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Psychology 351: Spatial Cognition
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Description: This course will examine how people learn, remember, and navigate their environments. Many questions will be explored, including: How do people keep track of where they are when navigating in unfamiliar territory, and how do they remember where they have been? How is spatial information represented and processed in the human brain? Why are some people good at spatial problem solving and others not so good? Do males and females really differ in spatial ability, and if so, why? Do cultural differences exist in spatial cognition? Although the primary focus of the course will be on human spatial cognition, relevant research on other animals, such as bees, ants, and monkeys, will also be discussed.
Psychology 258: Cognitive Psychology
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Description: This course surveys a number of topics in cognitive psychology, including a brief history of the field, cognitive neuroscience, attention, perception, memory, knowledge representation, language, problem solving, reasoning and decision making. This course also addresses general issues such as basic research design, the use of models and paradigms, the role of theory, and interdisciplinary influences on cognitive psychology.