Veidlapa Nr. M-3 (8)
Study Course Description
Cognitive Psychology
Course Code
VPUPK_045
Branch of Science
General Psychology; Psychology
ECTS
3.00
Target Audience
Psychology
LQF
Level 6
Study Type And Form
Full-Time; Part-Time
Study Course Implementer
Course Supervisor
Ingūna Griškēviča
Structure Unit Manager
Kristīne Mārtinsone
Structural Unit
Department of Health Psychology and Paedagogy
Contacts
Dzirciema 16, Rīga, LV-1007 Tālrunis:+37167061587 E-pasts:vppk@rsu.lv
About Study Course
Objective
To develop understanding of cognitive processes (attention, perception, memory, language, thinking, decision making, intelligence, creativity, etc.), their interaction, influencing factors, and practical implications of recent developments in the field of cognitive psychology.
Preliminary Knowledge
Completed study course "General psychology".
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge
1.• Describes the concept of cognitive psychology and its history. • Analyses and explains theories and concepts of cognitive psychology in line with current developments in psychology. • Compares differences between cognitive psychology and other disciplines in psychology. • Describes recent trends in cognitive psychology. • Defines concepts of attention, perception, memory, knowledge representation, language, thinking, intelligence and problem solving. • Describes the factors influencing cognitive processes. • Describes leading theories in cognitive psychology.
Skills
1.• Evaluates the factors influencing cognitive processes and the interaction between cognitive processes. • Uses correct concepts related to cognitive psychology. • Explains cognitive impairment.
Competences
1.• Discusses the concepts of cognitive psychology. • Explains cognitive processes and factors affecting them. • Explains how people perceive, store and process information. • Explains how people solve problems, make decisions and generate new ideas.
Assessment
Individual work
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The student reinforces the acquired lecture material by reading the indicated literature sources and actively participating in practical classes; independently searches for the latest research in cognitive psychology and makes summaries, presents the main conclusions in practical classes; prepares, together with other participants, a presentation on a specific topic of cognitive psychology; prepares for the written test.
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Examination
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10 points
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• Written feedback on the topic (15%). • Literature research reports (15%). • Presentation of the latest research in cognitive psychology at the seminar (20%). • Written exam (50%). • Active participation in seminars and discussions. Requirements: The student actively participates in all seminars, productively engages in discussions on the particular issue, problem, is able to defend his or her opinion, uses appropriate terminology in discussions, and refers to the literature. • Test. Requirements: The student successfully completes the written test. • Presentation. Requirements: The student prepares a presentation on the chosen cognitive process, its influencing factors, its interaction with other cognitive processes and related disorders. • Presentation of recent research in cognitive psychology. Requirements: The student independently reads about the latest scientific research carried out in cognitive psychology, presents the main conclusions in practical classes. |
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Study Course Theme Plan
FULL-TIME
Part 1
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Concept of cognitive psychology, psychobiological foundations, history of development, research questions, current issues and challenges of the field.
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Defining consciousness and its conceptual boundaries within cognitive psychology. Theories of consciousness, their classification, and major research directions. The neurobiological foundations of consciousness and associated cognitive mechanisms. The functions, processes, types, and individual differences of consciousness.
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The definition of attention and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of attention, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of attention and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of attention.
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The definition of learning and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of learning, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of learning and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of learning.
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Problem solving and decision making definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of problem solving and decision making, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of problem solving and decision making and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of problem solving and decision making.
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Thinking definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology. Thinking theories, theory classifications, and major research directions. Thinking neurobiological foundations and associated cognitive mechanisms. Thinking functions, processes, types, and individual differences.
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The definition of intelligence and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of intelligence, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of intelligence and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of intelligence.
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Online
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Perception definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of perception, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of perception and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of perception.
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The definition of memory and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of memory, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of memory and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of memory.
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Language definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of language, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of language and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of language.
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Class/Seminar
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On site
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Study room
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2
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Study room
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2
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Topics
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Study room
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Computer room
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Topics
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Computer room
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
32 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
PART-TIME
Part 1
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Lecture
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Concept of cognitive psychology, psychobiological foundations, history of development, research questions, current issues and challenges of the field.
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2
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Topics
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Concept of cognitive psychology, psychobiological foundations, history of development, research questions, current issues and challenges of the field.
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Lecture
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Location
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Perception definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of perception, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of perception and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of perception.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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The definition of memory and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of memory, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of memory and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of memory.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Language definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of language, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of language and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of language.
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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The definition of attention and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of attention, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of attention and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of attention.
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Other
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2
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The definition of learning and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of learning, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of learning and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of learning.
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Location
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On site
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Other
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2
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The definition of intelligence and its conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology, the theories of intelligence, their classifications and major research directions, the neurobiological foundations of intelligence and the associated cognitive mechanisms, as well as the functions, processes, types and individual differences of intelligence.
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Lecture
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Thinking definition and conceptual boundaries in cognitive psychology. Thinking theories, theory classifications, and major research directions. Thinking neurobiological foundations and associated cognitive mechanisms. Thinking functions, processes, types, and individual differences.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Defining consciousness and its conceptual boundaries within cognitive psychology. Theories of consciousness, their classification, and major research directions. The neurobiological foundations of consciousness and associated cognitive mechanisms. The functions, processes, types, and individual differences of consciousness.
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Location
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Contact hours
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On site
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Other
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2
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Topics
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Modality
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2
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Topics
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Latest research in cognitive psychology on specific cognitive processes, their conceptual boundaries, theoretical and neurobiological foundations, associated cognitive mechanisms, and the identification of individual differences.
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Total ECTS (Creditpoints):
3.00
Contact hours:
24 Academic Hours
Final Examination:
Exam (Written)
Bibliography
Required Reading
1.
Dawson, M. R. W. (2022). What is cognitive psychology? Athabasca University Press.
2.
Cognitive research: principles and implications [Cogn Res Princ Implic] 2023 Oct 21; Vol. 8 (1), pp. 66. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Oct 21.
3.
Moulin, C. (2018). Tools for the cognitive neuropsychology of déjà vu. In The cognitive neuropsychology of déjà vu (Essays in Cognitive Psychology). Routledge. Pieejams EBSCO eBook Academic Collection.
Additional Reading
1.
Sternberg, R. J. (1999). Cognitive psychology. Forth Worth: Harcourt Brace College Publishers.
2.
Ochsner, K. N. & Kosslyn, S. M. (2014). The Oxford handbook of cognitive neuroscience. Oxford; New York: Oxford University Press.
3.
Friedenberg, J., & Silverman, G. (2006). Cognitive science: an introduction to the study of mind. Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications.
4.
Eysenck, M. W., & Keane, M. T. (2000). Cognitive Psyhology. Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press.
5.
Galotti, K. M. (1999). Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory. Toronto: Nelson Educations.
6.
Best, J. B. (1999). Cognitive psychology. St. Paul: West Publishing Company.
Other Information Sources
1.
Journal of Cognitive Psychology
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Advances in Cognitive Psychology
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Cognitive Development
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Applied Cognitive Psychology