Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502443 Psychology | OB | 2 | 2 |
There are no prerequisites, but the knowledge acquired in the subjects Foundations of Psychobiology I and II is assumed. It is advisable to have knowledge of written English
The general objective of the subject is learn about the biological bases of sleep and waking, motivated behaviours, emotions, and learning and memory processes.
At the end of the course, students will be able to do the following.
1. Describe the neurobiological bases of sleep and waking, sleep functions and some disorders of sleep.
2. Explain the neurobiological bases and the functions of the reward system, and identify the neurobiological changes underlying addiction.
3. Describe the neural and hormonal control of different motivated behaviours such as ingestive behavior and sexual and parental behaviours.
4. Explain the neurobiological bases of emotions and their functions.
5. Describe the neurobiological bases of the learning and memory processes.
Unit 1. SLEEP AND WAKING
1. Circadian rhythms
2. Behavioural and physiological characteristics of sleep and waking
3. Neural mechanisms
4. Functions of sleep
Unit 2. REWARD
1. Motivational systems
2. Neural mechanisms of reward systems
3. Addiction
Unit 3. INGESTIVE BEHAVIOR
1. Digestion and metabolism
2. Peripheral regulation of mechanisms of eating
3. Neural control of eating
4. Thirst
Unit 4. SEXUAL AND PARENTAL BEHAVIOURS
1. Sexual hormones: organizational and activational effects
2. Pheromones
3. Neural control of sexual behavior
4. Parental behaviour
Unit 5. EMOTION
1. Nature of emotions and feelings
2. Functions of emotions
3. Neural control of emotions
Unit 6. LEARNING AND MEMORY
1. Nature of learning and memory
2. Synaptic plasticity
3. Implicit learning and memory
4. Explicit learning and memory
5. Working memory
DIRECTED ACTIVITY (30%) FALTA ARRREGLAR
a) Master Classes (WHOLE GROUP, 11 weeks).
• Master classes with ICT support and questions for debate.
• Practical exercises and problem solving.
• Viewing and discussing short videos.
b) Seminars (PAUL, 4 sessions).
• Development of cooperative team work.
• Reading of papers and other texts.
• Practical exercises and self-evaluation.
• Problem solving and debates.
• Development of cooperative team work.
c) Workshops (PLAB, 2 sessions).
• Evaluation of sleep records and comprehensive reading of somnigrams.
• Small-group exercises on learning and memory.
SUPERVISED ACTIVITY (5%)
Tutorials. Online and one-to-one.
• Correction and supervision of the key questions of the syllabus.
• Reflections on readings.
• Clarifying doubts.
• Individualized study strategies.
AUTONOMOUS ACTIVITY (60%)
• Documentation.
• Comprehensive reading of materials (books, scientific papers, outreach articles, webs).
• Study of basic concepts of the subject (conceptual maps, synthesis).
• Team project to create an oral presentation and discussion.
• Exercises and activities for continuous evaluation and self-evaluation.
• Regular participation in communication forums, and other spaces of the Moodle platform, coordinated by the teacher.
ASSESSMENT ACTIVITY (5%)
• Individual oral and/or written tests (multiple-choice, open questions and/or practical exercises).
• Oral presentation and written abstract.
• Tasks and activities (carried out in class or at home).
