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Memory Psychology and Its Applications in Language

Code: 101713 ECTS Credits: 6
2025/2026
Degree Type Year
Logopedia OP 4

Contact

Name:
Daniela Viviana Mieres Maldonado
Email:
daniela.mieres@uab.cat

Teaching groups languages

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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.


Learning Outcomes

  1. CM26 (Competence) Critically interpret the results of the evaluations carried out, relating them to alterations in thinking and memory and their effects on language.
  2. CM27 (Competence) Assess the results of research on the processes involved in thinking and memory.
  3. KM65 (Knowledge) Explain the effects of brain illnesses or traumatic brain injuries on memory and thinking processes.
  4. KM66 (Knowledge) Describe the processes and systems involved in memory and thinking.
  5. KM67 (Knowledge) Relate emotional and rational factors to reasoning and decision-making processes, and memory processes to language.
  6. SM49 (Skill) Apply different strategies to enhance cognitive functions.
  7. SM50 (Skill) Propose appropriate designs to intervene in the different processes and phenomena involved in memory and thought.

Content

 

  1. Memory: Concept and Neuroanatomical Foundations

  2. Memory Systems

  3. Memory Processes

  4. Relationship Between Memory and Language

  5. Assessment and Speech Therapy Intervention Programs

 


Activities and Methodology

Title Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
Type: Directed      
Master classes 24 0.96 KM65, KM66, KM67, KM65
Workshop 12 0.48 CM26, CM27, KM65, SM49, SM50, CM26
Type: Supervised      
group attention to students 12 0.48 CM26, CM27, CM26
Individual attention to students 4.5 0.18 KM65, KM66, KM67, KM65
Type: Autonomous      
Autonomous work 95.5 3.82 CM26, CM27, SM50, CM26

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

 

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.


Assessment

Continous Assessment Activities

Title Weighting Hours ECTS Learning Outcomes
EV1. Activities and participation in workshops 25 % 0 0 CM26, CM27, SM49, SM50
EV2. Written work and oral presentation 35 % 0 0 CM26, CM27, SM49, SM50
EV3. Exam 40 % 2 0.08 KM65, KM66, KM67, SM49

In the case of requesting the exam in Spanish, THE TRANSLATION OF IN-PERSON ASSESSMENT TESTS WILL BE PROVIDED ONLY IF THE REQUIREMENTS SET OUT IN ARTICLE 263 ARE MET (all the information is available on the Faculty website).

The competences of this course will be assessed through: written exams, participation in the discussions that take place during Seminar classes, and the submission of reports/assignments during the Seminar sessions.

The assessment system is organized into two modules, each of which carries a specific weight in the final grade:

  • Report/Assignment Submission Module: This module evaluates the reports and assignments submitted during the seminars, with an overall weight of 60% of the final grade.
  • Written Test Module: This module carries an overall weight of 40% of the final grade.

Specifically, the following learning evidences will be presented:

  • EV1: Presentation of assignments and participation in Seminar discussions (group and individual) (25% weight) (in-person).
  • EV2: Group written assignment and oral defense (35% weight) (second assessment period) (written assignment submitted virtually, oral defense in person).
  • EV3: Individual written test (40% weight) (second assessment period) (in-person).

To pass the course, students must obtain a minimum overall average of 5 (on a scale from 0 to 10) across all evidences, and must have passed at least two out of the three evidences (with a score of 5.0 or higher in at least two evidences).

A student who has submitted learning evidences with a total weight equal to or greater than 4 points (40%) cannot be recorded as "not assessable."

A make-up test is planned for the learning evidences EV2 and EV3 in the case that satisfactory performance has not been demonstrated. Students who meet the following conditions may take the make-up test:
(a) their overall course grade is equal to or higher than 3.5 but lower than 5.0 (scale 0–10), and
(b) they have previously been assessed in a set of activities whose combined weight equals at least two-thirds of the total course grade.

The maximum grade that can be obtained for a recovered evidence is 5.0.

This course does not offer a single assessment option.

Link to the Faculty's assessment guidelines:
https://www.uab.cat/web/estudiar/graus/graus/avaluacions-1345722525858.html

It is not expected that second-time or subsequent enrollees will be assessed through a single, non-recoverable synthesis exam.

 

Important: Exams will be in Catalan. If a student wishes to take the exams in Spanish and meets the requirements set out in Article 263, they must submit the request electronically during week 4 (using the e-form; more information is available on the Faculty website). Requests submitted under other conditions or outside of the stated deadline will not be accepted.

 

Attendance

Attendance at seminars is mandatory.

Feedback

  • For EV1, global feedback will be provided in class and on the virtual campus through digital tools two weeks after each submission.
  • For EV2, feedback will be provided in class and on the virtual campus through digital tools (week 15).
  • For EV3, feedback will be given during an individual office-hour session upon student request (week 20).

Use of AI

In this course, the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies is allowed only for support tasks, such as bibliographic or information searches, text correction, or translations. Students must clearly identify which parts have been generated using AI, specify the tools used, and include a critical reflection on how these tools influenced the process and the final outcome of the activity. Lack of transparency in the use of AI in this graded activity will be considered academic dishonesty and may result in partial or full penalization of the grade, or more severe sanctions in serious cases.


Bibliography

Main Bibliography:

BRUNA, O., ROIG, T., PUYUELO, M., JUNQUÉ. C., i RUANO, A. (2011). Rehabilitación neuropsicológica: intervención y práctica clínica. Barcelona: Elsevier.

RUIZ-VARGAS, J.M. (2010). Manual de Psicología de la memoria. Madrid: Síntesis.

 

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. i ANDERSON, M.C. (2009). Memoria. Madrid: Alianza, 2010.

NEATH, I. 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. i 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.

SAIZ, D., SAIZ. M. i BAQUES, J. (1996). Psicología de la memoria. Manual de Prácticas. Barcelona: Avesta.

SÁNCHEZ CABACO, A.i 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 memoria es la clave de la inteligencia. Barcelona:Ariel.). 


Software

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Groups and Languages

Please note that this information is provisional until 30 November 2025. You can check it through this link. To consult the language you will need to enter the CODE of the subject.

Name Group Language Semester Turn
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 111 Catalan/Spanish first semester afternoon
(PLAB) Practical laboratories 112 Catalan/Spanish first semester afternoon
(TE) Theory 1 Catalan/Spanish first semester afternoon