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PSY3304 Cognition
SCHOOL OF PSYCHOLOGY AND SOCIAL SCIENCE
Credit Points: 15
Prerequisites:
PSY1101 Introduction to Psychology
PSY2202 Research Methods in Psychology 2
 
Description:
This unit reviews theories of the acquisition and organisation of knowledge and information processing. The bases for distinctions between different memory systems are explored and the neurological mechanisms implicated in remembering and forgetting are discussed. The unit also deals with the more general cognitive domains of reasoning and problem solving. The mental processes that underlie language use, particularly comprehension, are also examined.

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This Unit is part of the following Courses / Unit Sets
K12Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Addiction Studies)
K82Bachelor of Arts (Psychology and Counselling)
E95Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
K13Bachelor of Arts (Psychology, Criminology and Justice)
K34Bachelor of Business/Bachelor of Arts (Psychology)
K58Bachelor of Laws/Bachelor of Psychological Science
K67Bachelor of Psychological Science
E37Bachelor of Science (Psychology)
K71Bachelor of Speech Pathology
Q89Graduate Diploma of Psychology
DMPSADPsychology - Addiction Studies Double Major
DMPCFSPsychology - Children and Family Studies Double Major
DMPSWSPsychology - Women's Studies Double Major
DMPSCRPsychology and Criminology Double Major
DMAAADPsychology and Disability Studies Double Major
DMAAABPsychology and English Double Major
DMAAAAPsychology and Writing Double Major
DMAAACPsychology and Youth Work Double Major
 
 
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Last Updated - Higher Education: 30/04/2009 VET: 30/04/2009