Psychology of Learning and Memory

Code:

LPSI108

Acronym:

PAM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sigarra.up.pt/fpceup/pt/conteudos_adm.list?pct_pag_id=1009119&pct_parametros=pv_ocorrencia_id=382350
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	First degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSIC	237	Official Curricular Structure	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

This curricular unit aims to present and discuss the most influential theories and models of learning and memory. Simultaneously, this curricular unit focus on empirical research methodologies, especially those that most contributed to the development of these areas of basic psychology.

Learning outcomes and competences

At the end of this curricular unit, students should be able to: (1) Identify and characterize different models, based on scientific data, of learning and memory; (2) Describe and understand the various types of memory, capacity, limits, in addition to the main concepts and explanatory theories; (3) Analyse and communicate knowledge in this area of ​​knowledge; (4) Apply some of the knowledge obtained in everyday and school situations; (5) Participate in carrying out small experimental studies in this area of ​​knowledge, integrating knowledge and experience.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

n/a

Program

Learning:

(1) Habituation;

(2) Classical Conditioning;

(3) Operant Conditioning;

(4) Observational Learning;

(5) Learning by insight;

(6) Constructivist approach to learning.

Memória:
(1) Introduction to the human memory; Measurement of human memory; Theories and explanations of human forgetting;

(2) Sensorial auditory and visual memory; Short-term memory (STM); Working memory (WM);

(3) Long-term memory (LTM); Consolidation processes in LTM; Retrieval in LTM;

(4) Autobiographical memory; Memory deficits and excesses;

(5) Conclusion: Memory centrality on personality and identity.

Mandatory literature

Anderson John R.; Learning and memory. ISBN: ISBN 0-471-24925-4
Baddeley Alan; Memory. ISBN: 978-1-84872-001-5
Jane Mellanby; Education and learning. ISBN: 978-1-118-48361-9
John D. Bransford; How people learn. ISBN: 0-309-07036-8
Phelps; Davachi; Stevens' handbook of experimental psychology and cognitive neuroscience (4th ed. Vol 1). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., J. T. Wixted, 2018
Pinto Amâncio da Costa; Psicologia da aprendizagem e memória. ISBN: 978-989-8148-80-3
Schacter Daniel L.; Searching for memory. ISBN: ISBN 0-465-07552-5

Comments from the literature

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching methods 1. Tutorial classes; 2-Readings and watching small movies and videos, participation in experiments; 3-Individual study and group discussion.

Software

Não aplicável a esta UC

keywords

Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Cognitive science
Health sciences > Neuroscience > Neuropsychology
Social sciences > Psychological sciences > Psychology > Experimental psychology

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Exame	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	90,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho laboratorial	18,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

To obtain frequency, class attendance of theoretical classes is not compulsory, but it is highly recommended and it is valued in the final exam, whenever students make specific references to discussions from the lectures they attended.
Students must attend 70% of the practical classes in order to be approved in this curricular unit.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is the result of:

1. Final exam (100%),

Students must obtain at least 10 marks in 20 to pass the exam and be approved.

Internship work/project

n/a

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Worker students and students with special needs: According to Faculty regulations.

Special assignments are provided only for students with special needs who can not attend classes in whole or in part, and the required assignment can be adapted to each special case. It is also possible to provide special sssignments to Erasmus students on request in the first class.

Classification improvement

See Art.º 17º of the "Regulamento para a avaliação da UP".

Observations

The resources and activities to develop in LPSI108 will be available in sigarra.