PSY 340 - COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

Institution:

Kutztown University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

Cognitive psychology is the scientific study of mental representations and processes. Cognitive psychology, for example, focuses on how people take in, mentally represent, and store information; how they perceive and process that information; and how these processes affect everyday behavior. Its diverse topics include attention, pattern recognition, learning, memory, language processing, problem solving, and reasoning. The discoveries of cognitive psychologists are used in a variety of disciplines, including applied psychology, psychiatry, engineering, computer science, and linguistics. The goal of this course is to provide a foundation in many of the major areas within cognitive psychology.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.kutztown.edu/

Phone Number:

(610) 683-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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