Module: Cognition

Module Specifications.

Current Academic Year 2024 - 2025

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Date posted: September 2024

Module Title	Cognition
Module Code	PSYC103 (ITS) / PSY1008 (Banner)
Faculty	Science & Health	School	Psychology
Module Co-ordinator	David McGovern
Module Teachers	-
NFQ level	8	Credit Rating	5
Pre-requisite	Not Available
Co-requisite	Not Available
Compatibles	Not Available
Incompatibles	Not Available

Repeat examination
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Description

The aim of this module is to provide an overview of cognition including attention, mental-representation and imagery, memory and reasoning ability such as creativity, problem-solving, and decision-making. The role of language and emotion in cognition will also be considered. Particular emphasis will be also be placed on an interdisciplinary explanatory framework within an historical and theoretical context, including cognitive science, cognitive neuropsychology and cognitive neuroscience.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically consider classical and contemporary approaches to studying cognitive psychology
2. Describe the main theories and research findings covered in the module
3. Evaluate key theories and research findings covered in the module
4. Identify the value of inter-disciplinary research in the study of cognitive processes

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full-time hours per semester
Lecture	20	Lectures based on indicative content and learning outcomes
Tutorial	4	Moderator and student-led tutorials
Assignment Completion	26	Independent assessment preparation and completion
Directed learning	75	Lecture review and independent learning
Total Workload: 125

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Introduction to and history of cognitive psychology

Experimental methods of investigation

Models of attention

Mental representation and imagery

Structure of memory

Reasoning and problem-solving

Rationality, judgement and decision-making

Language and cognition

Emotion and cognition

Theoretical issues in Cognitive Psychology

Intelligence and knowledge

Consciousness

Assessment Breakdown
Continuous Assessment	0%	Examination Weight	100%

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Course Work Breakdown

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories: Resit category 1: A resit is available for both* components of the module. Resit category 2: No resit is available for a 100% continuous assessment module. Resit category 3: No resit is available for the continuous assessment component where there is a continuous assessment and examination element.
* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a Continuous Assessment/Examination split; where the module is 100% continuous assessment, there will also be a resit of the assessment
This module is category 1

Indicative Reading List

Michael W. Eysenck, Mark T. Keane: 2020, Cognitive Psychology, 8th, Psychology Press, 9781138482234
Michael Gazzaniga, Richard Ivry: 2013, Cognitive Neuroscience: The Biology of the Mind, 4th,
E. Bruce Goldstein: 2010, Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience, 3rd, Cengage Learning, 9780840033550
E. Bruce Goldstein, Johanna von Hooff: 2021, Cognitive Psychology, 2nd, Cengage Learning, 9781473734524
Nick Braisby, Angus Gellatly: 2012, Cognitive Psychology, 2nd, Oxford University Press, London, 9780199236992
Ken Gilhooly, Fiona Lyddy, Frank Pollick: 2014, Cognitive Psychology, McGraw-Hill, Berkshire, UK, 978-0077122669
Daniel Reisberg: 2009, Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind, 4th, W. W. Norton, New York, 9780393198515
Robert J. Sternberg,: 2011, Cognitive Psychology, 6th, Wadsworth Publishing, Belmont, CA, 9781111344764

Other Resources

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