COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY

BMI/COMPSCI/PSYCH 841

Studies the biological and computational basis of intelligence, by combining methods from cognitive science, artificial intelligence, machine learning, computational biology, and cognitive neuroscience. Requires ability to program.

PSYCH 525

Topics from cognitive psychology shed light on current issues in health and society. Topics include attention, memory, categorization, reasoning, decision making and problem solving. Issues include distracted driving, traumatic brain injuries, anxiety, dementia, eyewitness testimony, stereotype, and individual differences (e.g., autism spectrum disorders and expertise). It will focus on how experimental results and formal theories from each topic can be applied to understand current issues better and improve people's lives.

PSYCH 733

Current approaches to perceptual and cognitive sciences.

PSYCH 502

Covers the basics of cognitive development during childhood. Topics include theoretical approaches to cognitive development; perceptual, language, memory, and conceptual development; social cognition; problem solving, and academic performance.

PSYCH 720

Provides a broad overview of principles that underlie our understanding of how the structure and function of the brain give rise to cognition and intelligent behavior, and of the methods with which cognitive neuroscience research is carried out. The content covered can be summarized as neuroscience with direct implications for understanding the neural bases of human behavior, and will include anatomical, cellular, systems, behavioral, neuropsychological, and computational levels of analysis. The emphasis will be on domains of behavior traditionally covered by cognitive psychology and neurology, but with explicit consideration, when applicable, of implications for understanding affect, social behavior, and psychopathology.