Undergraduate Course: Thinking and Reasoning (PSYL10111)
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 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | This course will cover the main contemporary theories of human reasoning, including logical reasoning, probabilistic reasoning, and analogical reasoning. In addition, it will cover classic research on problem solving and decision making, including problem space theory, insight, as well as heuristics and biases in judgement. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Psychology 2 (PSYL08002)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | 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. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2015/16, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Block 2 (Sem 1) |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 12,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
86 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
80 %,
Coursework
20 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Peer-led discussions will be used in an on-going, informal manner to check students' understanding.
Coursework 20% (600-word summary of a critical paper)
Examination 80% |
| Feedback |
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| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S1 (December) | Thinking and Reasoning | 1:30 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Thinking and Reasoning | 1:30 | |
Learning Outcomes
| Students should understand the distinctions between logical, probabilistic, and analogical reasoning and the major evidence for the various accounts thereof. Similarly, students should understand the heuristics and biases framework in judgement and decision making research as well as problem space theory and what it has taught us about human problem solving.
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Reading List
Partial List Only:
Gigerenzer, G. Fast and frugal heuristics: The tools of bounded rationality. In Blackwell Handbook of Judgment and Decision Making, D. J. Koehler & N. Harvey (Eds)., p. 62-88. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. (2004).
Johnson-Laird, P. (2005). Flying bicycles: How the Wright brothers invented the airplane. Mind and Society, 4, 27-48.
Kahneman, D. & Tversky, A. (1984). Choices, values, and frames. American Psychologist, 39, 341-50.
Markman & Gentner (2001). Thinking. Annual Review of Psychology, 52, 223-247.
Newell, A., Shaw, J. C., & Simon, H. A. (1958). Elements of a theory of human problem solving. Psychological Review, 65, 151-166.
Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgment under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases. Science, 185, 1124-1131.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Adam Moore
Tel: (0131 6)50 3369
Email: |
Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel: (0131 6)50 3628
Email: |
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