Overview
Simply put, cognitive psychology is the study of how the mind works. In this unit we look at how people attend to and perceive items in our world, how we remember short term and long term information, how we use language and how we make decisions. The unit presents historical and cutting-edge research in cognitive psychology, exploring some of the key debates and controversies in this area. It is a requirement of this enrolment that students have access to the CQU website via the Internet.
Details
Pre-requisites or Co-requisites
Pre-requisite: Minimum of 30 credit points in Level 2 Psych Units for CC43, 24 credit points for CA10 & CF59.
Important note: Students enrolled in a subsequent unit who failed their pre-requisite unit, should drop the subsequent unit before the census date or within 10 working days of Fail grade notification. Students who do not drop the unit in this timeframe cannot later drop the unit without academic and financial liability. See details in the Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework).
Offerings For Term 3 - 2017
Attendance Requirements
All on-campus students are expected to attend scheduled classes – in some units, these classes are identified as a mandatory (pass/fail) component and attendance is compulsory. International students, on a student visa, must maintain a full time study load and meet both attendance and academic progress requirements in each study period (satisfactory attendance for International students is defined as maintaining at least an 80% attendance record).
Recommended Student Time Commitment
Each 6-credit Undergraduate unit at CQUniversity requires an overall time commitment of an average of 12.5 hours of study per week, making a total of 150 hours for the unit.
Class Timetable
Assessment Overview
Assessment Grading
This is a graded unit: your overall grade will be calculated from the marks or grades for each assessment task, based on the relative weightings shown in the table above. You must obtain an overall mark for the unit of at least 50%, or an overall grade of ‘pass’ in order to pass the unit. If any ‘pass/fail’ tasks are shown in the table above they must also be completed successfully (‘pass’ grade). You must also meet any minimum mark requirements specified for a particular assessment task, as detailed in the ‘assessment task’ section (note that in some instances, the minimum mark for a task may be greater than 50%). Consult the University’s Grades and Results Policy for more details of interim results and final grades.
All University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
You may wish to view these policies:
- Grades and Results Policy
- Assessment Policy and Procedure (Higher Education Coursework)
- Review of Grade Procedure
- Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – Domestic Students
- Monitoring Academic Progress (MAP) Policy and Procedure – International Students
- Student Refund and Credit Balance Policy and Procedure
- Student Feedback – Compliments and Complaints Policy and Procedure
- Information and Communications Technology Acceptable Use Policy and Procedure
This list is not an exhaustive list of all University policies. The full list of University policies are available on the CQUniversity Policy site.
Feedback, Recommendations and Responses
Every unit is reviewed for enhancement each year. At the most recent review, the following staff and student feedback items were identified and recommendations were made.
Feedback from Course Feedback
I appreciated Chris taking the time to do BB Collaborates before the assignment and exam just to make sure that everyone was on track and understood what was expected
The virtual tutorials should continue.
Feedback from Course feedback
Having the lectures broken up into smaller short videos made it easier to stay focused.
Retain the short video lecture format
Feedback from Course Feedback
What aspects of your course are most in need of improvement? The echo 360 delivery of lectures.
Technical issues with Echo 360 will be discussed with ITD.
- Explain the underlying foundations of cognitive psychology, such as: how we attend to and perceive things in our world; how we remember short-term and long-term information; how we use language and how we make decisions.
- Communicate an understanding of the major psychological concepts and theories of cognitive psychology in an objective way.
- Apply research methods used to study cognitive psychology.
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Learning Outcomes
| Assessment Tasks | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Examination - 55% | |||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | |||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 5% | |||
Alignment of Graduate Attributes to Learning Outcomes
| Graduate Attributes | Learning Outcomes | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1 - Communication | |||
| 2 - Problem Solving | |||
| 3 - Critical Thinking | |||
| 4 - Information Literacy | |||
| 5 - Team Work | |||
| 6 - Information Technology Competence | |||
| 7 - Cross Cultural Competence | |||
| 8 - Ethical practice | |||
| 9 - Social Innovation | |||
| 10 - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultures | |||
Alignment of Assessment Tasks to Graduate Attributes
| Assessment Tasks | Graduate Attributes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
| 1 - Examination - 55% | ||||||||||
| 2 - Written Assessment - 40% | ||||||||||
| 3 - Practical Assessment - 5% | ||||||||||
Textbooks
Cognitive Psychology: A Students Handbook
Edition: 7th ed. (2015)
Authors: Eysenck, M.W. & Keane, M. T.
