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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog 
    
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2011-2012 UMass Dartmouth Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

PSY 308 - Cognitive Processes

3 credits
Prerequisites: PSY 101, 205; Psychology Majors Only; Minimum Gpa of 2.75
A history of cognitive science as a discipline. Topics such as human learning, memory, perception, language, and attention are reviewed. This course teaches students to critique research studies to determine whether they apply to theory or practice in a meaningful way. Theories and research on mental processes underlying these behaviors and biological underpinnings and real-life application of these topics are studied.