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180150 KO MEi: CogSci Psychology Discussion (2020S)

2.00 ECTS (1.00 SWS), SPL 18 - Philosophie
Continuous assessment of course work

Preparation Meeting: Mo 2. März 2020, 11:00
HS 2i d. Inst. f. Philosophie, NIG, 2. Stock

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 25 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Course introduction, schedule and reading material will be provided in the first unit.

  • Wednesday 04.03. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Wednesday 01.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Wednesday 22.04. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Wednesday 06.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Wednesday 13.05. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Wednesday 03.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien
  • Wednesday 17.06. 11:30 - 13:00 Hörsaal 2G, NIG Universitätsstraße 7/Stg. II/2.Stock, 1010 Wien

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar is conceptualised as an add-on to the lecture "Introduction to Cognitive Psychology" giving the opportunity for in-depth discussions of selected topics, research papers, and inviting students to practice designing and understanding cognitive psychological experiments. Topics include:

- perception, attention, learning and memory
- sleep and cognition
- consciousness
- current 'hot' topics in the field: self perception; mindfulness; creativity; artificial intelligence, etc.

Assessment and permitted materials

- attendance
- analysis of the literature
- oral presentation of research article (2/3 of the final grade)
- moderation of a discussion (1/3 of the final grade)
- active participation in discussions

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Acquisition of knowledge and practice of the
- methods of cognitive psychology
- research results of cognitive psychology
- critical reflection of experiments and results
- applications of cognitive psychology

Assessment:
- oral presentation (2/3 of the final grade)
- moderation of a discussion (1/3 of the final grade)
- active participation in discussions

Examination topics

Continuous assessment of course work

Reading list

Will be announced during the course

Association in the course directory

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:21