Università Roma Tre

The course aims to provide the basic scientific-disciplinary skills, concerning the study of the main cognitive (attention, perception, memory, etc.) and affective (emotional regulation, motivation, intention) functions through which the individual interacts with the environment. It also offers basic knowledge about the methods and techniques of psychological research.

By the study of Cognitive and Affective Science the student will be able to achieve the following training objectives.
Knowledge and understanding:
- Understand the main theoretical approaches and methods for the study of cognitive and affective systems;
- Understand methods and techniques of psychological research;
- Understand the cognitive and affective functioning of the individual according with the neuroscience perspective;


Applying knowledge and understanding:
- Apply knowledge on typical cognitive functioning in educational settings;
- Use research methodology and ethics knowledge to design, implement and discuss research data in educational settings;

Making judgements:
- Develop a critical thinking and make comparisons between the different approaches for educational scopes;
- Develop a critical thinking and make comparisons between different cognitive interventions in socio-educational settings;

Communication skills:
- Read and understand a scientific article;
- Disseminate research data to expert (colleagues, professionals, clinicians) and non-expert (e.g., parents) audiences;

Learning skills:
- Apply research methods to foster problem solving in educational contexts (e.g., bibliographic search skills, hypothesis formulation and testing, data analysis, etc.)
- Encouraging the use of international literature to promote scientific interests and inquiry
- Promote the use of scientific research in educational settings;