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PSYCHOL 4309 - Contemporary Issues in Psychology 1

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4010
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
4010 Mon 16/03/2020 Thu 26/03/2020 Fri 12/06/2020 Not Available


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13271 LE01 90 44 13 Mar - 13 Mar Friday 1pm - 3pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
27 Mar - 27 Mar Friday 1pm - 3pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
8 May - 8 May Friday 1pm - 3pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
22 May - 22 May Friday 1pm - 3pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
5 Jun - 5 Jun Friday 1pm - 3pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room