Applied Cognitive Psychology

Catalog description

This course will provide students with foundational knowledge of the core theories, concepts, methods, findings, and principles of cognitive psychology. Through readings and discussions, students in the course will review components of cognitive psychology in applied settings. Students will evaluate research and learn how cognitive psychology is used to carry out investigations into attention, memory, knowledge representation, perception and the differences between experts and novices. As in all courses in the Scholar-Practitioner Core Psychology Series, this course aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to perform independent translational research in applied settings.