Psychology (PSYC) 355
Cognitive Psychology (Revision 3)
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Delivery Mode:Individualized study or grouped study. Online-enhanced.
Credits:3
Area of Study:Social Science*
*Course can also be used to fulfill Science area of study (credential students only). Please check the degree regulations for the program you are enrolled in, as not all credentials allow this.
Prerequisite:PSYC 289 or PSYC 290.
Téluq equivalency: PSY 4001
Centre:Centre for Psychology
PSYC 355 has a Challenge for Credit option
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Overview
PSYC 355 introduces students to research and theory in human cognition. Topics covered include an historical review of developments that led to the emergence of cognitive psychology, an overview of perception and attention, a review of basic memory research, practical aspects of memory, and semantic memory, and a survey of the major research issues in psycholinguistics(language comprehension and language production) and thinking (problem solving and decision making).
Outline
Unit 1: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Unit 2: Perception
Unit 3: Attention and Consciousness
Unit 4: Working Memory
Unit 5: Long-Term Memory
Unit 6: Practical Aspects of Memory
Unit 7: Spatial Cognition
Unit 8: Semantic Memory
Unit 9: Psycholinguistics
Unit 10: Problem Solving
Unit 11: Reasoning and Decision Making
Evaluation
To receive credit for PSYC 355, you must achieve a course composite grade of at least “D” (50 percent) and a grade of at least 50 percent on the examination. The weighting of assignments is as follows:
| Unit Quizzes (11 quizzes worth 3% ea.) | Research Paper | Final Exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 33% | 32% | 35% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbook
Matlin, M. W. (2005). Cognition (6th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Other Materials
The course materials include a student manual, and a study guide.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 3, July 23, 2007.
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Last updated by SAS 06/22/2015 11:07:12
