PSY 200 Cognitive Psychology
3 hours
This course presents a comprehensive overview of essential concepts in cognitive psychology - the scientific study of thinking - including topics such as perception, reasoning, language, learning and memory. In particular, we will focus on the latest advances in cognitive neuroscience - a branch of neuroscience involving the study of the biological foundations of cognition. The aim of the course is to explore the critical issues in cognitive psychology from a historical, cultural and contemporary perspective.