Cognitive Psychology

Learn the fundamentals of cognitive psychology, neuroscience, and how the mind works

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What You Will Learn!

What cognitive psychology is and how the mind works
Perception, action, attention, language, emotion and consciouseness
Short-term and long-term memory
Problem solving, decision-making and learning
Research methods, neuroscience, and how we study the brain

Description

Cognitive psychology is the study of mental processes: understanding how the mind works. In this course, we will introduce all of the key concepts in the field of cognitive psychology including perception, attention, memory, decision making and much more.

We’ll start by exploring how we perceive the world and how our senses translate our experiences into a model of the world. We will then explore how we use this to guide our actions and pay attention. We’ll explore how memory works and how this relates to learning, before exploring higher cognitive processes such as language, problem-solving and decision making.

We will see cognitive psychology in action looking at how mental imagery is used in sport and how condition and emotion interact with mental health. Finally, we’ll explore research methods: how do we look inside the brain and understand what is going on, drawing on the latest insights from neuroscience and neuropsychology.

Topics covered in this course:

What is cognitive psychology
Visual perception
Pattern recognition
Mental imagery
Perception and action
Change blindness
Attention
Memory
Learning
Language
Problem solving
Decision-making
Cognition and emotion
Consciousness
Research methods

Throughout the course, we will use exercises and examples to explore how our own minds work. For example, what happens to visual stimuli in our blind spot? How can we read words partially obscured? How do we know how far away something is? How well can we multitask? What causes speech errors? And what mental shortcuts may throw off our decision-making?

We’ll do all of this through videos, readings, exercises and quizzes, so whatever your learning style there will be something in this course for you. By the end of the course, you will be familiar with all the key topics in the field of cognitive psychology. Please note that this is not a course on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), nor it is a personal development course.

I can’t wait to see you inside the course!