Unit COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Cognomi A-E

Code	40252609
CFU	9
Teacher	Valerio Santangelo
Teachers	Valerio Santangelo
Hours	54 ore - Valerio Santangelo
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Psicologia generale e fisiologica
Sector	M-PSI/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	The aim of the course is to provide the student with theoretical/conceptual tools to understand the most recent developments in the field of Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Reference texts	Mandatory text for all students: - Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S.A., LaBar, K.S., Platt, M.L., Woldorff, M.G. (2013). Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience. Sinauer Associated, Inc.
Educational objectives	By the end of the course the student has to know the most recent developments in the study of cognitive processes and related neural correlates, being able to report this information in a clear and organized fashion.
Prerequisites	Knowledge of general psychology; bases of cerebral anatomy and physiology; basic knowledge of statistics.
Teaching methods	Frontal lectures.
Learning verification modality	In order to promote the student’s comprehension, expository and synthetic capabilities in relation to the different topics of the course, a written examination including both multiple choice and open-ended questions will be employed. Specifically, the exam will include 25 multiple choice questions (1 correct response out of 4; 1 point for the correct response; 0 points for incorrect responses) and an open-ended question. The scoring for the open-ended question can range between 0 and 6 points. It will be assessed not only the quantity of information reported but, most importantly, the student’s capacity to provide a clear and well-organized response. The final grade will result from the sum of the score obtained at the multiple choice test (25/30) and at the open-ended question (6/30). To access the open-ended question the score at the multiple choice test must be equal or above to 15/25 (i.e., 15 correct responses out of 25 quizzes). The duration of the examination is 40 minutes (25 minutes for the multiple choice test, plus 15 minutes for the open-ended question). Deadline for registration: 48 hours before the exam. Students must registers online at the link https://unipg.esse3.cineca.it/Home.do In case a student intends to anticipate his/her exam in a year preceding the one it is scheduled in his/her curriculum, it is recommended to anticipate as well the attendance of the lessons and to schedule the exam in the first useful session after the lessons have been concluded. Students with disabilities and/or SLDs are invited to visit the page on tools and measures and to agree in advance on what is necessary with the teacher (https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa).
Extended program	The course programme is the same for both attending and non-attending students and workers. The aim of the course is to provide the student with theoretical/conceptual tools to understand the most recent developments in the fields of Cognitive Psychology, focusing on the study of cognitive processes and their neural basis. In particular, we will focus on the following topics: - Perception of visual and auditory stimuli. - Motor systems and motor control, computation and cognition into the motor system. - Consciousness; Attention and its effects on the stimulus elaboration, attentional control and attentional systems. - Explicit and implicit declarative memory, working memory. - Emotions and their influences on the other cognitive functions; Social cognition. - Executive control; Decision making; Reasoning and problem solving. - Symbolic representation: spoken and written language; neural basis of language. - Evolution and development of brain and cognition.

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - DTS

Code	40252609
CFU	9
Teacher	Alessandra Riccio
Teachers	Angela Riccio
Hours	54 ore - Angela Riccio
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Psicologia generale e fisiologica
Sector	M-PSI/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Cognomi F-L

Code	40252609
CFU	9
Teacher	Daniela Laricchiuta
Teachers	Daniela Laricchiuta
Hours	54 ore - Daniela Laricchiuta
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Psicologia generale e fisiologica
Sector	M-PSI/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	The aim of the course is to provide the student with theoretical/conceptual tools to understand the most recent developments in the field of Cognitive Psychology and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Reference texts	Mandatory text for all students: - Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S.A., LaBar, K.S., Platt, M.L., Woldorff, M.G. (2013). Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience. Sinauer Associated, Inc.
Educational objectives	By the end of the course the student has to know the most recent developments in the study of cognitive processes and related neural correlates, being able to report this information in a clear and organized fashion.
Prerequisites	Knowledge of general psychology; bases of cerebral anatomy and physiology; basic knowledge of statistics.
Teaching methods	Frontal lectures.
Other information
Learning verification modality	In order to promote the student’s comprehension, expository and synthetic capabilities in relation to the different topics of the course, a written examination including both multiple choice and open-ended questions will be employed. Specifically, the exam will include 25 multiple choice questions (1 correct response out of 4; 1 point for the correct response; 0 points for incorrect responses) and an open-ended question. The scoring for the open-ended question can range between 0 and 6 points. It will be assessed not only the quantity of information reported but, most importantly, the student’s capacity to provide a clear and well-organized response. The final grade will result from the sum of the score obtained at the multiple choice test (25/30) and at the open-ended question (6/30). To access the open-ended question the score at the multiple choice test must be equal or above to 15/25 (i.e., 15 correct responses out of 25 quizzes). The duration of the examination is 40 minutes (25 minutes for the multiple choice test, plus 15 minutes for the open-ended question). Deadline for registration: 48 hours before the exam. Students must registers online at the link https://unipg.esse3.cineca.it/Home.do Students with disabilities and/or SLDs are invited to visit the page on tools and measures and to agree in advance on what is necessary with the teacher (https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa).
Extended program	The course programme is the same for both attending and non-attending students and workers. The aim of the course is to provide the student with theoretical/conceptual tools to understand the most recent developments in the fields of Cognitive Psychology, focusing on the study of cognitive processes and their neural basis. In particular, we will focus on the following topics: - Perception of visual and auditory stimuli. - Motor systems and motor control, computation and cognition into the motor system. - Consciousness; Attention and its effects on the stimulus elaboration, attentional control and attentional systems. - Explicit and implicit declarative memory, working memory. - Emotions and their influences on the other cognitive functions; Social cognition. - Executive control; Decision making; Reasoning and problem solving. - Symbolic representation: spoken and written language; neural basis of language. - Evolution and development of brain and cognition.

COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY - Cognomi M-Z

Code	40252609
CFU	9
Teacher	Tiziana Pedale
Teachers	Tiziana Pedale
Hours	54 ore - Tiziana Pedale
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Psicologia generale e fisiologica
Sector	M-PSI/01
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Scopo del corso è di fornire allo studente gli strumenti teorico/concettuali per comprendere gli sviluppi recenti della Psicologia e delle Neuroscienze Cognitive.
Reference texts	Testo obbligatorio (lo studio di questo testo è obbligatorio per tutti gli studenti - frequentanti, non-frequentanti e lavoratori): - Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S.A., LaBar, K.S., Platt, M.L., Woldorff, M.G. (2015). Neuroscienze cognitive. Bologna: Zanichelli.
Educational objectives	Al termine del corso lo studente deve conoscere e sapere esporre in modo chiaro ed organizzato i più recenti sviluppi nello studio dei processi cognitivi e dei relativi correlati neurali.
Prerequisites	Conoscenze di psicologia generale, basi di anatomia e fisiologia cerebrale. Concetti base di statistica.
Teaching methods	Lezioni frontali relative al programma istituzionale.
Learning verification modality	Al fine di promuovere la capacità dello studente di comprensione, sintesi ed esposizione degli argomenti oggetto del corso, viene proposto un esame scritto composto sia da quiz a scelta multipla che da domande a risposta aperta. Nello specifico, l'esame è costituito da 25 quiz a scelta multipla (1 alternativa vera su 4; 1 punto assegnato per l’alternativa vera, 0 punti assegnati per le alternative errate) e da una domande a risposta aperta, a cui viene assegnato un punteggio da 0 a 6 punti, valutando non solo la quantità d’informazioni riportate, ma soprattutto la capacità di organizzare in modo chiaro la risposta. Il voto finale sarà dato dalla somma dei punteggi ottenuti ai quiz (fino a 25/30) ed alla domanda aperta (fino a 6/30), con la possibilità di raggiungere la lode (31/30). Per accedere alla possibilità di svolgere la domanda aperta, lo studente dovrà aver raggiunto il punteggio minimo di 15/25 (15 risposte corrette su 25 quiz, equivalente al "sei", cioè alla sufficienza). Il tempo a disposizione per lo svolgimento dell’esame è di 40 minuti (25 minuti per il quiz, più 15 minuti per la domanda aperta). È richiesta iscrizione all'esame almeno 48 ore prima dello svolgimento dell'appello. Le iscrizioni potranno esser fatte esclusivamente tramite la Segreteria On Line (SOL) al link https://unipg.esse3.cineca.it/Home.do Nel caso in cui lo studente intenda anticipare l’esame in un anno precedente a quello programmato nel piano di studio, si raccomanda di frequentare il ciclo delle lezioni e di sostenere l’esame nel primo appello utile dopo che le lezioni medesime siano terminate, nel rispetto quindi del semestre di programmazione dell’insegnamento. Gli studenti e le studentesse con disabilità e/o con DSA sono invitati/e a visitare la pagina dedicata agli strumenti e alle misure previste e a concordare preventivamente quanto necessario con il/la docente (https://www.unipg.it/disabilita-e-dsa).
Extended program	Il programma del corso è il medesimo sia per studenti frequentanti, che per studenti non-frequentanti e lavoratori. Il corso si propone d'illustrare i più recenti sviluppi nell’ambito della Psicologia Cognitiva, focalizzandosi sullo studio approfondito dei principali processi cognitivi e delle loro basi neurali. In particolare, saranno oggetto di approndimento: - Definizioni, approcci e metodi delle neuroscienze cognitive. - I sistemi sensoriali e la percezione visiva e uditiva. - Il sistema motorio e l'organizzazione dell'azione. - L’attenzione ed i suoi effetti sull’elaborazione degli stimoli; il controllo dell'attenzione. - La memoria: tipologie e meccanismi; La memoria dichiarativa e non-dichiarativa; la memoria di lavoro. - Le emozioni. - La cognizione sociale. - Il linguaggio. - Le funzioni esecutive. - i processi decisionali. - L'evoluzione e lo sviluppo del cervello e della cognizione.