Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2502443 Psychology | OT | 4 | 2 |
No previous requirements.
Time is not a specific stimulus that activates any sensory receptor and, nevertheless, it is still an explicit and implicit dimension of human behaviour. The reality of time is only perceived through changes in the different stimuli, for example in location, texture, shape, etc. and the events that occur in the context. Despite its ephemeral nature, time is a dimension that interacts broadly with many human and non-human behaviours.
The main goal of the subject is to describe, analyse and verify experimentally the incidence of time as an independent variable on behaviour. From a cognitive perspective, it has been shown that behaviour is not only developed in time but also structured by it. This has been verified in micro behaviours, such as a driver who avoids a car crash, as well as in social and organizational behaviours. Different cultures have different attitudes and conceptualizations of time, despite having common underlying neurological and physiological structures related to temporality.
In addition to this, different types of behaviour show different cycles of activation and performance in some tasks also varies across the day, which allows us to determine what the optimal time to perform certain activities is. The disciplines of Chronobiology and Chronopsychology focus on these aspects, which are relevant to the field of work (work shifts, job satisfaction, performance, etc.). Orientation and Temporal Perspective towards the past, present or future exert great influence on everyday behaviour, to the point that this orientation is considered to be an indicator of psychological well-being and a predictor of behaviour in some situations.
Optimal time management should take into account all levels in which temporality influences behaviour: from Chronobiology to Temporal Orientation, also considering temporal estimation/perception processes.
Cultural anthropology and time. Time and behaviour. Brief history of the measurement of time. Temporal regulation: chronobiology and chronopsychology. The perception of time: estimation and temporal experience. Quantitative and qualitative study of time perception. The development and acquisition of the notion of time. Dominance/control or time management: orientation and temporal perspective. Temporal planning. Applications in the field of work, health and organizations.
A combination of teaching methods to promote student learning will be used. 1) Lectures: in these sessions the lecturers cover the basic concepts and notions of the subject, 2) Practical activities and exercises, 3) Seminars centred on developing the research project.
Different methodologies, such as written theoretical exercises and message boards on Moodle will be used. A group research project will be developed during the semester and will be delivered as a written essay and presented orally.
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 | |||
Lectures | 18 | 0.72 | 3, 7, 10, 5, 4, 9, 13, 21, 12, 14, 19, 16, 20, 18 |
Practical sessions | 12 | 0.48 | 1, 2, 3, 17, 11, 21, 15, 20, 18 |
Seminars | 6 | 0.24 | 3, 7, 10, 5, 6, 9, 13, 12, 14, 19, 16, 20, 18 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Supervision | 37.5 | 1.5 | 1, 2, 3, 17, 7, 5, 6, 4, 9, 13, 21, 12, 14, 15, 19, 16, 20, 18 |
Type: Autonomous | |||
Bibliographic search | 6.5 | 0.26 | 1, 2, 3, 7, 10, 5, 6, 4, 9, 13, 21, 14, 19, 16, 20, 18 |
Development of the research project or study (exam) | 40 | 1.6 | 1, 2, 3, 17, 11, 21, 15, 20, 18 |
Practical and theoretical essays writing | 30 | 1.2 | 1, 2, 7, 5, 6, 4, 9, 13, 21, 12, 14, 19, 16, 18 |
The subject will be assessed as follows:
1: Research project (35%): Project carried out in groups of 4-5 students to be delivered as a scientific paper at the end of the semester. Second assessment period
2: Oral presentation of the research work (25%): Each group will present their projects orally using Powerpoint software as a support. Last week of programmed lectures
3: Theoretical exercises (30%): Several exercises related with the subject's content will be developed during the semester and delivered individually at the end of it. Second assessment period
4: Practical essays (10%): An individual essay about each practical session will be delivered at the end of the semester. Second assessment period
Alternatively, students can take an exam at the end of the term (45%) instead of developing the research project + oral communication. The exam will include all theoretical and practical aspects. This alternative mode also implies delivering the practical essays (10%), an extended essay about one of the practical sessions (15% points), and the theoretical exercises (30%). A final synthesis test for students who enrole for the second time or more is not envisaged.
Students will not be assessed if they fail to deliver coursework representing at least 40% of the total marks available. If this requirement is met, the final grade will consist of the weighted average of the 4 activities (essay + oral communication + theoretical exercises + practical essays). To pass this course students must achieve a minimum final grade of 5/10.
To be eligible to participate in the reassessment process, it is required for students to have previously been assessed on at least 2/3 of the total evaluation activities. Additionally, it is required to have achieved an average final grade of the subject of less than 5 and equal to or higher than 3.5. The reassessment will consist of delivering the failed or non-delivered work and in case of passing, the maximum grade of thereassessed work will be of 5.
The UAB assessment regulations can be found on the following link: https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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EV1. Oral presentation of the research project | 25% | 0 | 0 | 1, 2, 3, 17, 15, 19, 20, 18 |
EV2. Practical essays | 10% | 0 | 0 | 2, 17, 11, 21, 15, 20, 18 |
EV3. Theoretical exercices | 30% | 0 | 0 | 2, 3, 10, 5, 8, 13, 21, 12, 15, 16, 18 |
EV4. Research project | 35% | 0 | 0 | 2, 3, 7, 6, 4, 9, 13, 11, 21, 14, 15, 19, 16, 20, 18 |
Complementary references:
Adan, Ana (2012). Circadian typology: A comprehensive review. Chronobiology International, 29(9), 1153-1175.
Fraisse, Paul (1967). Psychologie du temps. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
Madrid, Juan Antonio & Lama, Mª Ángeles (2006). Cronobiología Básica y Clínica. Madrid: Editeca Red.
Meck, Warren; Doyère, Valérie, & Gruart, Agnès (2012). Interval timing and time-based decision making. Front. Integr. Neuroscience, 6(13). doi: 10.3389/fnint.2012.00013
Sánchez-López, Maria Pilar (1999). Temporalidad, Cronopsicología y diferencias individuales. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Ramón Areces, S.A.
Strathman, Alan & Joireman, Jeff (2005). Understanding behavior in the context of time: Theory, research, and application. London: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates Publishers.
Zimbardo, Philip & Boyd, John (2009). The time paradox. Ebury Press.