Harper Collins College Publishers, 1994. The goal in cognitive psychology is to understand how human beings are able to accomplish the vast number of intellectual activities in which they engage. The purpose of this course is to examine research and theories in major areas of cognitive psychology.
Topics covered include perception, attention, memory, language, thinking, and decision making.
Some simple demonstrations in the course guide will help introduce you to interesting phenomena within each of these areas. You will become familiar with the origins of cognitive psychology, the current state of the field, and some ideas about where it may be going in the future. Although we will focus on basic research, we will give some attention to practical applications. The course is also aimed at developing critical-thinking skills necessary for evaluating psychological issues and research design. You will find that courses you have taken in introductory psychology and research methods will be especially helpful in understanding the material in this course.