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PSYCHOL 4309 - Contemporary Issues in Psychology 1

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 3910
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 2 hours per week
Restriction: Available to B.Psychological Science (Honours) and B. Psychology (Advanced) (Honours) students only
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: No
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: PSYCHOL 3011B and PSYCHOL 3021 and PSYCHOL 3023 and PSYCHOL 3020 or admitted to the Bachelor of Psychological Science (Honours) degree
Assessment: Mid-Semester exercise
Syllabus:

The aim of this course is to introduce students to current topics in mind, brain and behaviour. The course content will cover fundamental questions in the study of the human mind. The specific content will vary from year to year, but may address the following questions: How do people acquire knowledge of the world? How does children's reasoning differ from that of adults? How do people make choices in a complex world? How are these processes instantiated in the brain? How can cognitive functioning go wrong?

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Units
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Amount
3
 0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
3910 Mon 18/03/2019 Sun 31/03/2019 Fri 10/05/2019 Fri 14/06/2019


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13284 LE01 90 42 8 Mar - 12 Apr Friday 4pm - 6pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room