“N.B. The proposed teaching and assessment methodologies may experience some modifications as a result of the restrictions on face-to-face learning imposed by the health authorities. The teaching staff will use the Moodle classroom or the usual communication channel to specify whether the different directed and assessment activities are to be carried out on site or online, as instructed by the Faculty”.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Master classes with ICT support | 33 | 1.32 | 2, 7, 6, 4, 5, 15, 18, 17, 20, 19, 14 |
Seminars (8h) and Workshops (4h) | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 7, 6, 4, 5, 9, 8, 23, 18, 17, 20, 19, 25, 24 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Tutorials. Online and/or one-to-one | 7.5 | 0.3 | 9, 16, 25, 24 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Comprehensive reading of materials (books, scientific papers, outreach articles, webs) | 20 | 0.8 | 1, 7, 6, 4, 5, 3, 9, 18, 17, 20, 19, 24, 13, 11, 12, 10 |
Documentation | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 9, 24 |
Exercises and activities | 13 | 0.52 | 2, 7, 6, 4, 5, 15, 23, 18, 17, 20, 19, 24, 14 |
Study of basic concepts of the subject (conceptual maps, synthesis) | 36.5 | 1.46 | 2, 7, 6, 4, 5, 15, 14, 13, 11, 12, 10 |
Team project to create an oral presentation and discussion | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 9, 8, 16, 22, 25, 24 |
The evaluation of the subject is based on a continuous assessment through different tests and activities in which the students have to demonstrate that they have achieved the corresponding competences and learning results. It consists of 4 learning evidences:
1. EV1. Learning Evidence 1 (compulsory). Written or oral individual test (multiple-option, development and/or short questions). Topics of master, seminar and workshop classes on Units 1, 2 and 3 (40% of final grade).
2. EV2. Learning Evidence 2 (compulsory). Written or oral individual test (multiple-option, development and/or short questions). Topics of master, seminar and workshop classes on Units 4, 5 and 6 (40% of final grade).
3. EV3. Learning Evidence 3 (optional, seminars). Teamwork: Short oral presentation, discussion, and written abstract (20% of final grade).
4. EV4. Learning Evidence 4 (optional): Exercises and tasks, carried out in class or at home (5% of final grade).
The evaluation criteria will be the following.
a) Provision of compulsory learning evidences, EV1 and EV2.
b) Students providing learning evidences with a weight equal to or greater than 40% will be considered evaluable.
c) The final grade will be obtained from the weighted average of all the assessment activities carried out.
d) The subject will be passed with a weighted average (of all the evidences provided) equal to or greater than 5 points out of 10, with a minimum of 3.5 points (on a scale of 0 to 10) in each of the 2 compulsory evidences (EV1 and EV2). If these requirements in section d are not met, the maximum grade that can be obtained is 4.9 points.
e) Only those students who have completed the compulsory evidences (EV1 and EV2) but have obtained a continuous assessment grade (EV1 + EV2 + EV3 + EV4) of less than 5 points and equal to or greater than 3.5 points out of 10 can opt for the reassessment test. The test will consist of the repetition of one of the compulsory learning evidences (usually the lower graded one) according to the teacher's criteria. The criterion to pass the reassessment will be the same as for section d, and the grade of the reassessed evidence will be replaced. Thus, a minimum score of 3.5 in the evidence to be reassessed (EV1 or EV2) must be obtained in order to be able to pass the subject (overall grade greater than 5). The highest possible grade will be 7 out of 10. If the established requirements are not fulfilled, the highest grade that may be included in the academic record is 4.9 points.
f) Students of second or subsequent enrolments may choose, before the date specified at the beginning of the course, to follow the continuous assessment or take an integrative test, which will consist of a written test with questions on the whole subject, with no option to be reassessed.
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Link to the Evaluation Guidelines of the Faculty of Psychology: https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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EV1. Written or oral individual test (multiple-option, open question and/or short questions) | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 1, 7, 4, 3, 9, 8, 15, 21, 18, 17, 14, 12, 10 |
EV2. Written or oral individual test (multiple-option, development and/or short questions) | 40% | 2 | 0.08 | 2, 1, 6, 4, 5, 9, 8, 15, 18, 20, 19, 14, 13, 11, 12 |
EV3 (Optional). Teamwork: Short oral presentation, discussion, and written abstract | 20% | 0 | 0 | 2, 1, 7, 6, 4, 5, 3, 9, 8, 15, 16, 22, 23, 21, 18, 17, 20, 19, 25, 24, 14, 13, 11, 12, 10 |
EV4 (Optional). Exercises and tasks, carried out in class or at home | 5% | 0 | 0 | 1, 9, 16, 23, 24, 13, 11, 12, 10 |