Undergraduate Course: Memory and Perception (PSYL10013)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 10 |
| Home subject area | Psychology |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | The first half of this course is concerned with the means by which information is learned, how it is organised in long-term memory, and how it is used within working memory in moment to moment interaction with the world. Different kinds of evidence will be discussed: from behavioural experiments, studies of individual differences, studies of people with brain damage and from human neuroimaging.
The second half of the course examines how human observers perceive sensory phenomena. Examples from neuroimaging as well as studies of behaviour will be considered. Throughout the course there will be reference to how certain types of unusual populations (e.g. people with brain damage and people with synaesthesia) have altered perception, long-term memory and working memory, and how the study of such altered function also can inform our understanding of memory in general. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Psychology 2 (PSYL08002)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Psychology courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you should be able to discuss critically and evaluate:
¿The main theories of working memory and their relationship to executive function
¿The principles of episodic memory and its relationship to knowledge
¿The different types of human memory and evidence for different memory systems
¿The relation between the external world, sensory stimulation and perception
¿The neural and cognitive mechanisms that mediate perception
¿The gaps in our current understanding of perceptual processes
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Assessment Information
| Degree examination (100%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Morcom
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907
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Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
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