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Course Description
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Course Name
Cognition 1
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Host University
University of Limerick
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Location
Limerick, Ireland
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Area of Study
Psychology
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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ECTS Credits
6 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
The module will cover the major topics of cognitive psychology. The lecture is designed to provide you with a broad overview of cognition research. Cognition deals with the basic psychological processes such as: encoding, storing, and retrieving information, forming judgments, and decision making. This course will consider to a large extent how the social situation interacts with human information processing in constructing social reality. You will learn about theories, and how these can be translated into research questions (hypotheses) that are tested (e.g., with experimental designs) and modified. You will also learn to critically evaluate merits and limits of scientific findings. Assessment on the module is via coursework and exams. The final exam will make up 50% of your grade. Two written assignments will accompany the module and contribute 25% each to the final grade for the module. More specifically, you are required to write a critical review on a published article and a report on empirical research undertaken in labs.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) credits are converted to semester credits/quarter units differently among U.S. universities. Students should confirm the conversion scale used at their home university when determining credit transfer.
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