PSY 246 Focuses on the major topics of cognition, including...
Attention
Varieties of Memory
Language Processes
Decision Making
Precognition
Alternative Therapies
Disordered cognition will also be studied in PSY 246 through brain impairment.
Learning outcomes from PSY 246 include the ability to...
Think critically about cognitive research.
Think independently about cognitive research.
Think pessimistically about cognitive research subjects.
Think different from cognitive researchers.
At the end of the PSY 246 you should be able to demonstrate...
Accurate knowledge of foundational aspects of cognitive processes.
Major theories and models.
Critically evaluate relevant experimental findings.
Identifying the studies that suit my individual beliefs.
Where to find cheap or free versions of all required textbooks.
Tutorials will focus on experimental design and be explored through the use classical cognitive phenomena and the techniques used to evaluate these.
Which descriptions accurately describes Broadbent's filter model?
Based on physical characteristics, the selective filter allows for certain stimuli to pass through the filter for further processing.
Unattended stimuli will be filtered out and lost.
Goal-directed behaviour requires attention to be controlled.
A high degree of selectivity is put forth in the information-processing stream.
Certain illicit and prescribed drugs facilitate the removal of filter sub-structures.
Bottom up processing is where external stimulus influences processing
