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The course provides an overview of key topics in biological psychology and cognition from a behavioural and neuropsychological perspective covering topics such as (but not exclusive to) neuropsychology and psychopharmacology, human memory, language processing, and attention and perception.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | First Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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This course covers some of the core elements required by the British Psychological Society. Taught via lectures and tutorials, this course aims to provide a deep understanding of the biological and cognitive bases of human behaviour. Students will be exposed to elements of neuropsychology e.g., neuroimaging and patient studies, and psychopharmacology e.g., the effect of drugs on cognition, including in psychological disorders.
This course also provides an insight into the main components and debates around human memory e.g., a development of knowledge, forgetting processes, memory errors, and language e.g., acquisition, comprehension and production as well as a range of approaches to the study of human perception, from historical beginnings to recent innovative research.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 20 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 13 | Feedback Weeks | 16 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback provided via rubric on MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 600 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Create | Engage with relevant empirical evidence to create a coherent argument in written work. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate empirical evidence related to key concepts and theories. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge from biological psychology to interpret relevant research. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 17 | Feedback Weeks | 20 | |
| Feedback |
Feedback provided via rubric on MyAberdeen. |
Word Count | 1200 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Create | Engage with relevant empirical evidence to create a coherent argument in written work. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate empirical evidence related to key concepts and theories. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge from cognitive psychology to interpret relevant research. |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 40 | |
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| Assessment Weeks | 20,21 | Feedback Weeks | 20,21 | |
| Feedback |
MCQs will be automatically marked and feedback will be provided via MyAberdeen 24 hours after exam. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand key concepts and theories in relation to biological and cognitive psychology. |
There are no assessments for this course.
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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| Conceptual | Understand | Understand key concepts and theories in relation to biological and cognitive psychology. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge from biological psychology to interpret relevant research. |
| Procedural | Apply | Apply knowledge from cognitive psychology to interpret relevant research. |
| Conceptual | Evaluate | Critically evaluate empirical evidence related to key concepts and theories. |
| Conceptual | Create | Engage with relevant empirical evidence to create a coherent argument in written work. |
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