PSY310 Learning and Cognition (8)

This subject provides students with an advanced understanding of human behaviours and mental processes. The first half of this subject covers the principles, processes and mechanisms of learning. We examine the major theories of learning, and the empirical support for and applications of these theories. The second part of this subject examines the theories of cognitive processes in detail, mainly from an information processing perspective. Current issues/debates in cognitive research are also examined. Applications of the major theories of learning and cognition are also considered.

Availability

Session 2 (60)
On Campus
Bathurst Campus
Port Macquarie Campus
Wagga Wagga Campus
Online
Bathurst Campus

Continuing students should consult the SAL for current offering details: PSY310. Where differences exist between the Handbook and the SAL, the SAL should be taken as containing the correct subject offering details.

Subject Information

Grading System

HD/FL

Duration

One session

School

School of Psychology

Enrolment Restrictions

Not available to students who have completed both PSY307 and PSY308. Students in the Graduate Diploma of Psychology are not allowed to enrol in this subject.

Prerequisites

PSY101 and PSY102

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Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this subject, students should:
  • be able to discuss the principles, and mechanisms of learning
  • be able to discuss and apply the major theories of learning
  • be able to describe the complexities of human information processing
  • be able to discuss the dominant paradigm in cognitive psychology.

Syllabus

This subject will cover the following topics:
  • Animal Research and the Ethics of the use of animals in research
  • Models of Pavlovian learning: contiguity associative learning theories and contingency associative learning theories
  • The physiological and cognitive mechanisms of attention, perception, learning and memory
  • Information processing (e.g., human reasoning, language, problem solving, decision making)
  • Application of the major theories of learning and cognitive psychology

The information contained in the CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: June 2022. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.

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