Overview
Description
Theoretical and experimental analysis of human memory. Emphasis on historical antecedents, laboratory and naturalistic paradigms, memory systems, encoding and retrieval processes and mechanisms of forgetting.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- Junior standing
BIOL 105PSY 101NS 105PSY 240
Recommended Preparation
PSY 240BIOL 105NS 105PSY 316
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
BIOL 105 or PSY 101 or NS 105 or PSY 240; Junior standing.
Recommended Preparation
PSY 240; BIOL 105 or NS 105 or PSY 316.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Summer
Terms
fall, summer
Related Courses
Cross Listed With PSY 432
Restrictions
Junior standing
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe in writing the mechanisms underlying episodic and working memory.
- interpret data (e.g., graphs) and produce predicted outcome figures describing experimental results in writing.
- describe in writing the rationale, experimental approach, results and limitations of individual empirical papers.