HPS203 - Cognitive Psychology

Year:

2023 unit information

Enrolment modes: Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Warrnambool, Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Online
Trimester 3: Online
Credit point(s): 1
EFTSL value: 0.125
Previously:

The Human Mind

Prerequisite:

Nil

Corequisite:

Nil

Incompatible with:

HPS773

Study commitment

Students will on average spend 150 hours over the teaching period undertaking the teaching, learning and assessment activities for this unit.

Scheduled learning activities - campus

Trimester 1:
1 x 1 hour class (online) per week
1 x 30 minute Q & A (online) per week
1 x 1 hour seminar (campus) per week

Scheduled learning activities - online

Trimester 1:
1 x 1 hour class (online) per week
1 x 30 minute Q & A (online) per week
1 x 1 hour seminar (online) per week

Trimester 3:
1 x 1 hour class (recorded) per week
1 x 30 minute Q & A (online) per week
1 x 1 hour seminar (online) per week

Content

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.

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