Studying at the University of Verona
Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.
Type D and Type F activities
This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:
Laurea in Scienze psicologiche per la formazione - Enrollment from 2025/2026SOFT SKILLS
Find out more about the Soft Skills courses for Univr students provided by the University's Teaching and Learning Centre: https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali
CONTAMINATION LAB
The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential course with modules on innovation and enterprise culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all areas to solve challenges set by companies and organisations.
Upon completion of a CLab, students will be entitled to receive 6 CFU (D- or F-type credits).
Find out more: https://www.univr.it/clabverona
PLEASE NOTE: In order to be admitted to any teaching activities, including those of your choice, you must be enrolled in the academic year in which the activities in question are offered. Students who are about to graduate in the December and April sessions are therefore advised NOT to undertake extracurricular activities in the new academic year in which they are not enrolled, as these graduation sessions are valid for students enrolled in the previous academic year. Therefore, students who undertake an activity in an academic year in which they are not enrolled will not be granted CFU credits.
| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Cities and Freedom | D |
Giacomo Mormino
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Ten years of dreams, lapsus, missed acts". Ten years anniversary of 'TIRESIA', Research Centre for Philosophy and Psychoanalysis | D |
Matteo Bonazzi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Education and affectivity - 200 years after Christian education by Antonio Rosmini | D |
Fernando Bellelli
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Gnoseology and Metaphysics Workshop | D |
Davide Poggi
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher | |
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| 1° 2° | Philosophy and politics of care | D |
Alessia Maria Aurora Bevilacqua
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Cities and Freedom | D |
Giacomo Mormino
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Legal clinics | D |
Alessia Maria Aurora Bevilacqua
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Ten years of dreams, lapsus, missed acts". Ten years anniversary of 'TIRESIA', Research Centre for Philosophy and Psychoanalysis | D |
Matteo Bonazzi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Gnoseology and Metaphysics Workshop | D |
Davide Poggi
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Workshop on Ethics in the Psychological Profession | D |
Elena Trifiletti
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Tai-Ti aiuto io | D |
Alessandra Cordiano
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Verso le elezioni europee 2024 | D |
Massimo Prearo
(Coordinator)
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| years | Modules | TAF | Teacher |
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| 1° 2° 3° | Data analysis for quantitative research: an introduction | D |
Margherita Pasini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Preliminary Quantitative data Management in Psychological Research | D |
Margherita Pasini
(Coordinator)
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| 1° 2° 3° | Personal and organizational assessment: a reasoned guide to the most commonly used tests | D |
Margherita Pasini
(Coordinator)
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Psychology of Personality and Individual Differences (2023/2024)
Teaching code
4S007359
Teacher
Coordinator
Credits
6
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
Sem. 1B dal Nov 13, 2023 al Dec 22, 2023.
Courses Single
Authorized
Learning objectives
GENERAL LEARNING OBJECTIVES. *To know and understand the psychological theories which explain attitudes and behaviours of individuals and groups, also related to prejudice. *To know and understand the psychological theories concerning promotion of health and wellbeing and prevention and care of the psychological distress. *To apply the psychological theories to the functioning of individuals, groups, and organisation in order to observe and analyse behaviours, and in particular phenomena concerning learning and personal and social changes. *To apply knowledge about psychological measurement instruments to the assessment of individuals, to the evaluation of learning needs, for training and development of individuals along the whole life course, of groups, of organisation, and communities. *To plan and implement interventions aiming at the promotion of wellbeing and the prevention and care of psychological distress of individuals and groups.
SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES. *To know and understand the main theories that explain the personality and its evaluation/measurement methods. *To know and understand how to identify the peculiarities concerning the main individual differences in order to relate them to the behavior of individuals and groups. *To apply the theories about the functioning of the individual's personality and its contribution to the learning and change activities of groups and organizations.
Prerequisites and basic notions
No prior knowledge required
Program
Introduction to the study of personality
- What is personality?
- What does the psychology of personality study?
- From naive theories to scientific theories of personality
- What factors determine personality?
- Key issues in the study of personality
- A map for orientation: the "Four Quadrants" of personality
Methods of Investigation in the Study of Personality
- Introduction
- Sources of information in the study of personality: LOTS data
- Research designs in personality psychology
- Criteria for evaluating personality measurements
The Psychoanalytic Perspective
- A bit of history
- Freud's psychoanalytic theory
- Applications and developments of psychoanalytic thinking
The Trait Perspective
- A bit of history
- A heterogeneous perspective
- Applications of the trait perspective
- Developments in the trait perspective
The Biological Perspective
- A bit of history
- The relationship between mind and body and temperament
- Genes and personality
- Biological processes and personality
- The evolutionary approach to the study of personality
The Environmental Perspective
- The concept of environment in relation to personality
- Learning processes and personality: research on conditioning
- Cultural sources and personality
- Geophysical variables and personality
The Cognitive-Social Perspective
- A bit of history
- Albert Bandura's cognitive-social theory
- Applications of the cognitive-social perspective
- Developments in the cognitive-social perspective
The Cognitive Perspective
- A bit of history
- Personal construct theory
- Applications of the cognitive perspective
The Humanistic Perspective
- A bit of history
- Carl Rogers' humanistic theory
- Applications of the humanistic perspective
- Developments in the humanistic perspective
Overlap and Integration between Perspectives
- Analogies between perspectives
- Integrating perspectives
- Conclusion
BIBLIOGRAPHY:
Title: Psicologia della personalità: prospettive teoriche, strumenti e contesti applicativi. / Carver C.S ... [et al.]
Author: Carver
ISBN: 9788891932075
Edition: 3rd ed.
Publication Date: 2023
Publisher: Pearson Italia
Place of Publication: Milan Turin
Other Author: Carver, Charles S.
Bibliography
Didactic methods
Frontal teaching. Video recordings of the lectures will be made available in the Panopto box in the elearning/moodle section of the course.
Learning assessment procedures
The examination taken during an official session will consist of a written test with thirty multiple-choice questions to be completed in 30 minutes (3 answer options, of which only one is correct).
Evaluation criteria
For the purpose of the final grade expressed on a scale of thirty, a correct answer has a value of 1 point, an incorrect answer has a value of 0 points, and a unanswered question has a value of 0 points.
Criteria for the composition of the final grade
For the purpose of the final grade expressed on a scale of thirty, a correct answer has a value of 1 point, an incorrect answer has a value of 0 points, and a unanswered question has a value of 0 points.
Exam language
Italian
