Psychology (PSYC) 355

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 and Attention
• Unit 3: Memory
• Unit 4: Spatial Cognition and General Knowledge
• Unit 5: Psycholinguistics
• Unit 6: Thinking

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:

The final examination for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbook

Registration in this course includes an electronic textbook. For more information on electronic textbooks, please refer to our eText Initiative site.

A print version of the eText may be available for purchase from the publisher through a direct-to-student link provided on the course website; you can also acquire the textbook on your own if you wish.

All other materials are available online.

Challenge for Credit Overview

The Challenge for Credit process allows you to demonstrate that you have acquired a command of the general subject matter, knowledge, intellectual and/or other skills that would normally be found in a university-level course.

Full information about Challenge for Credit can be found in the Undergraduate Calendar.

Challenge Evaluation

The challenge requirement for PSYC 355 is a written invigilated examination and research paper. To receive credit for the PSYC 355 challenge registration, you must achieve a grade of at least D (50 per cent) on the examination and obtain a composite mark of at least D (50 percent).

Undergraduate Challenge for Credit Course Registration Form

• Challenge for Credit Form