School Of PsychologyCognitive ProcessesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101677.5
Discipline: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 3
Credit Points: 10
Co ordinator
Phoebe Bailey
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
Prerequisites will not apply to students enrolled in 1630 Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies.
Teaching Periods
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About this UnitCognitive Processes is the study of the mental processes that underpin attention, perception, decision-making, language, and memory. Conceptual and research questions include: 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 factors affect attention? How do some people become expert problem solvers? Why do humans make irrational decisions? Contemporary theories will be discussed and evaluated. Investigative research methods including experiments, computer modelling, clinical case studies, and brain imaging are evaluated.
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| 1655.8 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CONTINUING |
| 1655.9 | Bachelor of Arts (Dean's Scholars) | CURRENT |
| 1696.3 | Bachelor of Communication | CONTINUING |
| 1696.4 | Bachelor of Communication | CURRENT |
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| 1708.5 | Bachelor of Arts (Pathway to Teaching Birth - 5/Birth - 12) | CURRENT |
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| 1736.2 | Bachelor of Communication (Dean's Scholars) | CURRENT |
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| 1808.2 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | CONTINUING |
| 1808.3 | Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Science | CURRENT |
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| 1865.2 | Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) | CURRENT |
| 1886.1 | Bachelor of Social Science (Psychology and Criminology) | CONTINUING |
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