Cognitive Psychology

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This course delves into the fundamental phenomena and foundational literature in cognition, with a strong emphasis on scientific thinking and research methods. Students will explore key topics such as pattern recognition, perception, information processing, attention, and memory processes, including encoding, storage, and retrieval. The course also covers discrimination, concept learning, creativity, decision-making, and the role of grammar, meaning, and sound in language. A comparative analysis of human cognitive abilities with those of various animal species is included. By the end of this course, students will be able to explain the reasoning behind different methods used in cognitive psychology, discuss the components of attention and memory organization, and identify basic heuristics and models of reasoning and decision-making. Prerequisite : PSYC 1100 or permission of the instructor.