Undergraduate Course: Human Working Memory (PSYL10006)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | The aim of this course will be to examine the concept of Human Working Memory, viewed as the means by which we hold information on a temporary basis and manipulate and transform that information. The course will cover the major theoretical perspectives and the experimental evidence that has contributed to those perspectives, drawing on behavioural studies of healthy adults and children, of adults with impairments of working memory following brain damage, and recent research using brain imaging techniques. Using both student-led presentations and small group discussions as well as examples in lectures, there will also be an examination of the role of working memory in everyday cognition. |
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Degree major in Psychology and passes in Psychology courses at least to the equivalent of Junior Honours level in Edinburgh. Prior agreement with the 4th Year Honours Course Organiser |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
To demonstrate a knowledge of current theories of human working memory
To be able critically to evaluate the experimental evidence for each of the above theories
To understand the ways in which different sources and different types of experimental evidence might be used to test and develop theories of human working memory
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Robert Logie
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Course secretary | Ms Fiona Graham
Tel: (0131 6)50 3440
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