PSY 460 - Cognitive Psychology

Description:
Methods and theories of human cognition and information processing.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: PSY 300.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Appropriately use terminology.
Describe the history.
Appropriately use the methods, theories, and research findings of cognitive psychology.
- Concepts and research areas may include: Diversity as it relates to cognitive psychology, Reductionism and how a science of mind is possible, Brain structures related to cognitive processing, The information processing model, including attention, perception, encoding, storage, and retrieval, Parallel distributed processing, Memory constructs, Knowledge representation processes, Language, Biases in thinking, Cognitive assumptions, Perceptual organization, Problem solving, Cognitive development, Sensory analysis, and Learning.
Perform the skills of synthesizing, organizing, and analyzing the literature in a research topic, conducting a research experiment in cognitive psychology, and reporting research in APA style.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/1/2007