Unit NEUROPSYCHOLOGY

PSYCHOBIOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY

Code	50098701
CFU	1
Teacher	Aldo Ferraresi
Teachers	Aldo Ferraresi
Hours	10 ore - Aldo Ferraresi
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Academic discipline	M-PSI/02
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Neurofisiologia delle funzioni superiori
Reference texts	Bear MF, Connors BW, Paradiso MA: Neuroscienze - Esplorando il cervello. EDRA Masson, IV edizione.
Educational objectives	Comprensione delle funzioni superiori del sistema nervoso centrale.
Prerequisites	Conoscenze di base della neurofisiologia generale.
Teaching methods	Lezioni frontali
Other information	Nessuna
Learning verification modality	Esame orale, il cui esito sarà integrato con quello degli altri due moduli costituenti l'insegnamento. Per informazioni sui servizi di supporto agli studenti con disabilità e/o DSA visita la pagina http://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa
Extended program	Sensazione e percezione. Percezione dello spazio tridimensionale. Apprendimento e memoria. Ipotalamo ed emozioni. Linguaggio e lateralizzazione. Elettroencefalogramma e sonno. Attenzione e coscienza.

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY I

Code	50562902
CFU	2
Teacher	Massimo Piccirilli
Teachers	Massimo Piccirilli
Hours	24 ore - Massimo Piccirilli
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze della logopedia
Academic discipline	M-PSI/08
Type of study-unit

PSYCHOMETRICS

Code	50095101
CFU	1
Teacher	Martina Pigliautile
Teachers	Martina Pigliautile
Hours	12 ore - Martina Pigliautile
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze umane e psicopedagogiche
Academic discipline	M-PSI/03
Type of study-unit
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	• the measure of the behavior • Tests and the use of the test • Theories and models for tests development • Methods of tests development • Dimensionality, reliability and validity • Sensitivity and specificity • Test standardization • Clinical-neuropsychological or psychometric diagnosis?
Reference texts	Ercolani, A.P., & Perugini, M. (1997). La misura in psicologia. Introduzione ai test psicologici. Milano: LED Edizioni Universitarie (Aspects treated in the teacher's deliveries) Lang, M. (2005). La diagnosi testologica. In F. Del Corno F. & M. Lang (A cura di), Elementi di psicologia clinica (pp. 159-182). Available online. Spinnler, H. (2005). Demenze: diagnostica prevalentemente clinico-neuropsicologica o prevalentemente psicometrica? Annali dell'Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 41(1):75-80. Available online.
Educational objectives	to implement the knowledge of the main psychometric characteristics of tests. to develop a critical use of cognitive tests. to increase the "know how" on score interpretation in testing.
Prerequisites	Nothing
Teaching methods	Front lessons and group discussions.
Other information	Sono previste esperienze pratiche di utilizzo dei manuali dei test.
Learning verification modality	Practical experiences of using test manuals are provided.
Extended program	• Tests and use of the test (test construction process - determination of the construct - the first version of the test - test administration - items selection) • Dimensionality, reliability and validity (test dimensiones - reliability of a test - validity (different aspects of validity) - aspects that increase or decrease the reliability and the validity). • Sensitivity and specificity of the test- (definition, sensitive/specific tests, positive and negative predictive value, prevalence- ROC curves analysis) • Standardization (calibration of psychological testing - sampling - row and correct scores - standard error - equivalent scores) • Clinical-neuropsychological or psychometric diagnosis? (objectives of trial diagnosis, common problems, psychological testing, psychodiagnostic testing, when and why testing, clinical and patient, criteria for choosing the test, clinical reasoning, diagnosis).