Cognitive Psychology

Course aim

To develop students' knowledge of the major theories and concepts in cognitive psychology and to provide an understanding of their interdependence and relationship to human behaviour and experience.

Course content

In this course students will further develop their understanding of cognitive psychology (including sensation and perception, attention and skilled performance, short-term memory and learning, long-term memory and memory impairment and executive functioning, language; reasoning and decision making, and social cognition). Students will apply this knowledge and their research skills in the preparation of a research report to address a real world question in cognitive psychology.

Textbook(s)

Goldstein E 2018, Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience (with MindTap access - package ISBN 9780170287005), 5th, Cengage Learning, Southbank, VIC, Australia / Boston, MA, USA

Prerequisite(s)

Common to all relevant programs
Subject Area & Catalogue Number	Course Name
BEHL 1003	Psychology 1A
BEHL 1004	Psychology 1B
BEHL 2005	Introductory Research Methods

An equivalent course to BEHL 2005 is accepted.

Corequisite(s)

Nil

Teaching method

Component	Duration
INTERNAL, MAGILL
Lecture	2 hours x 12 weeks
Practical	1 hour x 12 weeks

Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.

Assessment

Examination, Proposal, Report

Fees

EFTSL*: 0.125
Commonwealth Supported program (Band 4Y)
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