Keele Badge

PSY-30154 - Module Specification
School of Psychology
Faculty of Natural Sciences

For academic year: 2024/25 Last Updated: 01 May 2024

PSY-30154 - Models of Cognition
Coordinator: Chris Street Tel: +44 1782 7 33386
Lecture Time: See Timetable...
Level: Level 6
Credits: 15
Study Hours: 150
School Office: 01782 733736

Programme/Approved Electives for 2024/25

None

Available as a Free Standing Elective

No

Co-requisites

None

Prerequisites

None

Barred Combinations

None

Description for 2024/25


Aims
This module aims to develop your ability to evaluate and test cognitive psychological models. You will be provided with a solid understanding of cognitive models across a variety of subdisciplines within cognitive psychology, and be able to evaluate the capacity of models to explain human thinking and behaviour.

Intended Learning Outcomes

Evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of cognitive explanations of human thought and behaviour;: 1
Produce falsifiable predictions based on an evaluation of extant literature in the field of cognitive psychology;: 2
Design a quantitative experimental procedure for testing cognitive psychological model predictions.: 2

Study hours

- 16 hours of scheduled synchronous teaching (interactive, discussion-based, etc.)
- 24 hours of guided asynchronous learning
- 30 hours of Assessment 1 independent work
- 30 hours of Assessment 2 independent work
- 50 hours of independent study (e.g., reading, revision, organising information)

School Rules

None

Description of Module Assessment

1: Essay weighted 35%
Theory evaluation
This assessment (1,000 words) is designed to assess the depth of knowledge of module material from the student and to assess the student's capacity to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of cognitive models. Students will be provided with two competing theories that explain the same human thinking process or behaviour and be required to assess the relative strengths and weaknesses of the theories.

2: Laboratory Report weighted 65%
Research proposal
This assessment (2,000 words) is designed to assess the capacity to produce falsifiable predictions based on an evaluation of the extant literature in the field of cognitive psychology. Students will be provided with a theory and be tasked with developing a prediction from that theory. They will also need to provide a quantitative experimental study design that would allow them to test the prediction of the theory.

Please note that for the 2022/23 Academic Year programmes may be adapted to operate in accordance with a flexible, digital approach. This means that there may be some changes made to how modules are delivered and assessed. The latest information will be provided to you by your School in module handbooks. We endeavour to give you as much notice as possible of any changes and details about the circumstance in which changes are made to programmes can be found in the Student Agreement, available at: https://www.keele.ac.uk/student-terms-and-conditions/

Last Updated: 01 May 2024