Cognitive neuroscience

The module comprises two parts. In the first one, the professor will illustrate the research methods in social psychology through the presentation of scientific papers published in international journals in the domain of social decision making and of social, psychological and emotional factors shaping those decisions. In the second part, students will acquire practical competence with the above-mentioned social psychology research methods and research themes. They will have to design and implement empirical research aimed at providing useful evidence for different types of social decisions. Each group will have the responsibility of developing an autonomous project from the formulation of the problem to the final report (power point presentation and technical report in Word). The groups will be constantly supervised by the professor who will provide from time to time to transmit both the construction techniques of ad hoc questionnaires and the use of already adapted psychometric scales. Particular attention will be paid to the selection phase of data analysis techniques, to the description of the results and to their psychological interpretation. At the end of the module, the groups will produce an oral presentation in front of the whole class and a technical report.

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Scientific articles and reviews from international journals as well as PowerPoint files presented during the lessons will be made available by the teacher in the Classroom webpage. Textbook: “RESEARCH METHODS: concepts and Connections” written by Michael Passer, ed. Macmillan International Higher Education • Chapters: 1-2-4-5-8-9-10- statistic modules & appendix A

in-person attendance mode

The professor will evaluate active participation to the lessons, the oral presentation in front of the whole class and the technical report.

Classroom activities will consist of both lecture-based and participatory teaching.