Courses Detail Information
PSY3540J – Introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Instructors:
Credits:
3
Pre-requisites:
None
Description:
This course provides students with an overview of cognitive psychology and the methods of research used in this field. Students will explore human cognition from the approaches of representationalism, embodied cognition, and biological perspective along with connections between cognitive science and artificial intelligence.
Course Topics:
1. Introduction
2. Attention
3. Cognitive Neuroscience
4. Memory Structures and Processes
5. Long-term Memory
6. Language
7. Concepts and Knowledge
8. Problem Solving
9. Reasoning and Decision Making