PSYC 329 - Cognitive Psychology

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Fundamentals of research and theory in cognitive science focusing on the core areas of attention, memory, thinking and reasoning, including perspectives from neuroscience, connectionist models, and artificial intelligence. Topic examples include the role of attention in perceptional processing, the dynamics of short- and long-term memory, the role of short-term memory in purposive behavior, and the use of heuristics in judgment and decision-making. Separate laboratory exercises will require collecting and analyzing data from classic experimental tasks including sensory memory, selective attention, short-term memory capability, and stereotype-driven bias in long-term memory. No credit given to students who have credit for PSYC 327. Prerequisites: PSYC 100, 201. See department chair.