PSYC 309 Cognitive Psychology
This course covers topics that span the full range of specializations within the field of cognitive psychology; such as attention, learning, memory, thinking and problem solving, decision making, language, intelligence and creativity. Applications of this information to education, business and mental health are provided. This course is well-suited to students interested in education, as well as psychology, and is often preparation for graduate study in psychology or education.
Prerequisites
4 Undergraduate credits
Effective August 1, 1998 to present
Meets graduation requirements for
Learning outcomes
General
- Students will be required to demonstrate critical thinking skills necessary to evaluate research on human and animal cognition by providing alternative explanations for various experimental findings.
- Students will learn about the history of this field as well as current trends regarding human cognition.
- Students will learn the full range of specializations within the field of cognitive/experimental psychology.
- Students will learn to apply the knowledge they acquire by conducting experiments in the field of cognition.
Minnesota Transfer Curriculum
Goal 3: Natural Sciences
- Demonstrate understanding of scientific theories.
- Formulate and test hypotheses by performing laboratory, simulation, or field experiments in at least two of the natural science disciplines. One of these experimental components should develop, in greater depth, students' laboratory experience in the collection of data, its statistical and graphical analysis, and an appreciation of its sources of error and uncertainty.
- Communicate their experimental findings, analyses, and interpretations both orally and in writing.
- Evaluate societal issues from a natural science perspective, ask questions about the evidence presented, and make informed judgments about science-related topics and policies.
Summer 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Cognitive Psychology | Starr, Gary E | Books for PSYC-309-50 Summer 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-50 Summer 2025 |
| 51 | Cognitive Psychology | Starr, Gary E | Books for PSYC-309-51 Summer 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-51 Summer 2025 |
| 52 | Cognitive Psychology | Farmer, Thomas Aaron | Books for PSYC-309-52 Summer 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-52 Summer 2025 |
Fall 2025
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Cognitive Psychology | Halvorson, Kimberly M | Books for PSYC-309-01 Fall 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-01 Fall 2025 |
| 50 | Cognitive Psychology | Starr, Gary E | Books for PSYC-309-50 Fall 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-50 Fall 2025 |
| 51 | Cognitive Psychology | Baxelbaum, Keith S | Books for PSYC-309-51 Fall 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-51 Fall 2025 |
| 52 | Cognitive Psychology | Farmer, Thomas Aaron | Books for PSYC-309-52 Fall 2025 | Course details for PSYC-309-52 Fall 2025 |
Spring 2026
| Section | Title | Instructor | books | eservices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Cognitive Psychology | Starr, Gary E | Books for PSYC-309-50 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-309-50 Spring 2026 |
| 51 | Cognitive Psychology | Baxelbaum, Keith S | Books for PSYC-309-51 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-309-51 Spring 2026 |
| 52 | Cognitive Psychology | Farmer, Thomas Aaron | Books for PSYC-309-52 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-309-52 Spring 2026 |
| 53 | Cognitive Psychology | Farmer, Thomas Aaron | Books for PSYC-309-53 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-309-53 Spring 2026 |
| 54 | Cognitive Psychology | Baxelbaum, Keith S | Books for PSYC-309-54 Spring 2026 | Course details for PSYC-309-54 Spring 2026 |