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B021323 - PROCESSES AND TRANSITIONS IN THE LIFE CYCLE
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Academic Year 2016-17
Course year
First year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Education, Languages, Intercultures, Literatures and Psychology (FORLILPSI)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
M-PSI/04 - DEVELOPMENTAL AND EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY
Credits
9
Teaching Hours
63
Teaching Term
01/03/2017 ⇒ 26/05/2017
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Evolutionary psychology as a tool for interpreting human behavior. The criticism of M. Tomasello to interpret human behavior without taking account of culture.
The third module will address the topic of the psychology of aging and longevity and how this is related to the psychological changes involved and to the subjectivity of the person.
The third module will address the topic of the psychology of aging and longevity and how this is related to the psychological changes involved and to the subjectivity of the person.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Buss D.M. (2016) Psicologia evoluzionistica, Pearson, Milano. in engl. Evolutionary Psychology, Routledge, 2015;
Tomasello M. (2014) Unicamente umano, il Mulino, Bologna, in engl. A natural History of Human thinking, Cambridge, Mass, 2014.
De Beni R. Borella E. (2015). Psicologia dell'invecchiamento e della longevità. Il Mulino, Bologna.
Tomasello M. (2014) Unicamente umano, il Mulino, Bologna, in engl. A natural History of Human thinking, Cambridge, Mass, 2014.
De Beni R. Borella E. (2015). Psicologia dell'invecchiamento e della longevità. Il Mulino, Bologna.
Learning Objectives
Knowing the roots of evolutionary psychology as well as the premises of cultural psychology.
The aim is to develop a critical thinking, able to take account of two opposite interpretive approaches.
Knowing the cognitive, emotional and social changes related to aging and the types of interventions that can be implemented to improve the quality of life of the older. person.
The aim is to develop a critical thinking, able to take account of two opposite interpretive approaches.
Knowing the cognitive, emotional and social changes related to aging and the types of interventions that can be implemented to improve the quality of life of the older. person.
Prerequisites
To know the fundamentals of developmental psychology, theories, methods and research studies pertaining main psychic functions along development
Teaching Methods
Frontal lessons with preliminary question time pertaining the last lesson. Lessons by experts.
Exercises and processing activities for groups.
Exercises and processing activities for groups.
Type of Assessment
Written test with 6 open ended questions and then oral examination, by choice
Course program
Main contents of evolutionary Psychology as referred by one of its main Authors, M.D. Buss. The critique by M. Tomasello, of interpreting human thinking in the ways used in order to understand animal behavior.
Knowledge of issues related to the aging population, changes in cognitive, emotional and social age-related. Deepening intervention strategies for active aging.
Knowledge of issues related to the aging population, changes in cognitive, emotional and social age-related. Deepening intervention strategies for active aging.