PSY3051 Perception and cognitive psychology

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Understand the most important applications of cognitive psychological research and theory

2. 2

   Demonstrate an understanding of the practical and theoretical skills underlying several major methods for conducting cognitive and perceptual psychological research

3. 3

   Explain the central problem faced by any perceptual system and be able to use this as a framework to think about the evolution of perceptual principles and current theories of perception

4. 4

   Summarise the broad principles of perception which apply to all modalities including neurophysiological mechanisms at the levels of receptors, pathways, and brain structures; top-down and bottom up processing, and feature detection, and the constructive nature of perception

5. 5

   Describe the sensory and perceptual processes specific to vision, audition and speech perception

6. 6

   Summarise and evaluate the major theoretical and research approaches within cognitive psychology

7. 7

   Review historical and current theory on basic cognitive processes, such as learning, memory and attention

8. 8

   Understand topics related to the application and manipulation of cognitive information, such as language, problem solving and decision making.