PSY305 Cognitive Psychology: Exploring the Mind

PSY305 Cognitive Psychology: Exploring the mind presents students with an in-depth analysis of the processes underlying the human thought, perception, memory and decision making.

This course studies how the mind processes and uses information combining theory and empirical evidence to understand cognitive functions. Through PSY305 students conduct experiments and discuss issues for they observe the intricacies of mental processes thus, therefore developing critical thinking and analytical skills.

The keyword, PSY305, underlines the role of the module in preparing: learners with insights about cognitive science, ready to go to further studies and applications in psychology.

In PSY305, students tackle major themes that include attention, language, problem solving, and cognitions through models such as models of information processing and neuroimaging studies.

There are practical elements, for example, developing experiments to test memory or perception, which will enable learners to apply the cognitive theories into real world situations. Students also study classic and modern research to consider the impact that cognitive processes have on behavior and on mental health.

By completing this course – PSY305 learners get a firm grasp on how the mind works and what skills they can gain from studying psychology clinically, education, human-computer interaction, and so forth.