Course HackIntroduction to Cognitive PsychologyBy University of York, Philip Quinlan
In a Nutshell
How do you think? In this in-depth and practical course, students gain an overview of the field of cognitive psychology, which studies how humans reason and process information.
Favorite Quote
The mind being like a black box ...The box is sealed and cannot be opened. The challenge for cognitive psychologists is to try to work out what is going on inside the box.
Dr. Rob Jenkins, Cognitive Psychologist, University of York
Introduction
Cognitive psychology seeks to shed light on important questions about the human brain, such as how it works and how it processes information.
A helpful analogy here is hardware and software in computing. A neuroscientist might study the mind's 'hardware' – the structure and biology of the brain for example.
A cognitive psychologist, however, studies the mind's software: the patterns, routines, and processes that, when enacted by the hardware, allow our minds to perform tasks.
Educator Philip Quinlan is an experimental cognitive psychologist whose research has been featured in many universities across the United Kingdom.
In Introduction to Cognitive Psychology, Quinlan provides a beginner's guide to the fascinating field of cognitive psychology.
The course covers areas such as how our minds approach logic, experimental design, and how we use visualization as part of memory.
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