PSYC 768: Advanced Topics in Cognitive Science

PSYC 768-003: Cog, Strs, & Indiv Diff in Prf
(Fall 2021)

10:30 AM to 01:10 PM W

David J. King Hall 2073A

Section Information for Fall 2021

This course reviews the psychology of human performance, i.e. the factors that influence people's efficiency and style of response in performing laboratory and real-world tasks. It will focus especially on individual differences in performance. The course will cover both theory, derived primarily from cognitive science, and aspects of human factors practice. It also covers general methodological principles, including the use of experimental studies to test information-processing models of performance, and assessment of individual differences. The course will have three major themes.  The first theme focuses on cognitive models of information-processing. Performance is controlled by a variety of different component processes, associated with functions such as attention, memory, response selection and so forth, and we will begin with a review of these models. The second theme for the course considers environmental factors that can cause stress and their impacts on information-processing and real-world cognitive skills. The third and major theme of the course is concerned with individual differences in performance, covering stable factors such personality and ability as well as transient mood and stress states. The course will explore the relevance of these concepts to real-world problems such as occupational selection. At the end of the course, you should have a deeper understanding of psychological theories of performance, the use of experimental methods in testing these theories, and the relevance of laboratory performance studies to human factors and occupational psychology.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Emphasizes current research in cognitive science. Topics may include computational cognitive models, nature of expertise, diagrammatic reasoning, display-based problem solving, visual attention, decision making, goal-based versus event-based cognition, and situated action. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: PSYC 530 or 701.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment is limited to Graduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Post-Baccalaureate or Non-Degree Undergraduate degrees may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Lecture, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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