Course Detail
Units:
3.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Description
Provides basic information about the human cognitive system. Topics include historical context of the psychology of human cognition, classical conditioning, operant conditioning, extinction, generalization, discrimination, schedules of reinforcement, social learning theory, sensory memory, short-term memory, long-term memory, verbal learning theory, episodic memory, semantic memory, implicit memory, perception and pattern recognition, reasoning and problem solving, psycholinguistics, hemispheric lateralization, memory and eyewitness testimony, statement validity analysis, and artificial intelligence.