Cognitive Psychology

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Students identify key concepts, theories, and empirical findings in cognitive psychology across the domains of perception, attention, memory, imagery, language, reasoning, problem solving, and cognitive development.
• Students explain key concepts and empirical findings in cognitive psychology in clear, organized academic writing.
• Students apply concepts from cognitive psychology to real-world examples drawn from everyday life, current events, and media sources.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Course Information Quiz (10 questions on course policies; must score 100% to unlock other assignments)	10 points / 6.4%
Chapter Quizzes (13 quizzes, 2 points each)	26 points / 16.7%
Required Essays (4 essays, 30 points each)	120 points / 76.9%
Total	156 points / 100%

Grading Scale:

Percentage	Letter Grade
92–100	A
90–91	A-
88–89	B+
82–87	B
80–81	B-
78–79	C+
72–77	C
70–71	C-
68–69	D+
62–67	D
60–61	D-
< 60	F

Attendance/Participation:

This course is delivered fully online and asynchronously, with no scheduled meeting times. Attendance in the traditional sense does not apply and is not a graded component of the final grade; students are expected to keep pace with the weekly quiz and essay deadlines listed in the course schedule.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

Farmer, T. A. & Matlin, M. W. (2023). Cognition (11th edition). John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.