This course will help students to acquire knowledge regarding core issues, theories and experimental findings in cognitive psychology. The course intends to cover the main topics of the field of cognitive psychology as the main mental processes play a key role in human behavior, thinking and decision making process. Nowadays, as the information people encounter and the situations they immerse themselves in are diverse, the understanding of the working process of language, perception, learning, memory, etc. is necessary. Focus will also be given to the progression of the cognitive field and the investigation of real-world issues through controlled laboratory scientific experimentation. Prerequisite: PSY 101
In this course students are given the opportunity to develop an understanding of the research process and familiarize themselves with basic statistical terms and key methodologies and methods in psychology research. Specifically, students learn about statistics-related concepts (populations, samples, variables). They are introduced to quantitative data analysis and in particular, descriptive statistics where they learn about identification of variables, frequency distributions, measures of central tendency and variability, normal and sampling distribution, hypothesis testing, type I and II errors, t – test for 1 sample and 2 independent samples, Pearson correlation, Chi – square independence test. Prerequisites: PSY 101 and PSY 211
PSY 101: Introduction to Psychology
PSY 150: Psychophysiology of Behavior
PSY 202: Personality Theories
PSY 206: Research Methods and Qualitative Analysis
PSY 330: Psychology of Immigration
PSY 400: Clinical Psychology II: Psychological Assessment
PSY 510: Group Dynamics