PSYCH 2140 - Cognitive Psychology

(crosslisted)
(also COGST 2140, INFO 2140) (KCM-AS)

Spring. 4 credits.

Prerequisite: sophomore standing. Co-meets with COGST 6140/INFO 6140/PSYCH 6140. Limited to 200 students.

S. Edelman.

Introduces the idea of cognition as information processing or computation, using examples from perception, attention and consciousness, memory, language, and thinking. Participants acquire conceptual tools that are essential for following the current thought on the nature of mind and its relationship to the brain.