Universität Wien

160174 VO Introduction to Cognitive Psychology for Linguists (2021W)

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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Wednesday 06.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 13.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 20.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 27.10. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 03.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 10.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 17.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 24.11. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 01.12. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 15.12. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 12.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital
Wednesday 19.01. 10:30 - 12:00 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Aim
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 debate

Method
Lectures

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).

Association in the course directory

MA1-M2

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