Teaching code

4S007361

Teacher

Roberto Burro

Coordinatore

Roberto Burro

Credits

6

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY

Period

Sem. 2A dal Feb 13, 2023 al Mar 30, 2023.

Lessons timetable Moodle Seminars

Learning objectives

GENERAL AIMS. 1) Know and understand theories related to the mechanisms of psychological functioning of people at work and in organizations, including their motivations, satisfaction and well-being. 2) Apply the theories on the functioning of individuals, groups and organizations to the analysis of phenomena of learning and personal and social change. SPECIFIC TRAINING OBJECTIVES The course aims to allow the student to know and understand the theories related to the mechanisms of functioning of the different cognitive abilities in the work context and internally to the organizations, with particular reference to sensations and perceptions. Give the student the opportunity to apply theories about the cognitive functions of the person seen individually, in groups and in an organizational context with specific reference to learning, change activities and adaptation to the environment.

Prerequisites and basic notions

No prior knowledge required

Program

INTRODUCTORY ARGUMENTS
- The philosophy of perception
- Innatism and empiricism
- The Psychophysics
- The biology of perception
THE FIRST STAGES OF VISION
- Hints on the physics of light
- The eye
- Information processing in the retina
- Light / dark adaptation
SPATIAL VISION
- Visual acuity
- Retinal ganglion cells and stripes
- The lateral geniculate nucleus
- The striped bark
- Receptive fields
- Columns and hyper-columns
- Selective adaptation
PERCEIVING AND RECOGNIZING OBJECTS
- Perception of contours
- Grouping and weaving
- Figure and background
THE PERCEPTION OF COLORS
- Basic principles of color perception
- The tri-color
- Opposing processes
- Colored lights, colored surfaces
SPACE PERCEPTION AND BINOCULAR VISION
- Monocular clues of three-dimensional space
- Binocular vision and stereopsis
- The combination of depth clues
MOTION PERCEPTION
- Visual movement
- Eye movements
- Use of movement information
ATTENTION AND SCENE PERCEPTION
- The selection of space
- Visual research
- Attention over time
- Physiological bases of attention
- Disorders of visual attention
- Perception and impairment of complex visual scenes
HEARING: PHYSIOLOGY AND PSYCHOACOUSTICS
- The function of hearing
- What is a sound
- The structures of the auditory system
- Frequency and height of a sound
- Hearing loss
HEARING IN THE ENVIRONMENT
- Sound localization
- Complex sounds
- Auditory scene analysis
- The effect of continuity and restoration
MUSIC AND SPEECH PERCEPTION
- Music and perception
- Spoken language and perception
TOUCH
- The physiology of touch
- Sensations and pain
- Sensitivity and tactile acuity
- Haptic perception
OLFACTION
- The physiology of smell
- From chemicals to odors
- Psychophysics of smell
- Hedonic aspects of smell
- Smell, memory and emotions
TASTE
- Difference between tastes and flavors
- Basic tastes
- The coding of the quality of taste
- The pleasure of taste

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 call will consist of a written test with thirty multiple-choice questions to be taken in 30 minutes (3 answer alternatives of which only one is correct).

Evaluation criteria

For the purposes of the final grade expressed in thirtieths, a correct answer has a value of 1 point, an incorrect answer has a value of 0 points, an answer not given has a value of 0 points).

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

For the purposes of the final grade expressed in thirtieths, a correct answer has a value of 1 point, an incorrect answer has a value of 0 points, an answer not given has a value of 0 points).

Exam language

Italiano