Cognitive psychology

Izabella building, Room 206

Thursday, 17.30-19.00

Course Outline

• • History of cognitive science

  • Methods in cognitive science

  • Perception

  • Attention

  • Short and long term memory (Brigitta Tóth)

  • Semantic memory (Anett Ragó)

  • Psycholinguistics (Zsuzsanna Pohl)

  • Problem solving

  • Reasoning and decision making

Textbook

Michael W. Eysenck and Mark T. Keane (2005): Cognitive Psychology: a student's handbook (Fifth edition). Psychology Press.

Download Attention chapter of the sixth edition.

Exam

There will be two essay exams at the halfway and at the end of the semester (Nov 4 and Dec 12) worth 33% and 66% of the grade, respectively. First exam will cover the following chapters of the textbook: 1-5, 13-16.