Upon completion of this course, students will develop an understanding of the historical and philosophical antecedents and contexts of psychology; they will be able to describe the development of psychology as a scientific discipline and a professional practice; they will be able to characterize major relationships between psychology and other disciplines, particularly philosophy, biology, and social sciences.
teacher profile teaching materials
· Keith Oatley, Breve storia delle emozioni, Il mulino, Bologna, 2015 (chapter : 1, 2, 3, 4, 7)
· Ian Plamper, Storia delle emozioni, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2018 (chapter 3)
· Stefano Canali e Luca Pani, Emozioni e malattia. Dall'evoluzione biologica al tramonto del pensiero psicosomatico. Bruno Mondadori, 2003 (chapter : 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7).
· Readings provided by the professor
Readings:
· Thomas Dixon, From Passions to Emotions: The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
· Robert C. Solomon, What is an emotion? Classic and contemporary readings. Oxford University Press, 2003
· Eliot Hearst (a cura di) Cento anni di psicologia sperimentale. Vol. 3: Motivazione ed emozione. Psicologia sociale. Psicopatologia, Il Mulino, 1990 (capitolo su storia delle emozioni)
Programme
http://www.comunicazione.uniroma3.it/it/teaching/484Core Documentation
Texts:· Keith Oatley, Breve storia delle emozioni, Il mulino, Bologna, 2015 (chapter : 1, 2, 3, 4, 7)
· Ian Plamper, Storia delle emozioni, Il Mulino, Bologna, 2018 (chapter 3)
· Stefano Canali e Luca Pani, Emozioni e malattia. Dall'evoluzione biologica al tramonto del pensiero psicosomatico. Bruno Mondadori, 2003 (chapter : 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7).
· Readings provided by the professor
Readings:
· Thomas Dixon, From Passions to Emotions: The Creation of a Secular Psychological Category. Cambridge University Press, 2003.
· Robert C. Solomon, What is an emotion? Classic and contemporary readings. Oxford University Press, 2003
· Eliot Hearst (a cura di) Cento anni di psicologia sperimentale. Vol. 3: Motivazione ed emozione. Psicologia sociale. Psicopatologia, Il Mulino, 1990 (capitolo su storia delle emozioni)
Type of evaluation
Methods of evaluation: - Final exam: Written (multiple-choice questionnaire and open-ended questions), oral - Students will be invited to write a short essay of their choice on the topics of the course to be presented orally and in a poster. The written essay and poster will contribute to the formation of the assessment. - Active participation in classroom teaching will also contribute to the evaluation. - There will be an interim evaluation with multiple-choice tests and two open questions. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator