PS415-5-SP-CO:
Memory Attention and Language
2019/20
Psychology
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
Monday 13 January 2020
Friday 20 March 2020
15
13 May 2019
Requisites for this module
(none)
(none)
(none)
(none)
PS491
BA 63C2 Psychological Studies,
BA C801 Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BA C802 Psychology,
BA C807 Psychology (Including Foundation Year),
BA C810 Psychology (Including Placement Year),
BSC C800 Psychology,
BSC C800JS Psychology,
BSC C800NS Psychology,
BSC C803 Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C811 Psychology (Including Placement Year),
BSC C812 Psychology (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C806 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C808 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience,
BSC C809 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Placement Year),
BSC C813 Psychology with Cognitive Neuroscience (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C814 Psychology with Economics,
BSC C815 Psychology with Economics (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C816 Psychology with Economics (Including Placement Year),
BA C841 Economics with Psychology,
BA C851 Economics with Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BA C861 Economics with Psychology (Including Placement Year),
BSC C148 Economics with Psychology,
BSC C149 Economics with Psychology (Including Foundation Year),
BSC C158 Economics with Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C168 Economics with Psychology (Including Placement Year)
This module continues the detailed introduction to cognitive psychology that commenced with PS414 Seeing and Hearing. It includes coverage of three major areas of cognitive psychology as defined by the British Psychological Society: Memory, Attention and Language.
PS415 aims to:
Examine different methods and techniques used in the scientific study of cognitive processes.
Provide a significant body of detailed knowledge about the psychological processes involved in memory, attention, and language processing.
Provide a broad theoretical background to important contemporary issues in the scientific study of cognition.
At the end of the module, students should be able to:
Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the psychological processes involved in memory, attention, and language processing.
Discuss theoretical issues relating to models of language processing, memory and attention.
Compare and contrast different methods and techniques used in the scientific study of cognitive processes.
No additional information available.
The module contains 10 lectures and is supported by a series of laboratory classes over the second five weeks of term 2, culminating in a laboratory report.
- Eysenck, Michael W; Keane, Mark T. (2015) Cognitive psychology: a student's handbook, London: Psychology Press, Taylor & Francis Group.
- Rhodes, Matthew G. (2019) 'Metacognition', in Teaching of Psychology. vol. 46 (2) , pp.168-175
The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course. The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students. Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Lab Report |
|
50% |
| Coursework |
Podcast Presentation |
|
50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 48hr during Summer (Main Period)
|
Additional coursework information
All students must contribute to data collection for a laboratory class, and all students must produce a laboratory report based on their assigned class. The Summer examination will include questions only on Attention and Language, with material on Memory assessed by a “Podcast” which all students must submit.
Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Kevin Dent, email: kdent@essex.ac.uk.
(lecturers) Dr Kevin Dent, Dr Vanessa Loaiza & Prof Chris Barry
kdent@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
No
Dr Thomas Hunt
University of Derby
Senior Lecturer in Psychology
Available via Moodle
Of 147 hours, 48 (32.7%) hours available to students:
99 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
Psychology
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