PY2112 - Memory and Cognition
| Credit points: | 03 |
| Year: | 2005 |
| Student Contribution Band: | Band 1 |
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The purpose of this subject is to introduce students to the key theories and research in the psychology of memory and cognition. It covers classic and contemporary viewpoints on how information from the environment is noticed, stored, processed and retrieved. It also tracks the historical development of cognitive psychology and presents its major contributions to the discipline.
Learning Outcomes
- ability to critically think about and discuss classic and contemporary issues and debates in memory and cognition;
- acquire familiarity and experience with American Psychological Association writing and stylistic conventions;
- acquire the necessary skills to apply cognitive theories and research methodology to real world problems;
- become familiar with current theoretical and empirical approaches to the study of memory and cognition.
| Prerequisites: | PY1001 or PY1002 or PY1101 or PY1102 |
| Inadmissible Subject Combinations: | PY2102 |
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| Census Date 31-Mar-2005 | |
| Coordinator: | jc153015 |
| Lecturer: | jc155017. |
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| Assessment: | (40%); (30%); (30%). |
| , , Study Period 40 | |
| Census Date 31-Aug-2005 | |
| Face to face teaching 26-Sep-2005 to 04-Nov-2005 | |
| Coordinator: | jc153015 |
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| Assessment: | (40%); (30%); (30%). |
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