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PSY-30154 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 21 December 2024

PSY-30154 - Models of Cognition
Coordinator: Einat Rashal
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module aims to develop your ability to evaluate and test cognitive psychological models. You will be provided with a solid understanding of cognitive models across a variety of subdisciplines within cognitive psychology, and be able to evaluate the capacity of models to explain human thinking and behaviour.

Talis Aspire Reading List
Any reading lists will be provided by the start of the course.
http://lists.lib.keele.ac.uk/modules/psy-30154/lists

Intended Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of cognitive explanations of human thought and behaviour;: 1
Produce falsifiable predictions based on an evaluation of extant literature in the field of cognitive psychology;: 2
Design a quantitative experimental procedure for testing cognitive psychological model predictions.: 2

Study hours

- 16 hours of scheduled synchronous teaching (interactive, discussion-based, etc.)
- 24 hours of guided asynchronous learning
- 30 hours of Assessment 1 independent work
- 30 hours of Assessment 2 independent work
- 50 hours of independent study (e.g., reading, revision, organising information)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 35%
Theory evaluation


2: Laboratory Report weighted 65%
Research proposal


The University undertakes a continuous review of its teaching and research provision to ensure programmes are of a high quality and changes may be made to modules where it is necessary and reasonable to do so. Please be aware that minor changes to modules, such as a change to an individual assessment, can occur up until enrolment, although we endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes. Details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/legalgovernancecompliance/governance/actcharterstatutesordinancesandregulations/studenttermsconditions/

Last Updated: 21 December 2024