L.PSY 301 - Cognitive Psychology

Credits: 3

This course will examine the theories, principles, and concepts related to the mental processes of learning, memory, and cognition. Primary topics will include historical foundations of cognitive psychology, basic processes of attention, perception and brain functioning, the complexities of memory, and higher-level thinking processes involved in problem-solving, judgment, and decision making. Students will study how these processes are enabled by the functioning of the brain, how individual differences, emotion, and motivational factors affect them, and how the cognition research can be applied to improve one’s own cognitive processes.
Prerequisite: L.PSY 101; L.PSY 201; and L.PSY 211 or L.SOC 365 or L.CRJ 323 or L.SCW 345 or L.KIN 250; Psychology Majors Only; Junior or Senior Standing
Co-requisite: None
General Education Classification: Not Applicable

Requirements: Junior or senior standing; Psychology major.