Curricular Unit:			Code:
Cognitive Psychology II: Language and Cognition			783PCO2
Year:	Level:	Course:	Credits:
2	Undergraduate	Psychology	6 ects
Learning Period:		Language of Instruction:	Total Hours:
Spring Semester		Portuguese/English	78
Learning Outcomes of the Curricular Unit:
LO1. To introduce the student to the core areas of cognition LO2. To describe and to explain the cognitive concepts: attention, problem solving, reasoning, judgment and decision makingand language, problem solving, reasoning, judgment and decision making LO3. To describe and to explain the cognitive language, namelly the theories of language development, the acquisition and processing and language disorders.
Syllabus:
S1. Human Cognition 1.1. Definition 1.2. The study of mental representations 1.3. The Attention and its processes: arousal, selective attention, sustained attention and divided 1.4. Problem solving 1.5. Reasoning and Judgment 1.6. Decision Making S2. Language 2.1. Theories of language development 2.2. Acquisition and processing 2.3. Language disorders.
Demonstration of the Syllabus Coherence with the Curricular Unit's Objectives:
Unit I. Human Cognition Acquisition and integration of knowledge allowing the Human Cognition and mental representations; Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of Cognitive Psychology. Unit II. Language Knowing some basic cognitive processes of the Cognitive Psychology. Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of Cognitive Psychology.
Teaching Methodologies (Including Evaluation):
Teaching methodology will include lecture and tutorial lecturing, research, reading and discussion of specific references in the history and epistemology of psychology, as well as thematic debating and critical reflection. Assessment will be continuous and based on a written test, a practical essay, an oral presentation and discussion, as well as students’ punctuality and attendance.
Demonstration of the Coherence between the Teaching Methodologies and the Learning Outcomes:
I. Human Cognition Acquisition and integration of knowledge allowing the Human Cognition and mental representations; Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of Cognitive Psychology. Problem solving. Reasoning. Judgment and Decision Making. Knowing some basic cognitive processes of the Cognitive Psychology. Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of Cognitive Psychology. II. Language Knowing some basic cognitive processes of the Cognitive Psychology. Acquisition and development of skills of analysis, synthesis and integration of methods, techniques, concepts, models, theories and knowledge of the main specialities, domains and intervention contexts of Cognitive Psychology.
Reading:
1. Anderson, J. R. (2015). Cognitive psychology and its implications (8 ed.). New York: Psychology Press. 2. Axmacher, N. & Rasch, B. (2017). Cognitive Neuroscience of Memory Consolidation. Cham: Springer. 3. Eysenck, M. W. & Keane, M. (2015). Cognitive psychology (7th ed.). Hove: Psychology Press. 4. Kemmerer, D. (2014). Cognitive Neuroscience of Language. New York: Psychology Press. 5. Sternberg, (2009). Psicologia Cognitiva. 4ª edição. Lisboa: Artmed Editora. 6. Power, M. & Dalgleish, T. (2015). Cognition and Emotion. (3rd edition). Hove: Psychology Press.