Memory Psychology and its Applications in Language
Code: 101713 ECTS Credits: 6| Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2500893 Speech therapy | OT | 4 | 1 |
Contact
- Name:
- Paula Resina Curado
- Email:
- Paula.Resina@uab.cat
Use of Languages
- Principal working language:
- catalan (cat)
- Some groups entirely in English:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Catalan:
- No
- Some groups entirely in Spanish:
- No
Prerequisites
There are no prerequisites.
Objectives and Contextualisation
By studying the different psychological processes in the first year you have seen the importance of memory in the construction of the identity of the person and its relationship with the other psychological processes. In this subject we will deepen into the structures, functions and processes of human memory and especially in its relation to language.
Competences
- Analyse and synthesise information.
- Demonstrate an understanding and correct use of the terminology and methodology of speech-therapy research.
- Evaluate the scientific production that supports speech therapists’ professional development.
- Express oneself fluently, coherently and suitably following established norms, both orally and in writing.
- Integrate the foundations of biology (anatomy and physiology), psychology (evolutionary processes and development), language and teaching as these relate to speech-therapy intervention in communication, language, speech, hearing, voice and non-verbal oral functions.
- Organise and plan with the aim of establishing a plan for development within a set period.
- Understand, integrate and relate new knowledge deriving from autonomous learning.
- Use the exploratory techniques and instruments pertaining to the profession, and register, synthesise and interpret the data provided by integrating this into an overall information set.
Learning Outcomes
- Analyse and synthesise.
- Consider designs that are suitable for practice on different processes and phenomena involved in memory and thinking.
- Correctly use the terminology and methodology of research into higher cognitive functions in the field of speech therapy
- Critically interpret the results of evaluations conducted, relating these to disorders of thought and memory and their effect on language.
- Critically interpret the results of research into the processes involved in thought and memory.
- Describe and apply different strategies for enhancing cognitive functions.
- Describe the main processes and systems involved in memory and thinking.
- Describe the main techniques and assessment tools of thought and memory.
- Explain the effects of certain diseases or brain traumas on memory and thought processes.
- Express oneself fluently, coherently and suitably following established norms, both orally and in writing.
- Organise and plan with the aim of establishing a plan for development within a set period.
- Prepare and write reports based on the results of experiments into thinking and memory.
- Relate the processes of memory with language.
- Understand, integrate and relate new knowledge deriving from autonomous learning.
Content
1. MEMORY PROCESSES
2. MEMORY PROCESSES AND LINGUISTIC PROCESSES
3. MEMORY, LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIES
Methodology
Methodology
- Directed activities
Lectures with support of ICT.
Workshops for analyzing and discussing specialized papers and cases.
- Supervised activities
Attention to students
- Autonomous activities
Reading papers
Individual study and homework preparation
Autonomous search of information
“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”.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Activities
| Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Type: Directed | |||
| Master classes | 24 | 0.96 | 7, 6, 8, 3, 9, 4, 5, 13 |
| Workshop | 12 | 0.48 | 14, 8, 12, 3, 10, 4, 5, 11, 2 |
| Type: Supervised | |||
| Individual attention to students | 4.5 | 0.18 | 14, 10, 11 |
| group attention to students | 12 | 0.48 | 10, 4 |
| Type: Autonomous | |||
| Autonomous work | 95.5 | 3.82 | 1, 14, 9, 11 |
Assessment
The following learning evidences (with the following weight in the course final grade) must be presented:
LE1: written work, and participation in conferences (group and individual) (weight: 25%) (first and second assessment period) (face to face and virtual)
LE2: written work and oral presentation (group) (weight: 35%) (first and second assessment period) (written work virtual, oral presentation face to face)
LE3: Exam 2 (individual) (weight: 40%) (second assessment period) (face to face)
Students will pass the course if both of the following conditions apply: (1) they have obtained at least 5 points (0-10 scale) as a result of the weighted mean of learning evidences, and (2) they have passed at least two out of the three evidences.
A student who has presented learning evidences representing a weight below 4 points (40%), will be qualified as Non Assessable (NA).
If the criteria to pass the course specified above are not met, students will have the opportunity to resit EV2 and EV3 in the following cases: (a) the final grade is equal to or greater than 3.5 and is below 5 (0-10 scale), and (b) have been previously assessed on a set of learning activities with a minimum weight of 66.6% of the final grade of the course.
The maximum grade that can be obtained from retaken examinations is 5.
General assessment guidelines: https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html
Assessment Activities
| Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EV1. Written work and participation in workshops | 25 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 14, 8, 12, 3, 10, 4, 11, 2, 13 |
| EV2. Written work and oral presentation | 35 % | 0 | 0 | 1, 14, 7, 6, 8, 12, 3, 9, 10, 4, 5, 11, 2, 13 |
| EV3. Exam | 40 % | 2 | 0.08 | 14, 7, 6, 8, 3, 9, 13 |
Bibliography
More bibliography will be given at the start of the school course
Main Bibliography:
RUIZ-VARGAS, J.M. (2010). Manual de Psicología de la memoria. Madrid: Síntesis.
SAIZ, D., SAIZ. M. i BAQUES, J. (1996). Psicología de la memoria. Manual de Prácticas. Barcelona: Avesta.
Further Reading:
ANDRADE, J. (Ed.) (2002).Working Memory in Perspective. Hove (UK): Psychology Press.
BADDELEY, A.D. (1998). Memoria humana. Teoría y práctica. Madrid: McGraw Hill.
BADDELEY, A. (2004). Your memory: A user's guide (New illustrated edition). London: Carlton Books.
BADDELEY, A.D., EYSENCK. M.W. & ANDERSON, M.C. (2009). Memoria. Madrid: Alianza, 2010.
BADDELEY, A.D.; KOPELMAN, M.D. & WILSON, B.A. (2002). The Handbook of memory disorders. Second Edition. Chichester, UK: John Wiley
HULME, C. & MACKENZIE, S. (1992). Dificultades graves en el aprendizaje: el papel de la memoria de trabajo. Barcelona: Ariel, 1994.
NEATH, I. & SURPRENANT, A. (2002). Human Memory (Second edition). New York: Wadsworth Publishing.
PAPAGNO, C. (2008). La arquitectura de los recuerdos: Cómo funciona la memoria. Barcelona: Paidós.
PICKERING, S. & PHYE, G.D. (Eds.) (2008). Working Memory and Education (Educational Psychology). London: Academic Press.
RUIZ-VARGAS, J.M. (1991). Psicología de la Memoria. Madrid: Alianza.
SÁNCHEZ CABACO, A. & BEATO, M. S. (Coord) (2001). Psicología de la memoria: Ámbitos aplicados. Madrid: Alianza.
SCHACTER, D. L. (2001) The seven sins of memory: How the mind forgets and remembers. New York: Houghton Mifflin Co. (Traducció a: SCHACTER, D.(2003). Los siete pecados de la memoria: la memoriaes la clave de la inteligencia. Barcelona: Ariel.).
WEBS:
- Chapter from Redes (D. Schacter interview).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=reZ4YrgjuRo
- Video “El hombre con siete segundos de memoria”, about Clive Wearing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8suclojMp0k
Software
No specific softwere needed