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PSY-811 Psychology of Learning & Cognition
Campus
RCMS
Programs
PG
Session
Fall Semester 2016
Course Title
Psychology of Learning & Cognition
Course Code
PSY-811
Credit Hours
3-0
Pre-Requisutes
Course Objectives
To develop an understanding of various cognitive processes like memory, problem solving and reasoning.
To use this understanding of cognitive processes as a set of rules and try to see how such rules help understand human behavior and enable designing efficient tools for human use.
Detail Content
The science of cognition.
Attention and Learning.
Perception.
Memory
Language: Nature and Acquisition.
Reasoning and Decision Making
Problem Solving, Creativity and Development of Expertise
From Multiple Intelligence to Artificial Intelligence
Text/Ref Books
Durso, F. T. Nickerson, R. S., Dumais, S. T., Lewandowsky, S., Perfect. T. J. (2007). Handbook of Applied Cognition (2nd Edition). Wiley
Goldstein, E. B. (2005). Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience. Wadsworth. Belmont.
John R. Anderson (2009). Cognitive Psychology and Its Implications (7th Edition). Worth Publishers
Sternberg, R. J. (2008). Cognitive Psychology (5th Edition). Thomson Wadsworth Publishers.Sobel, C. P. (2001). The Cognitive Sciences: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Mayfield Publishing Company. London
Time Schedule
Fall 2015
Faculty/Resource Person
Dr. Salma Siddiqui
PhD (Quaid-i-Azam University)
Discipline: Clinical Psychology
Specialization: