2023 Cognitive Psychology

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Academic unit or major
Teacher education courses
Instructor(s)
Yamagishi Kimihiko 
Class Format
Lecture    (Face-to-face)
Media-enhanced courses
Day/Period(Room No.)
Tue5-6(W9-706)  
Group
-
Course number
LAT.A405
Credits
1
Academic year
2023
Offered quarter
1Q
Syllabus updated
2023/3/20
Lecture notes updated
-
Language used
English
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Course description and aims

This course covers basic topics and theories in cognitive and educational psychology. Occasionally, active learning style shall be in action.

Student learning outcomes

-Students develop familiarity with comtemporary cognitive and educational psychology (through occasional active learning)

Keywords

テーマ:Cognitive Psychology, Educational Psychology 

Competencies that will be developed

Specialist skills Intercultural skills Communication skills Critical thinking skills Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

The instructor discusses different topics in every class. Basically the course goes in lecture-style learning.

Course schedule/Required learning

  Course schedule Required learning
Class 1 Basic memory prinsiples Learn basic memory prinsiples
Class 2 Working memory Learn processes of working memory
Class 3 Memory representations Learn theories of memory representaion
Class 4 Procedural memory and misinformation Learn procedural memory and misinformation
Class 5 Psychology of problem solving Learn psychology of problem solving
Class 6 Psychology of reasoning Learn psychology of reasoning
Class 7 Psychology of judgment and decision making Learn psychology of judgment and decision making
Class 8 In-class student presentation and mutual evaluations Learn through in-class talk and mutual evaluations

Textbook(s)

Uses in-class handouts  

Reference books, course materials, etc.

• NOT REQUIRED but recommended: Galotti (2017), Cognitive Psychology In and Out of the Laboratory, ASIN ‏ :1506351565

Assessment criteria and methods

In-class learning enthusiasm: 10%
Performance on the final exam and the final presentation: 90%

Related courses

  • LAH.S105 : Psychology A
  • LAT.A405 : Cognitive Psychology
  • SHS.M448 : Developmental Psychology

Prerequisites (i.e., required knowledge, skills, courses, etc.)

For preparation of active-learning classes, the registration deadline is set at am 00:00, April 7th. Those who did not make the deadline and yet registered shall receive a dismissal notice from the instructor. To ensure active-learning style, this course requires a "minimum passenger count" of NINE registrations. The class is dismissed otherwise.
Having earned undergraduate credits of introductory psychology courses.

Contact information (e-mail and phone)    Notice : Please replace from "[at]" to "@"(half-width character).

yamagishi.k.aa&m.titech.ac.jp (please replace the ampersand by [at])

Office hours

Office hours by appointment

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