Course Introduction
This course is an introduction to basic concepts of cognitive psychology. Course will cover theories and research done in the area of cognitive psychology. Topics covered will be an introduction to cognition, memory, language comprehension, language production, problem solving, reasoning and decision making. Diverse theories and certain experiments will be described and discussed.
Course Objectives
After completing the course, the students will be able to:
● Develop a core competency in the area of cognitive psychology, focusing on topics such as language, memory, problem solving, reasoning and decision making
● To be able to comprehend how the human brain interprets and manipulates information
● Understand human psychology from cognitive perspective
● Describe, evaluate, and communicate the impact of researches done in the area of cognition
Course outcomes
● Development of knowledge about cognitive processes that govern human behaviour
● Apply the knowledge to explain day to day life and experiences
● Describe, evaluate, and communicate the impact of researches done in the area of cognition
● Able to communicate the scientific understanding in simple and scientific language.
- Teacher: Niranjana S