Unit

School Of Psychology

Cognitive ProcessesWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 101677.5

Discipline: BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCE

Student Contribution Band: 4

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

Prerequisites will not apply to students enrolled in 1630 Graduate Diploma of Psychological Studies.

About this Unit
Cognitive 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.

Courses
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