About the course

This course examines contemporary paradigms in psychology and discusses how these have developed over the last 30 or 40 years. It also looks at the application of cognitive psychology in other fields. It takes a close-up look at relationships between cognition or thought on the one hand and perception and behaviour on the other. For example, it examines relations between memory and awareness, thought and language, and thought and movement.

This course is available in the following programme(s):

OP5300 Diploma in Psychology Level 5
OP7001 Bachelor of Business
OP7010 Bachelor of Applied Science
OP7020 Bachelor of Arts
OP7203 Graduate Diploma in Professional Accounting Level 7

What's in the course

• Mental processes involved in recognition
• Categorisation
• Conscious and non-conscious processing
• Reading
• Listening to a spoken message
• Use of spatial knowledge
• Deduction and problem-solving
• Models of memory.

What students learn

• Demonstrate knowledge of the central models of cognitive psychology
• Demonstrate knowledge of why cognitive approaches are useful
• Demonstrate knowledge of how cognitive approaches differ from others
• Demonstrate knowledge of how cognitive psychology relates to everyday life
• Demonstrate knowledge of how cognitive approaches improve life conditions for humans in a practical context.

Prerequisites

73195 General & Applied Psychology OR
73196 Social & Individual Psychology

Assessment

Fees

New Zealand Student Fee    $588.00

Additional Fee Information

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