The overall aim is to connect to prior knowledge and broaden and deepen knowledge of cognitive psychology. Throughout the course, students will gain insight into fundamental research findings in areas such as reasoning, problem-solving, expertise, language, judgment and decision making, etc. The course takes an applied approach and explores how cognition is embedded in the real world and how it affects our daily lives and vice versa.

Weekly one-hour lectures

None

Written examination.

Reassessments are normally available for all courses, except those which contribute to the Honours classification. For non-Honours courses, students are offered reassessment in all or any of the components of assessment if the satisfactory (threshold) grade for the overall course is not achieved at the first attempt. This is normally grade D3 for undergraduate students and grade C3 for postgraduate students. Exceptionally it may not be possible to offer reassessment of some coursework items, in which case the mark achieved at the first attempt will be counted towards the final course grade. Any such exceptions for this course are described below. 

The overall aim is to broaden and deepen knowledge of Cognitive Psychology (connecting with prior knowledge) and to critically evaluate how key findings and theories apply to real-world scenarios. This course aims to encourage students to think critically about the relevance of empirical findings and theoretical explanations.

By the end of this course students will be able to:

■ Demonstrate knowledge on fundamental topics in Cognitive Psychology.

■ Understand how research in Cognitive Psychology is conducted and the research methods used to investigate human cognition.

■ Critically evaluate theories and findings in Cognitive Psychology using empirical evidence.

■ Understand how to apply findings from Cognition Psychology to real-world scenarios.

Students must submit at least 75% by weight of the components (including examinations) of the course's summative assessment.