2025-2026 Undergraduate General Catalog

PSYC 2140 Cognitive Psychology

Focuses on basic human cognitive functions such as attention, perception, memory, problem solving, reasoning, decision-making, and language comprehension and production. Students will study foundational theories and historical experimental findings in the field of cognitive psychology, explore recent research trends (including findings from neuroscience and neuropsychology) and relate their understanding of cognitive psychology to their own personal experiences.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSYC 1005

Offered

Every other Fall, even years

Notes

Previously: PSYC 240