such as slides and films will be used.
Student reception by appointment, to be agreed via e-mail, (rosario.sutera@uninsubria.it).