Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
This module offers a blend of empirical and philosophical approaches to understanding human cognition. The course starts of with an overview of different theories of the mind that have been central to psychological accounts of mental functioning in the twentieth century. Discussion then moves onto consider evolutionary psychology and how it relates to cognition. This thread is picked up in the next seminar in which differences between human and nonhuman cognition are addressed. Next we focus on the topic of moral reasoning and here philosophy, experimental psychology and neuroscience become intertwined. Various examples of connectionist models of the mind are covered in the next seminar and the differences between symbolic and sub-symbolic accounts will be considered. In addition, the concept of mental rules will be examined. Several of the themes covered in the first two sessions are returned to in the next seminar that contrasts "direct" and "establishment" theories of human perception. The course concludes with an in-depth appraisal of conflict adaptation effects in both behaviour and the brain.
Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
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Task | % of module mark |
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Online Exam -less than 24hrs (Centrally scheduled) | 100 |
The marks on all assessed work will be provided on e-vision.
These marks will be accompanied by module feedback forms which will be circulated by e-mail.
Students will meet supervisors in wk 6 in AuT, SpT and wk 9 in SuT to discuss their marks.
Although there is no textbook that fits exactly with the module I do encourage the students to purchase a copy of Levitin, D. J. (2012). Foundations of cognitive psychology (Second Edition). Pearson and refer back to Quinlan and Dyson (2008).