Module Code - Title:
PS4037
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COGNITION 1
Year Last Offered:
2026/7
Hours Per Week:
Grading Type:
N
Prerequisite Modules:
PS4021
PS4042
Rationale and Purpose of the Module:
To provide core area coverage of the field of cognitive psychology - a sub-discipline of psychology concerned with the study of the mental processes that underlie human behaviour.
Syllabus:
Cognitive processes cover a broad range of research domains including; memory, attention, perception, knowledge representation, reasoning and problem solving. In this module, through an empirical (including practical demonstrations) and theoretical examination of cognitive processes, students will develop their knowledge of central aspects of cognition including perception, memory and attention.
Learning Outcomes:
Cognitive (Knowledge, Understanding, Application, Analysis, Evaluation, Synthesis)
develop an understanding of human cognitive processes with reference to contemporary explanations for mental representations, memory, and perception and attentional processes
5.2
Affective (Attitudes and Values)
apprecaite biases inherent in human mental processing
Psychomotor (Physical Skills)
Development of students met-cognitive skills- ie a knowledge of the limitations and extent of their own cognitive processes
How the Module will be Taught and what will be the Learning Experiences of the Students:
lectures and fieldwork
Prime Texts:
eysenck and keane (2005)
Cognitive psychology
, Psychology press
Other Relevant Texts:
Sternberg (1996)
Cognitive Psychology
, Harcourt
Programme(s) in which this Module is Offered:
BACHELOR OF ARTS
BACHELOR OF ARTS IN PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIOLOGY
BACHELOR OF ARTS INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED ACCESS
BACHELOR OF LAWS (LAW PLUS)
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN PSYCHOLOGY
BACHELOR OF SCIENCE SOCIAL SCIENCES
Semester(s) Module is Offered:
Module Leader:
Generic PRS