PS415-5-SP-CO:
Cognitive Psychology II
2016/17
Psychology
Colchester Campus
Spring
Undergraduate: Level 5
Current
15
18 March 2005
Requisites for this module
PS111
(none)
(none)
(none)
PS491
BA 63C2 Psychological Studies,
BA C801 Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BA C802 Psychology,
BA C810 Psychology (Including Placement Year),
BSC C800 Psychology,
BSC C803 Psychology (Including Year Abroad),
BSC C811 Psychology (Including Placement 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)
This module continues the introduction to cognitive psychology that commenced with PS414 Cognitive Psychology I. The module will run throughout the second term. It includes coverage of major areas of cognitive psychology, as defined by the British Psychological Society such as language, memory, and attention. At the end of the module, students should be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the psychological theories and data related to major areas of cognitive psychology as defined by the British Psychological Society.
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Compulsory for:
Year 2 BA Psychology, Year 2 BSc Psychology
Correct as at 23-09-16. KH
The module contains 10 lectures which will be taught by Dr Vanessa Loaiza (3 lectures), Dr Kevin Dent (3 lectures) and Dr Dominique Knutsen (4 lectures). PS415 is supported by a series of laboratory classes over the second five weeks of term 2, culminating in a laboratory report.
If you are from the University of Essex but are not from the Department of Psychology, then you do not need to attend the second-year undergraduate laboratory classes associated with PS415, but you are welcome to do so, if your timetable permits. If you do not submit a laboratory report for assessment, you will be required to write a coursework essay. A separate list of coursework essays for non-Psychology students will be available in the first lecture. You must also take the compulsory essay-based summer examination.
If you are an INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME student, then you must contact the module coordinator AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
| Coursework / exam |
Description |
Deadline |
Coursework weighting |
| Coursework |
Non-Psychology students (International Exchange) Essay |
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| Coursework |
Lab 6: The influence of visual salience on language production. Dr Clarke |
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| Coursework |
Lab 5: The effect of multisensory processes on attentional shift |
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50% |
| Coursework |
Lab 2: Interference and facilitation from semantically related words in the “picture-word interference” task. Dr Barry. |
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| Coursework |
Lab 1: Understanding the visual “cocktail party” effect. Dr Dent |
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| Coursework |
Lab 3: Hands and attention. Dr Cole. |
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| Coursework |
Lab 4: Selective Attention. Dr Valentini. |
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| Coursework |
Podcast Presentation |
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50% |
| Exam |
Main exam: 120 minutes during Summer (Main Period)
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Additional coursework information
Lectures form the bulk of teaching in Year II, with weekly lectures on all modules. All lectures are 2 hours in duration. With the consent of the lecturer, you may ask questions during lectures if any point is unclear, but please remember that lecture time is limited, and there may not be time to resolve questions during the lecture itself. Please note also that use of mobile phones or audience conversations during a lecture, even if whispered, can be very distracting both to the lecturer and other students and should not occur under any circumstances. Be ready to receive a request from a lecturer to be silent if you do start conversations, and expect requests to become more pointed if you are a persistent offender. Promptness at a lecture, which starts on the hour, is essential so that you can collect handouts and take a seat without disrupting the class. If you are unavoidably late, please take a seat quickly and quietly, and be as unobtrusive as possible. If you are persistently late, consider altering your travel arrangements.
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 Dominique Knutsen, Dr Kevin Dent, Dr Vanessa Loaiza, Professor Chris Barry, Dr Geoff Cole, Dr Elia Valentini, Dr Francesca Ferri, Dr Alasdair Clarke
kdent@essex.ac.uk
Yes
No
No
Dr Robert William Kentridge
University of Durham
Reader
Available via Moodle
Of 72 hours, 28 (38.9%) hours available to students:
44 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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