Undergraduate Course: Learning and Memory (PSYL10108)
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 | AM = Alexa Morcom; SMP = Sarah MacPherson)
This course aims to give an understanding of long-term memory at a range of levels of analysis. It begins with memory failures and preservation in amnesia, then considers the basic neurobiology of the hippocampus. Next a human cognitive neuroscience perspective on memory provides the framework for applications to learning skills, and an understanding of false memory and eyewitness testimony. The main course content is presented in lectures, with additional class discussions. The course is supported by autonomous peer-learning groups with a revision and feedback session in the final week.
Provisional schedule:
1. Amnesia and memory systems (SMP)
2. The hippocampus and the neurobiology of memory (SMP)
3. Human episodic memory and learning (AM)
4. Constructive memory: its successes and failures (AM)
5. Revision and feedback session (AM & SMP)
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| 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 |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
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 4 (Sem 2) |
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
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Two short coursework questions (word limit 1000 each), one from each section of the course. Each question will be worth 50% of the overall mark.
In-class feedback exercises will be used to check understanding (e.g. multiple choice questions) alongside informal peer-led discussions, and there will be a revision and feedback session in the final week. |
| Feedback |
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Understand the basic phenomena of Pavlovian conditioning and the paradigms used to study them
- Describe and discuss how these types of non-conscious long-term memory may affect automatic emotional responses and behavior
- Understand the roles of the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex in human memory
- Evaluate cognitive neuroscientific insights into human memory and their implications for how we learn and study
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Reading List
Lecture 1 reading:
Klein, S.B. (2015). Learning: Principles and Applications, 7th Edition. Chapter 4: Principles and Applications of Pavlovian Conditioning. NY: Sage.
Squire, L.R. & Zola, S.M. (1996). Structure and function of declarative and non-declarative memory systems. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 93, 13515-13522.
Lecture 2 reading:
Siegel, S. (2005). Drug tolerance, drug addiction, and drug anticipation. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 14(6), 296-300.
Lecture 3 reading:
Purves, D., Cabeza, R., Huettel, S.A., LaBar, K.,S., Platt, M.L., & Woldorff, M.G. (2013). Principles of Cognitive Neuroscience. Chapter 8: Memory: Varieties and Mechanisms (pp. 243-275) and Chapter 9: Declarative Memory (pp. 279-318). Sinauer, Sunderland, MA.
Baddeley, A.D., Eysenck, M.W., & Anderson, M.C. (2014), Memory. Hove: Psychology Press. Chapter 17, ¿Improving your Memory¿.
Lecture 4 reading:
Schacter, D. L., Guerin, S. A., & St Jacques, P. L. (2011). Memory distortion: an adaptive perspective. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 15(10), 467-474.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alexandra Morcom
Tel: (0131 6)51 1907
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Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
Tel: (0131 6)50 3628
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