This unit extends the theories and methods of investigating memory and attentional processes discussed in PSYC2013/PSYC2016 to consider a number of domains of higher cognitive processing including memory, language, categorisation, and reasoning. An integrating theme of the course will be how such cognitive capacities contribute to skilled behaviour and expertise across a range of domains of human behaviour, and how they are implemented in artificial intelligence systems. The practical program will expose students to a variety of the research methods used to investigate higher cognitive processes, develop their understanding of how these methods can be used to investigate hypotheses about mental processes and consider applications of cognitive research to real-world problems and issues.
Unit details and rules
Academic unit | Psychology Academic Operations |
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Credit points | 6 |
Prerequisites
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PSYC2012 and (PSYC2013 or PSYC2016) |
Corequisites
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None |
Prohibitions
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None |
Assumed knowledge
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None |
Available to study abroad and exchange students | Yes |
Teaching staff
Coordinator | Irina Harris, irina.harris@sydney.edu.au |
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Lecturer(s) | Micah Goldwater, micah.goldwater@sydney.edu.au |
Sally Andrews, sally.andrews@sydney.edu.au | |
Amanda Robinson, amanda.robinson@sydney.edu.au | |
Irina Harris, irina.harris@sydney.edu.au | |
Bruce Burns, bruce.burns@sydney.edu.au | |
Tutor(s) | Ingrid van Tongeren, ingrid.vantongeren@sydney.edu.au |
Oscar Kovacs, okov3082@sydney.edu.au |