- Course Code
- PS 3519
- Credit Points
- 15
- Course Coordinator
- Dr D Pearson
Pre-requisites
PS 1009, PS 1509, PS 1010, PS 1510, PS 2015, PS 2016, PS 2515, PS 2516.
Co-requisites
PS 3517 and PS 3518 (not for Joint Honours and Neuroscience with Psychology students).
Overview
The memory component of the course examines the cognitive study of human learning and memory; the modal and working memory models; the application of memory models to everyday cognition. The language component of the course examines cognitive mechanisms underlying sentence processing and production, and higher level processes of language comprehension.
Structure
12 week course - 1 one-hour lecture per week and 1 two-hour tutorials during the course.
Assessment
1st Attempt: One 90 minute written examination (75%), in-course written assignment of no more than 2,000 words (20%), activities during tutorials (5%).
Resit: One 90 minute written examination (75%), in-course written assignment of no more than 2,000 words (20%), activities during tutorials (5%).
Formative Assessment
Feedback on tutorial activities and on written assignments. Example exam questions in lectures.
Feedback
Oral feedback on tutorial activities by the supervising tutor. Written feedback on written assignment within 2 weeks after assignment has been handed in.