Unit information: Cognitive Psychology in 2009/10

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Unit name Cognitive Psychology
Unit code PSYC11012
Credit points 10
Level of study C/4
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1B (weeks 7 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Bowers
Open unit status Open
Pre-requisites

GCSE Mathematics (Grade C or above)
Co-requisites

None
School/department School of Psychological Science
Faculty Faculty of Life Sciences

Description including Unit Aims

This unit introduces the theories which explain the processes of attention, learning, and memory. Emphasis is on the higher mental processes such as thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. This lecture unit consists of 18 1- hour lectures.

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