Course Description

PSY380.1 : Cognitive Psychology I (at City University London)

Description:

Topics addressed include: historical and theoretical issues and debates in the field of human memory; encoding and retrieval processes and forgetting; memory systems, reconstructive processes, and memory impairment; evolution of written language; historical perspectives on cognitive analyses of written language processing; models of lexical access in reading; mechanisms of spelling; neuropsychological approaches; inter-relations between reading, spelling and speech. Prereq: PSY 205/209 (Foundations of Human Behavior) or an equivalent introduction to psychology course and 3.0 minimum cum GPA; fulfills requirements for PSY 322 (Human Information Processing). Taught at City University; NOTE:City U. has a different academic calendar, which has no mid-term break, and its time schedule is provisional until just before City U. classes start (late September in Fall; late January in Spring).

Available Locations:

England

Semester(s) Offered:

Offered: Fall

Credits:

3

Department:

Psychology