HPS773 - The Human Mind
| Year: | 2021 unit information |
|---|---|
| Enrolment modes: | Trimester 1: Burwood (Melbourne), Waurn Ponds (Geelong), Cloud (online) Trimester 3: Cloud (online) |
| Credit point(s): | 1 |
| EFTSL value: | 0.125 |
| Cohort rule: | This unit is at a postgraduate level and students enrolled in undergraduate courses cannot undertake it. PG students must check with their course adviser before enrolling in the unit. |
| Prerequisite: | Nil |
| Corequisite: | Nil |
| Incompatible with: | HPS203 |
| 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 per week, 1 x 2 hour seminar per fortnight, 1 x 1 hour online activities per week. |
| Scheduled learning activities - cloud (online) | 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 recorded class per week, 1 x 2 hour (online) seminar per fortnight, 1 x 1 hour online activities 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 the theories referred to above. Topics covered include object recognition, attention, memory, reasoning, decision-making and problem-solving. These topics are treated within an information-processing approach to human cognition.
Unit Fee Information
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