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Advanced Perception & Cognition 2 - PSY00015I

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  • Department: Psychology
  • Module co-ordinator: Dr. Fiona McNab
  • Credit value: 10 credits
  • Credit level: I
  • Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence Teaching period
A Spring Term 2022-23

Module aims

This course offer students an opportunity to study in-depth two key topic in perception and cognition: Cognition and Emotion and Problem Solving. The aim of the course is provide students with an opportunity to learning about the models and empirical research within these two key areas of cognitive psychology.

Module learning outcomes

  • Understand the effects of emotion on memory and learning processes
  • Understand the effects of emotion on perception and attention
  • Understand some of the experimental approaches to study the effects of emotion on cognition
  • Understand some of the neural systems mediating emotional processes
  • Understand the experimental methods used to study reasoning and decision making
  • Appreciate the major theories that have driven research in reasoning and decision making
  • Demonstrate an understanding of how humans solve reasoning tasks

Module content

The first part of the course concerns emotion and cognition beginning with a general overview of emotion and the brain systems mediating our emotional processes. The course will then go on to cover how emotion affects core basic cognitive processes such as memory, learning, perception and attention. The second half of the course concerns reasoning and decision making. Students will study psychological research that has explored how we reason, solve problems, and make judgements and decisions. The psychological theories central to these topics will also be discussed.

Indicative assessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Perception & Cognition 2		 N/A 100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task Length % of module mark
Essay/coursework
Advanced Perception & Cognition 2		 N/A 100

Module feedback

Marks will be released via e:vision.

Indicative reading

Basic Vision: an introduction to visual perception. Snowden, R. Thompson, P. & Troscianko T. (2012) Oxford University Press

Cognitive Psychology. Quinlan, P. & Dyson, B. (2008) Pearson.


The information on this page is indicative of the module that is currently on offer. The University constantly explores ways to enhance and improve its degree programmes and therefore reserves the right to make variations to the content and method of delivery of modules, and to discontinue modules, if such action is reasonably considered to be necessary. In some instances it may be appropriate for the University to notify and consult with affected students about module changes in accordance with the University's policy on the Approval of Modifications to Existing Taught Programmes of Study.