Requisites: AND Pre-requisite: PSY07103 - Introduction to Psychology or Equivalent AND Pre-requisite: [Module PSY07103] Introduction to Psychology

Cognitive Psychology 1 aims to provide you with a comprehensive grounding in several areas of cognitive psychology, such as language, memory, attention, problem solving, and decision making. You will engage with primary sources in a range of areas of cognition, develop an understanding of the origins of cognitive psychology, and an appreciation of some of the research methods used in this area. There is an emphasis throughout this module on developing your evaluation and critical thinking skills, which will be valuable during your degree and beyond.

Upon completion of this module you will be able to

LO1: Identify research methods and paradigms used to investigate cognitive psychology.

LO2: Develop insight into key cognitive concepts, theories and models, their historical roots, and empirical support.

LO3: Find and review relevant peer-reviewed journal articles containing details of empirical research.

LO4: Demonstrate evaluation skills by highlighting strengths and weaknesses of relevant research.