PSY U526 - Categorization and Reasoning

Institution:

Northeastern University

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Description:

Examines one of the basic goals of cognitive psychology, which is to describe categorization-how humans organize what they know-and reasoning-how they use what they know to make guesses about what they don't know. Gives an in-depth look at psychological research and theory relevant to these issues. Topics include similarity, categorization, models of conceptual structure, inductive and deductive reasoning, mental models, problem solving, and expertise.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.northeastern.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 373-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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