160174 VO Introduction to Cognitive Psychology for Linguists (2021W)
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Language: German
Examination dates
Wednesday
26.01.2022
10:30 - 12:00
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Wednesday
23.03.2022
10:30 - 12:00
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Wednesday
25.05.2022
10:30 - 12:00
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Wednesday
29.06.2022
10:30 - 12:00
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06.10.
10:30 - 12:00
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13.10.
10:30 - 12:00
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20.10.
10:30 - 12:00
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27.10.
10:30 - 12:00
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Wednesday
03.11.
10:30 - 12:00
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Wednesday
10.11.
10:30 - 12:00
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17.11.
10:30 - 12:00
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24.11.
10:30 - 12:00
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01.12.
10:30 - 12:00
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15.12.
10:30 - 12:00
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Wednesday
12.01.
10:30 - 12:00
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19.01.
10:30 - 12:00
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Assessment will be in the form of an end-of-semester written examination. Students will pass when they obtain at least 50% of the available points during the exam.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The exam will consist of questions relating to all topics covered during the lectures.
Examination topics
See Aims and Contents
Reading list
Supplementary reading:
• Sternberg, R. J. & Sternberg, K. Cognitive Psychology. (Cengage Learning, 2016).
• Sternberg, R. J. & Sternberg, K. Cognitive Psychology. (Cengage Learning, 2016).
Association in the course directory
MA1-M2
Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:18
The aim of this course is twofold. First, students will obtain an overview of the field of cognitive psychology. The focus will be on the cognitive processes that are associated with language comprehension and production. Second, students will learn about the theoretical and practical aspects of performing empirical research. At the end of the course, students will know the basic requirements of designing a good psychological or psycholinguistic experiment.Content
1. Perception
a. The visual system
b. The auditory system
c. Other perceptual systems
2. Higher cognitive functions
a. Memory
b. Attention, decision making & reasoning
c. Problem solving & creativity
3. Research methods
a. Experimental design
b. Statistical analysis
4. Special topics
a. Language expertise
b. Prosody & domain-general processing
c. Cognition during development
d. Language and other cognitive domains: the linguistic relativity debateMethod
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