| Unit name | Memory |
|---|---|
| Unit code | PSYC21002 |
| Credit points | 10 |
| Level of study | I/5 |
| Teaching block(s) |
Teaching Block 1A (weeks 1 - 6) |
| Unit director | Professor. Bowers |
| Open unit status | Not open |
| Pre-requisites |
Successful completion of appropriate Level 1 units which form part of a Single or Joint Honours programme in Psychology |
| Co-requisites |
Other units as required for a Single or Joint Honours Psychology programme |
| School/department | School of Psychological Science |
| Faculty | Faculty of Life Sciences |
This unit provides an overview of information-processing approaches to the study of memory, with an emphasis on the active nature of learning, understanding and remembering. The unit introduces the main models of short-term and long-term memory and the issues, and debates in the study of memory are also considered. This unit consists of 12 x 1-hour lectures plus one 1-hour tutorial. It has a compulsory essay. It is one of the optional units (21001, 21002, 21003) which can be selected by Joint Honours students as part of their Level 2 units.
