LET015 - BASIC PSYCHOLOGICAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOR

courses

ID:

LET015

Duration (hours):

42

CFU:

SSD:

PSICOLOGIA GENERALE

Located in:

CHIETI

Url:

Course Details:

HUMANITIES/LETTERE MODERNE Year: 1

Course Details:

HUMANITIES/LINGUAGGI DELLA MUSICA, DELLO SPETTACOLO E DEI MEDIA Year: 3

Year:

2025

Course Catalogue:

https://unich.coursecatalogue.cineca.it/af/2025?co...

Date/time interval

Primo Semestre (01/10/2025 - 31/01/2026)

Course Objectives

The course will contribute to reach the objectives of the bachelor's program. Specifically, the course aims at promoting effective communication, critical thinking, decisional autonomy, and team working skills.
This knowledge contributes to develops those skills needed to work effectively as professionals interacting with users/customers.

At the end of the course students should be able to:
- understand the features of the different theoretical approaches in psychology;
- elaborate and integrate knowledge into the workings of the mind and behavior;
- understand the experimental protocols used for the study of mind and behavior;
- communicate in a clear and unambiguous way their knowledge of human behavior;
- deepen topics of interest autonomously and effectively

Course Prerequisites

None.
The proposed program will allow students who have not previously acquired disciplinary knowledge to achieve the indicated educational objectives. There are therefore no prerequisites, but supplementary readings may be recommended.

Teaching Methods

The lectures make use of slides and concern theoretical aspects of the discipline integrated by practical examples of the main experimental paradigms.

Assessment Methods

The exam will be WRITTEN, in multiple-choice format. The test will be aimed at verifying the learning process, the property of language, and the ability to interpret, synthesize, and analyze psychological phenomena. The questions will concern the various thematic areas of the program. The test will be modulated on a battery of 30 questions of equal weight for a maximum total time of 30 minutes. The score of the written test is calculated taking into account only the correct answers (1 point for each correct answer). The written test will be considered passed if the grade is at least 18/30.

Texts

Holt, Bremener, Vliek, Sutherland, Passer & Smith (2023). Italian Trans. by Gronchi, Marzi & Peru. Psicologia generale. Capire la mente osservando il comportamento. McGraw Hill. III edizione. ONLY CHAPTERS: 1-2-6-7-8-9-11-13-14

The course will introduce students to the study of mind and behavior, by providing the critical, historical, and methodological foundations needed to frame psychology as a scientific discipline. Furthermore, the course promotes technical skills in the study of basic cognitive processes in the lifespan. Particular attention will be paid to the study of cognitive functions and individual differences in behaviors' acquisition. Among these: - Attention and memory - Learning - Language and communication - Emotion and motivation - Thought and intelligence