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.
Study Plan
The Study Plan includes all modules, teaching and learning activities that each student will need to undertake during their time at the University.
Please select your Study Plan based on your enrollment year.
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TAF (Type of Educational Activity) All courses and activities are classified into different types of educational activities, indicated by a letter.
Human sciences, health management and prevention - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY (2022/2023)
Teaching code
4S009035
Teacher
Credits
2
Language
Italian
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
M-PSI/01 - GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY
Period
2 SEMESTRE PROFESSIONI SANITARIE dal Jan 9, 2023 al Sep 30, 2023.
To show the organization of the course that includes this module, follow this link: Course organization
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
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
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).
Exam language
Italiano
