This course will provide participants with an understanding of the main theoretical and empirical issues within contemporary cognitive psychology.

10 hours of online asynchronous content, plus directed online learning.

5 x 2hr on-campus tutorials, delivered between Weeks 1 and 11 (likely in alternate weeks).

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Assessment

1. Portfolio (100%). Students will complete an online learning portfolio for online submission (approximately 2,500 words).

The aims of this course are to:

- provide participants with an overview of the key principles, theories, methods and research in classical and contemporary cognitive psychology

- promote an understanding of the interrelationships between different aspects of cognition
- critically review contemporary research on cognition and its development.

By the end of this course students will be able to:
- Describe and evaluate the key concepts and main theoretical models relating to perception, attention, memory and thinking and reasoning
- Provide a comparative analysis of competing models of human cognition
- Discuss ways in which theory and research within cognitive psychological theory can inform practice
- Identify ethical issues raised when conducting cognitive research
- Identify and apply appropriate research methods within cognitive psychology

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