Complutense University of Madrid

This course probes the origins of the psychology of groups, discusses their importance to social psychology, and analyzes the different types of groups, group dynamics, and the development and structures of groups. Themes include the intragroup level in psychosociology, observation techniques, communication strategies, and normal and pathological expressions of group interactions. The class includes theoretical discussions as well as practice. Assessment is based on readings, participation, and a final exam.

This course provides an introduction to the analysis of discourse and dialogue. It discusses the major theoretical and methodological areas of study in discourse analysis from functional and socio-cognitive perspectives as well as applications in mediated, multimodal, and computational/corpus-assisted settings. 

This course presents the fundamental concepts of the theory of learning, emphasizing experimental methodologies, the design of experiments, and the interpretation of results. It begins with an exploration of the characteristics of learning and the methodology used in research. Other topics include unconditioned behavior, habituation and sensitization, Pavlovian excitatory conditioning, stimulatory relations, instrumental conditioning, reinforcement programs and election behavior, reinforcement theories, stimulatory control of behavior, avoidance, punishment, and memory.

This course analyzes the role that religious forces play in international society today. It provides an overview of major world religions then discusses the role of religions in conflicts and peace.

This course analyzes natural resources, natural spaces, categories and types of protection. It examines instruments and planning models in the managements of the natural environment.

This course provides a study of the basic principles of language and models for the analysis of languages. It covers the conceptual and methodological instruments used to analyze the morphosyntactic, semantic, and discursive structures and functions of language.

This course offers an introduction to neuropsychology and the primary methods used within the field. Topics include: attention; memory; perception and movement; executive function; neuropsychological rehabilitation.