PSY 906 - Advanced Cognitive and Affective Psychology

Credit Hours: 3

This course explores the nature of human intellectual functioning, the cognitive basis of behavior and the research methods utilized. Topics pertaining to basic research and theory in cognition include the historical development of the empirical study of cognitive psychology, as well as how basic and complex mental processes contribute to human behavior. Topics discussed include the domains of perception, attention, memory, decision making, and language. This course also explores emotion and affective processing within the context of cognitive models and theory. Topics include basic emotions, emotion, consciousness and the brain, emotion and attention, emotion and memory, as well as prospective emotions and future directions.

Prerequisite: admission to Doctor of Psychology program or permission of instructor.
Lecture Contact Hours: 3

Typically Offered: Summer