School Of Social Sciences And PsychologyCognitive ProcessesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101677.3
Discipline: PSYCHOLOGY
Student Contribution Band: 1
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Basic understanding of core concepts of cognition, perception and biological psychology
Equivalent Units
100016 - Human Learning and Cognition
Prerequisite
101183 Psychology: Behavioural Science
Unit Enrolment Restrictions
Prerequisites will not apply to students enrolled in 1630 Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies.
About this Unit
Cognitive psychology studies the mental processes that underpin attention, perception, learning and memory. Conceptual and research questions include: How do we recognize speech, faces, or music? What are the structures and mechanisms of human memory? What processes underpin acquisition of language, and are the processes similar when we learn a second language? What processes are involved in reading? What factors affect attention and performance? Is creativity anything more than problem solving? Contemporary theories will be discussed and evaluated. Investigative research methods include experiments, computer modelling, clinical case studies, and brain imaging are evaluated.