Khanitin Jornkokgoud
Lecturer in Psychology at ::the affiliate will be shown here when you decide.::
Cognitive Psychology
Code: -
Level: undergraduate
Credit: 3(3-0-6)
- It means that this subject requires 3 hours of lecture, 0 hour of laboratory, and 6 hours of private study.
Prerequisite
- Introduction to Psychology
- Physiological Psychology
Description
This course is an introduction to the scientific study of the mind and mental processes, including perception, imagery, visual perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving, expertise, decision making, reasoning, emotion, and consciousness. The focus is on the current research and theory in this rapidly evolving field. We will also consider the relevance of cognitive neuroscience approach, as well as behavioral approach.
Academic Calendar
| Week | Topic | Reading Assignments | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orientation and Introduction to Human Cognition | Chapter 1 | - |
| 2 | Cognitive Neuroscience | Chapter 1 |  |
| 3 | Visual perception | Chapter 2-4 | - |
| 4 | Attention | Chapter 5 | - |
| 5-7 | Memory | Chapter 5-8 | - |
| 8 | MIDTERM EXAM | - | - |
| 9-10 | Language | Chapter 9-10 | - |
| 11 | Problem Solving and expertise | Chapter 12 | - |
| 12 | Judegement and decision-making | Chapter 13 | - |
| 13 | Reasoning and hypothesis testing | Chapter 14 | - |
| 14 | Emotion and Consciousness | Chapter 15-16 | - |
| 15 | FINAL EXAM | - | - |
Required Textbook and Materials
- Eysenck, M. & Keane, M. (2020). Cognitive Psychology: A Student’s Handbook, 8th Edition. Psychology Press.
Optional Textbook and Materials
- Passingham, R. (2016). Cognitive Neuroscience: A very short introduction. Oxford Univ Pr (JP). หรือ ฉบับแปลไทย ชัยภัทร ชุณหรัศมิ์. (2567). ประสาทวิทยาศาสตร์การรู้คิด: ฉบับพกพา. bookspace.
- Ward, J. (2019). The student’s guide to cognitive neuroscience. Routledge.
- E. Bruce Goldstein. (). Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience, 5th Edition.