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Last updated: 4 June 2021
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HPS673, HPS773
Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.
Trimester 1: 1 x 1 hour class per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar per fortnight, 1 x 1 hour online activities per week
Trimester 3: 1 x 1-hour class per week 1 x 30-minute Q & A (online) per week 1 x 1-hour seminar (online) per week
This unit presents a broad coverage of theories proposed by psychologists to explain the processes by which humans acquire, store, communicate, and use knowledge or information; the various research methods used by psychologists to study these processes; and some classic experimental findings in cognitive psychology which are the cornerstones of these theories. Topics covered in the unit include object recognition, attention, memory, reasoning, decision-making and problem-solving. These topics are treated within an information-processing approach to human cognition.
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, empirical findings, and historical trends in cognitive psychology, from a variety of cultural perspectives including Indigenous Australian perspectives.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO8: Global citizenship
ULO2
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilities
ULO3
Apply theories and principles of cognitive psychology to novel findings and situations that arise in everyday life.
ULO4
Compare and contrast the different theories used in cognitive psychology and explain the key mechanisms and theories within the sub-fields of object recognition, attention, memory, concepts, visual knowledge, judgement and reasoning, problem solving and intelligence, and unconscious processes.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO5
Develop skills in the derivation of empirical predictions and assess the adequacy of these against a set of experimental findings in cognitive psychology.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinking
ULO6
Independently interpret cognitive psychological research to develop a well-structured, evidence-based written lab report that conforms to APA formatting conventions.
GLO1: Discipline-specific knowledge and capabilitiesGLO2: CommunicationGLO4: Critical thinkingGLO5: Problem solving
The assessment due weeks provided may change. The Unit Chair will clarify the exact assessment requirements, including the due date, at the start of the teaching period.
The texts and reading list for the unit can be found on the University Library via the link below: HPS203 Note: Select the relevant trimester reading list. Please note that a future teaching period's reading list may not be available until a month prior to the start of that teaching period so you may wish to use the relevant trimester's prior year reading list as a guide only.
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