Cognition
Overview
- Credit value: 15 credits at Level 5
- Convenor: Professor Eddy Davelaar
- Assessment: a 1000-word essay (30%) and two-hour essay-based examination (70%)
Module description
In this module we introduce you to research into high-level cognitive functions. Starting with a historical overview of cognitive psychology we then identify theoretical and methodological issues and consider psychological concepts and research in the field of cognition.
Indicative syllabus
- Historical perspectives
- Learning
- Memory
- Reasoning
- Problem-solving
- Judgement and decision-making
- Neuroscience of learning, memory and cognition
Learning objectives
By the end of this module, you should be able to:
- identify the main theoretical approaches to the cognitive functions covered in the module
- specify the main theories and concepts covered in each of the lecture topics and the phenomena on which they are based
- critically evaluate (with reference to empirical considerations) the main theories covered in each of the lecture topics
- provide examples of empirical techniques used in research on cognition.