The Cognitive Psychology course covers the following topics: (1) the study of Intelligence and differences among individuals regarding intelligence; (2) the study of Thought and higher cognitive activities; (3) the study of states of consciousness; and (4) Communication and Language.

Part I (18 hours):

• Presentation of the course and examination methods. 
• Intelligence: models, assessment and influential factors
• Thought: perception, imagination, reasoning, information processing, decision making, insight, intuitive thinking and creativity.
• States of consciousness, vigilance, and biological rhythms.

Part II (10 hours):

• Verbal and nonverbal communication;
• Neurological bases of language, main developmental stages in comprehension and production, theoretical models, artificial intelligence models for understanding language acquisition.

Part III (8 hours):

• Examples of experiments in psychological research, in-depth study of scientific articles through group work and discussion.

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• Knowledge and understanding: The student should demonstrate adequate mastery of basic knowledge related to the various theoretical approaches within the field of general psychology;
• Applying knowledge and understanding: The student should show the ability to understand the cognitive functions involved in specific contexts of psychological intervention;
• Making judgements: The student should be able to critically evaluate the results of research expounded during the course;
• Communication skills: The student should acquire specific language adequate to describe basic psychological phenomena;
• Learning skills: The student should demonstrate good autonomy in reading materials related to scientific research in the field of general psychology and in critically understanding psychological phenomena.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Optional articles about tests and questionnaires, for further study by the student. These articles are available on the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

Teaching

Lectures

Innovative teaching methods

Students will be asked to read and comment on articles that will be discussed in class using the 'debate' mode.

Attendance

Attendance is optional but highly recommended.

Course books

1. Teaching materials that can be found in Moodle > Blended Learning.

2. Feldman, Amoretti, Ciceri "PSICOLOGIA GENERALE" McGraw Hill Editore - chapters 4, 7, 8. (Number of pages: 80)

Assessment

WRITTEN examination.

The test will include 11 forced-choice questions and 2 open questions.

The duration of the examination will be 25 minutes.

The final grade results from the average of the ratings of the answers to the questions and is broken down as follows:

- less than 18: insufficient level of proficiency. The candidate does not achieve any of the learning outcomes under “Knowledge and understanding”,
- 18-20: sufficient level of proficiency. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes under “Knowledge and understanding”,
- 21-23: fully sufficient level of competence. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes stipulated under “Knowledge and understanding” and “Applying knowledge and understanding”,
- 24-26: good level of proficiency. The candidate achieves the expected learning outcomes at the points “Knowledge and understanding”; “Applying knowledge and understanding” and “Making judgements”,
- 27-29: very good level of competence. The candidate achieves the expected learning outcomes at the points “Knowledge and understanding”; “Applying knowledge and understanding”; “Making judgements” and “Communication skills”,
- 30 and 30 cum laude: excellent level of competence. The candidate fully achieves the learning outcomes stipulated at the points “Knowledge and understanding”; “Applying knowledge and understanding”; “Making judgements”; “Communication skills” and “Learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Teaching

Non-attending students can use the same books as attending students. In order to give non-attending students the opportunity to compensate with self-study what is done during the lectures, we recommend the use of all the materials available on the blended platform (slides, tutorials, supplementary materials); these are particularly useful for the full understanding of the program content.

Attendance

Attendance is optional.

Course books

1. Teaching materials that can be found in Moodle > Blended Learning.

2. Feldman, Amoretti, Ciceri "PSICOLOGIA GENERALE" McGraw Hill Editore - chapters 4, 7, 8. (Number of pages: 80)

Assessment

WRITTEN examination.

The test will include 11 forced-choice questions and 2 open questions.

The duration of the examination will be 25 minutes.

The final grade results from the average of the ratings of the answers to the questions and is broken down as follows:

- less than 18: insufficient level of proficiency. The candidate does not achieve any of the learning outcomes under “Knowledge and understanding”,
- 18-20: sufficient level of proficiency. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes under “Knowledge and understanding”,
- 21-23: fully sufficient level of competence. The candidate achieves the learning outcomes stipulated under “Knowledge and understanding” and “Applying knowledge and understanding”,
- 24-26: good level of proficiency. The candidate achieves the expected learning outcomes at the points “Knowledge and understanding”; “Applying knowledge and understanding” and “Making judgements”,
- 27-29: very good level of competence. The candidate achieves the expected learning outcomes at the points “Knowledge and understanding”; “Applying knowledge and understanding”; “Making judgements” and “Communication skills”,
- 30 and 30 cum laude: excellent level of competence. The candidate fully achieves the learning outcomes stipulated at the points “Knowledge and understanding”; “Applying knowledge and understanding”; “Making judgements”; “Communication skills” and “Learning skills”.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

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