Filosofia | COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY A

cod. 0312500102

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY A

	0312500102
	DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

	PHILOSOPHY
	2015/2016

PERCORSO COMUNE

	YEAR OF DIDACTIC SYSTEM 2010
	SECONDO SEMESTRE

TEACHING UNITS

	SSD	CFU	HOURS	ACTIVITY	TYPE OF ACTIVITY
	M-PSI/01	6	30	LESSONS	COMPULSORY SUBJECTS, CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CLASS

	Objectives
	THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO STUDY THE MIND AND THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. THE PRINCIPAL THEMES OF THE COURSE WILL BE THE HISTORY, THE METHODS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY, PERCEPTION, MEMORY, THINKING, DECISION MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND LEARNING. FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR BEING ABLE TO CORRECTLY APPRAISE THE HISTORY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES.

THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO STUDY THE MIND AND THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. THE PRINCIPAL THEMES OF THE COURSE WILL BE THE HISTORY, THE METHODS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY, PERCEPTION, MEMORY, THINKING, DECISION MAKING, PROBLEM SOLVING AND LEARNING.
FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS WILL BE INTRODUCED FOR BEING ABLE TO CORRECTLY APPRAISE THE HISTORY AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS OF COGNITIVE SCIENCES.

	Prerequisites
	NO

	Contents
	THE AIM OF THE COURSE IS TO STUDY THE MIND AND THE HUMAN BEHAVIOUR. THE PRINCIPAL THEMES OF THE COURSE WILL BE THE HISTORY, THE METHODS OF THE SCIENTIFIC PSYCHOLOGY, PERCEPTION, MEMORY, THINKING, DECISION MAKING, LEARNING AND CREATIVE THINKING.

	Teaching Methods
	THE ARGUMENTS WILL BE DISCUSSED IN CLASS FOCUSING ON THEIR GENERAL ASPECTS AND THEORETICAL UNDERPINNINGS. STUDENTS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FURTHER THEIR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT SPECIFIC AND MORE DETAILED ASPECTS OF THE TREATED ARGUMENTS THROUGH THE INDEPENDENT READING OF THE RECOMMENDED MANUALS. SOME OF LECTURES WILL BE SUPPORTED BY AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIAL.

	Verification of learning
	ORAL EXAMINATION

	Texts
	R. NICOLETTI, R. RUMIATI, I PROCESSI COGNITIVI, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2011 (CAPITOLI 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,11, 12). P. LEGRENZI, V. GIROTTO (A CURA DI) PSYCHOLOGY OF THINKING, IL MULINO, BOLOGNA 2004.