Psychology Press.
Hove Hove , UK
Binding: Paperback
IT Resources
- CQUniversity Student Email
- Internet
- Unit Website (Moodle)
All submissions for this unit must use the referencing style: American Psychological Association 6th Edition (APA 6th edition)
For further information, see the Assessment Tasks.
c.bearman@cqu.edu.au
Module/Topic
Approaches to Human Cognition
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Introduction to Visual Perception
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Object and Face Recognition
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Attention
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5
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Short-Term Memory
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Long-Term Memory
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Everyday Memory
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Reading and Speech Perception
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Language Comprehension and Production
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10 & 11
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Virtual Tutorial on the Exam (optional)
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Problem Solving and Decision Making
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12 & Research Papers on Moodle
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No talks this week. A chance to catch up on the interactive exercises
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1 Written Assessment
The primary aim of this assessment item is to enable you to conduct and communicate a research project in psychology. In this assignment you will collect, analyse and report data based on a set research activity. Research activities will be provided on moodle at the start of the unit and you will choose one as the basis of your research project. You will need to collect data from at least 16 friends or family (who are over 18), appropriately analyse the data and write up your findings in an academic journal style report.
Week 6 Friday (22 Dec 2017) 11:45 pm AEST
Week 8 Friday (12 Jan 2018)
- an assignment which fails to adhere to the word count (i.e. exceeds 2500 or is less than 2000), will be subject to a word count penalty of 10% of the total possible grade, i.e. 10 marks.
- an assignment that is submitted late will attract a 5% penalty per day
- Explain the underlying foundations of cognitive psychology, such as: how we attend to and perceive things in our world; how we remember short-term and long-term information; how we use language and how we make decisions.
- Communicate an understanding of the major psychological concepts and theories of cognitive psychology in an objective way.
- Apply research methods used to study cognitive psychology.
- Communication
- Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Information Literacy
- Ethical practice
2 Practical Assessment
Week 12 Friday (9 Feb 2018) 11:45 pm AEST
Exam Week Friday (16 Feb 2018)
Students will be notified approximately 2 weeks after the deadline if they have or have not successfully completed their participation
No Assessment Criteria
- Explain the underlying foundations of cognitive psychology, such as: how we attend to and perceive things in our world; how we remember short-term and long-term information; how we use language and how we make decisions.
- Apply research methods used to study cognitive psychology.
- Problem Solving
- Information Technology Competence
Examination
As a CQUniversity student you are expected to act honestly in all aspects of your academic work.
Any assessable work undertaken or submitted for review or assessment must be your own work. Assessable work is any type of work you do to meet the assessment requirements in the unit, including draft work submitted for review and feedback and final work to be assessed.
When you use the ideas, words or data of others in your assessment, you must thoroughly and clearly acknowledge the source of this information by using the correct referencing style for your unit. Using others’ work without proper acknowledgement may be considered a form of intellectual dishonesty.
Participating honestly, respectfully, responsibly, and fairly in your university study ensures the CQUniversity qualification you earn will be valued as a true indication of your individual academic achievement and will continue to receive the respect and recognition it deserves.
As a student, you are responsible for reading and following CQUniversity’s policies, including the Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure. This policy sets out CQUniversity’s expectations of you to act with integrity, examples of academic integrity breaches to avoid, the processes used to address alleged breaches of academic integrity, and potential penalties.
What is a breach of academic integrity?
A breach of academic integrity includes but is not limited to plagiarism, self-plagiarism, collusion, cheating, contract cheating, and academic misconduct. The Student Academic Integrity Policy and Procedure defines what these terms mean and gives examples.
Why is academic integrity important?
A breach of academic integrity may result in one or more penalties, including suspension or even expulsion from the University. It can also have negative implications for student visas and future enrolment at CQUniversity or elsewhere. Students who engage in contract cheating also risk being blackmailed by contract cheating services.
Where can I get assistance?
For academic advice and guidance, the Academic Learning Centre (ALC) can support you in becoming confident in completing assessments with integrity and of high standard.
What can you do to act with integrity?
