Students learn to read the research literature, to write formal research papers, to conduct laboratory research, to conduct field research and to use computer software to perform statistical analysis of data. Lecture 3 hours, lab 2 hours. Each student writes a formal research proposal. Lecture 3 hours, lab 2 hours. Special attention is given to current issues in learning theory.
Students conduct experiments and write reports based on the data that they acquire.
Lecture 3 hours, lab 2 hours. This course is equivalent to PS 210, except that PS 211 has no laboratory component. Special attention is given to current issues in learning theory. Cognition An introduction to how information about the world is gained, represented and transformed into knowledge, and how information is stored and used to direct behavior. Cognition involves the total range of psychological processes, including perception, attention, learning, memory, thinking, imaging, language, intelligence, motivation, emotion, and creativity.