ID:
500071
Duration (hours):
54
CFU:
9
SSD:
PSICOLOGIA GENERALE
Year:
2025
Overview
Date/time interval
Primo Semestre (22/09/2025 - 09/01/2026)
Syllabus
Course Objectives
Students attending this course will learn about the psychological mechanisms subserving human behavior, with a focus on the current debate on the scientific bases of Psychology. At the end of this course, students will understand and be able to apply principles of the scientific method and critical thinking.
Course Prerequisites
There is not strict requirement to attend the course.
Teaching Methods
The classes will offer an overview of the contents of this course and will also be the ideal occasion for answering to the students’ questions and curiosities. There will also be dedicated time for discussing the most important and interesting theoretical and methodological aspects. The course will be conducted through in-person lectures. For each credit (25 hours), the following are planned: -6 hours of delivery-based teaching (DE) (content presentation through slides, scientific papers, and videos); -2 hours of interactive teaching (DI) (guided exercises, small group critiques on topics provided by the instructor); - 17 hours of self-study on the course bibliography and provided slides. Meetings with the tutor for monitoring and self-assessment of the acquired knowledge are scheduled. To facilitate inclusive teaching, the instructor offers up to two hours per week of office hours, by appointment.
Assessment Methods
The final assessment will consist of a series of open questions (the exam will be in the written modality). Specifically, the exam consists of 4 open-ended questions evaluated according to the criteria of comprehensiveness, relevance, and clarity, with a maximum score of 8 points. For the academic year 2025/2026, the exam will solely cover the required text.
Texts
Mandatory: Psicologia generale – 3/Ed. Richard J. Gerrig - Philip G. Zimbardo - Luigi M. Anolli - Pier Luigi Baldi ISBN Cartaceo: 9788891931207 – ISBN Digitale: 9788891931214 https://he.pearson.it/catalogo/1020
Contents
The course will be focused on: - attentional processes and consciousness; - perception; - most popular models of human memory; - processes subserving human learning; - intelligence; - motivation and emotion; - human communication; - personality traits. The contents of the General Psychology course will be addressed considering the ethical and deontological principles, which, depending on the specific topic, will be described in detail by the instructor, both from a theoretical point of view and with a direct connection to practical activities (e.g., through the discussion of illustrative cases). The contents and materials of the course are present and downloadable from the KIRO platform. Students will also be able to find the main slides used for teaching on the KIRO platform. The study program does not differentiate between attending and non-attending students. However, due to the plurality of contents and the work in the classroom, presence is highly recommended.
Course Language
Italian
More information
In order to promote inclusion, up to 2 hours of weekly reception hours will be offered (to be agreed upon with the Professor). TEACHING TUTOR: Name currently being updated and available on the KIRO portal. The tutor can be contacted for information and in-depth exploration of the course topics. Additionally, guided review sessions led by the tutor for exam preparation will be organized.
Degrees
Degrees
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Bachelor’s Degree
3 years
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