Cognitive Psychology: Thinking, Knowing and Remembering

Catalog description

How do we come to understand the world we live in and the people with whom we interact? How is self-knowledge acquired? This course will consider the ways in which people acquire and process information. Why do we forget some things and remember others? How do we solve problems, learn to read and write, find the right words to express our ideas? What is "thinking?" How do we transform our ideas into action? Other topics include how computers process information; brain damage; and learning disabilities.