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An Introduction to Cognitive Psychology - CED00035C

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  • Department: Centre for Lifelong Learning
  • Module co-ordinator: Information currently unavailable
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: C
  • Academic year of delivery: 2023-24

Module summary

How are we fooled by illusions? How can we keep New Year resolutions? Cognitive psychology aims to answer these questions and many more, investigating how we acquire, store and use information. This module will cover processes such as attention, perception, memory and motivation. By examining these processes and related disorders, students will gain a greater understanding of how we perceive and make sense of the world. The relationships between cognitive psychology and neuroscience will also be examined and how cognitive psychology works in the ‘real world’ will be explored and debated.

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Summer Term 2023-24

Module aims

  • To provide students with an understanding of the nature of human cognitive abilities, ranging from visual perceptual processes to problem solving and reasoning;
  • To introduce students to key methods for studying cognition;
  • To consider relationships between standard laboratory findings and real world phenomena
  • To give students the basic skills to begin evaluating theoretical positions and empirical findings.

Module learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the module, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate an understanding of key concepts, theories, methods and debates in cognitive psychology
  • Demonstrate an ability to evaluate empirical methods and findings in cognitive psychology
  • Appreciate the real world applications of laboratory findings.

Assessment

None

Special assessment rules

None

Reassessment

None

Module feedback

The tutor will give regular individual verbal and written feedback throughout the module on work submitted.

The assessment feedback is as per the university’s guidelines with regard to timings.

Indicative reading

  • Quinlan, P. & Dyson, B. (2008). Cognitive psychology. Harlow, UK: Pearson.
  • Anderson, J.R. (2005). Cognitive Psychology and its implications. (6th Edition). Freeman.
  • Reisberg, D. (2001). Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind. (2nd Edition). New York: Norton.
  • Sternberg, R.J. (2003). Cognitive Psychology (3rd Edition). Harcourt Brace.


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