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PSY2002   Cognitive Psychology II   (20 credits)

 
Year Running: 2021/2022
Credit level: F5
Additional Information   Limited to Psychology students. Human Communication students may also take this unit by special arrangement.

Description

This unit builds on the overview of core components of cognition established at level 1 (Cognitive Psychology I). The module covers the same broad topics as Cognitive Psychology II - perception, attention, performance, cognitive neuroscience, language, learning, memory and reasoning. It expands on key concepts and introduced additional details of experimental methods and theoretical nuance. Applications of fundamental science are discussed.

 

Reading List


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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type Hours
Independent 160.0
Lecture 40.0
 

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type Duration % of formal assessment Semester
Course Work 0.0 40 %
Exam 1.0 60 %
 

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2021-22.