Cognitive Psychology 2-IKV-113

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Course name and code: Cognitive Psychology (2-IKV-113)
Prerequisite courses: none
Available in/recommended study year: Winter semester / 1
Form and # of hours/week: L - lecture (2), S - seminar (2)
Credits: 5
Evaluation (semester/exam): 50/50
Course webpage: Course:Cognitive_Psychology/en
Information sheet: 2-IKV-113 information sheet
Teacher(s): Mgr. Martin Marko PhD.
E-mail: martin.marko@savba.sk
Homepage(s): https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Martin_Marko2

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Offered in these study programs: Obligatory in Master program in Cognitive Science

Recommendations: none

Course Description

This course introduces the basics of human cognition, a field of study that covers theories and models of sensation, perception, attention, learning and memory. Cognition is the study of how we take in information about the world, make sense of it, store it for later use, and then (try to) retrieve it when we think it will come in handy. Biological approaches of cognition (i.e., cognitive neuroscience) will be pronounced during the lectures to facilitate the understanding of the fundamental cognitive mechanisms and processes. Overall, the goal of this course is to present current theories, methods and results of research on individual components of the cognitive architecture of the mind.

Topics

  • Sensation
  • Perception
  • Attention
  • Memory
  • Thinking (problem solving)

Requirements and Assignments

  • Midterm exam
  • Final exam
  • Seminar presentations, projects, and/or readings

Literature

  • Cognitive Psychology (Sternberg, 2012)
  • Memory (Baddeley, Keysenck, Anderson, 2015 )
  • Stevens' Handbook of Experimental Psychology: Methodology in Experimental Psychology (Pashler & Wixted, 2002)