Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
unit convenor
Sachiko Kinoshita
Contact via by email or 9850 8004
AHH Level 3 south Room 3.803
Mon 8-10; Fri 8-9
lecturer
Jon Brock
Contact via by email or 9850 6869
AHH Level 3 south Room 3.821
tutor
Jasmina Vrankovic
tutor
Daniell Steinberg
tutor
Anna Fiveash
guest lecturer
Teresa Schubert
tutor
Nicole Dargue
guest lecturer
Bill Thompson
Tutor
Amanda Killian
Tutor
Adam Vujic
guest lecturer
Kim Curby
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
[PSYC104 and PSYC105] or [(STAT122 or STAT170(P) or STAT171 or PSY122(P)) and (PSY104(P) or PSYC104) and (PSY105(P) or PSYC105)] or admission to GDipPsych
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit introduces major topics of cognition including mechanisms of visual and auditory attention, varieties of short and long term memory, language processes such as reading and written word recognition, and storage and retrieval of knowledge of concepts and reasoning. We cannot attend to everything that impinges on the senses so we select and attend only to part of the available input. Selected information must be encoded, used, stored and retrieved. Although the main focus of the unit is on normal adult cognition disorder, a major topic will be the cognitive science of religions. Cognitive processes are also examined and these include acquired dyslexias and various forms of memory impairments. Practical classes will demonstrate phenomena and research findings from various areas of cognition.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
General
Assignment Extension
Supplementary exam
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Assignment | 15% | No | March 23, 2017 |
Midsemester test | 20% | No | April 3, 2017 |
Research participation | 5% | No | throughtout semester |
Final examination | 60% | No | Session 1 examination period. |
Due: March 23, 2017
Weighting: 15%
Short answer questions based on a set journal article.
Due: April 3, 2017
Weighting: 20%
Multiple choice questions based on the lecture and tutorial materials covered up to and including Week 5.
Due: throughtout semester
Weighting: 5%
Participate in cognition experiments (max. 2.5 hours, 30 minutes = 1%)
Due: Session 1 examination period.
Weighting: 60%
Multiple choice and short essay questions based on the lecture and tutorial materials for the whole semester
Lectures are held weekly starting on Week 1 on Mondays 10-12 am in X5BT1, and it is live streamed. Lecture recordings are available via Echo360/iLearn.
Practicals (= tutorials) are 1 hour duration and held fortnightly starting on Week 2 (or Week 3, depending on class).
You will need access to the internet, for accessing the unit homepage, lecture recordings (Echo360), online submission of assignment, communication with staff (Dialogue) and fellow students (Discussion forum).
Week |
Lecture |
Lecture topic |
Practical topic |
1 |
Feb 27 |
Introduction & research methods in cognition |
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2 |
March 6 |
Attention |
Stroop effect |
3 |
March 13 |
Working memory |
Stroop effect |
4 |
March 20 |
Visual attention and object recognition (KC) Assignment due |
Phonological similarity |
5 |
March 27 |
Episodic memory |
Phonological similarity |
6 |
April 3 |
Midsemester test held during lecture |
Levels of processing |
7 |
April 10 |
Semantic memory |
Levels of processing |
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April 17-30 |
Recess |
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8 |
May 1 |
Concepts and categories |
Change detection |
9 |
May 8 |
Word recognition and reading |
Change detection |
10 |
May 15 |
Language production (WT) |
Exam essay writing practice |
11 |
May 22 |
Thinking and reasoning (JB) |
Exam essay writing practice |
12 |
May 29 |
Cognitive neuropsychology (TS) |
Lexical decision |
13 |
June 5 |
Revision |
Lexical decision |
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Date | Description |
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15/02/2017 | - Number of questions for the midsemester test changed - Typographical error in the unit schedule (May 18 -> May 8) corrected |