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

100% examination

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.