Cognitive and Biological Foundations of Psychology

Catalog description

This course will introduce core issues, theories, and experimental findings in cognitive and biological psychology. Topics to be covered may include research methods, brain structures, neuronal communication, plasticity, sensory processes, attention, learning, memory, language, decision making, and problem solving. This course will serve as an introduction to the importance of cognitive and biological foundations of psychology. It will allow students to draw connections with other branches of psychology and to apply these foundations to research and real world situations. Prerequisite: PSY 100 . Offered Fall, Spring.