Description of the laboratories of Psychobiology, Cognitive psychology, Physiological psychology and Psychophysiology of Sleep the students will access for a short
internship. How to consult bibliographic database. Practical activities
under the supervision of the laboratory heads (use of scientific software,
preparation of an experimental setup, data collection, result
representation).
General aim: To provide an introduction to scientific activity in
experimental psychology. To develop the ability to carry out activities in
the different fields of experimental psychology.
Specific aims: to develop the ability to frame a research in experimental
psychology within the scientific background, to understand and critically
analyze and understand its methods and its results. To provide the tools
to perform a bibliographic search and to graphically represent typical
results in experimental psychology. To develop the ability to graphically
represent typical results in experimental psychology. To develop the
communication skills necessary for representing and discussing an
experimental psychology research.
At the end of the course, students are expected to know how to frame a
research in experimental psychology within the scientific background,
how to understand and critically analyze and understand its methods and
its results, how to perform a bibliographic search, how to graphically
represent typical results in experimental psychology, how to lay out a
research in experimental psychology, how to work in a team; they are
also expected having developed effective learning skills, both for
continuing the studies and for keeping oneself up to date in the fields of
interest.
Prerequisites
None
Teaching Methods
frontal lectures and practical activities
Further information
None
Type of Assessment
Written essay on laboratory activity and its discussion.
Course program
Description of the laboratories of psychobiology, perception, cognitive
Psychology, cognitive psychophysiology (event related potentials and
transcranic magnetic stimulation) and psychophysiology of sleep. How to consult bibliographic database. Practical activities under the supervision of the laboratory heads (use of scientific software, preparation of an experimental setup, data collection, result representation).