COGM002 Когнитивна психология
Анотация:
This course is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of topics related to the information-processing mechanisms of the brain, including perception, attention, memory, conceptual knowledge, and emotions. Knowledge of these basic cognitive processes is then applied in understanding higher mental processes such as problem-solving, risk evaluation and decision-making.
Преподавател(и):
доц. Пенка Христова д-р
гл. ас. Кирил Костов д-р
Описание на курса:
Компетенции:
Students who complete this course:
1) will know:
• the organization of basic cognitive functions from an information processing perspective;
• theories of cognition from diverse fields of study, including neuroscience, neuropsychology, evolutionary psychology, and behavioral economics;
• methodologies used in the study of cognition.
2) will be able to:
• describe and discuss important experimental findings and basic processes from central aspects of cognition such as attention perception, memory, language, thinking, reasoning, judgement and decision making;
• apply the use of traditional research designs in cognitive psychology (e.g., reaction time) to understand mental events.
Предварителни изисквания:
None
Форми на провеждане:
Редовен
Учебни форми:
Лекция
Език, на който се води курса:
Английски
Теми, които се разглеждат в курса:
- Basic functional anatomy
- Perception (part 1)
- Perception (part 2)
- Attention
- Language
- Hemispheric asymmetry
- Memory (part 1)
- Memory (part 2)
- Emotions
- Executive functions
- Midterm exam
- Organization of knowledge
- Problem-solving
- Decision-making
- Oral presentations and discussion
Литература по темите:
• Goldstein, B. (2018). Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience, 5thEdition. Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
• Reisberg, D. (2005). Cognition (3rd ed.). W. W. Norton & Co.
Средства за оценяване:
• 3 short tests – 30%
• Midterm exam – 30%
• Written assignment – 20%
• Oral presentation – 20%