Teaching Responsibility

LJMU Schools involved in Delivery:

Sport and Exercise Sciences

Learning Methods

Lecture
Online

Module Offerings

4104SPOPSY-JAN-CTY

Aims

1. To explain how evidence is used to refute and support theories in psychology 2. To describe the physiological mechanisms underlying a range of psychological processes 3. To describe the cognitive mechanisms underlying perception, memory and attention

Learning Outcomes

1.
Understand fundamental methods, theories and processes in biological and cognitive psychology
2.
Explain how evidence is used to support theories within psychology

Module Content

Outline Syllabus:Students will examine fundamental issues in cognitive psychology. They will consider theoretical models of memory, as well as examining attention and perception. Students will also be introduced to fundamental issues in biological psychology including neuroanatomy and neurotransmission before moving on to see how physiological mechanisms underlie psychological processes e. g. how drugs impact on psychological processing, the biological mechanisms that can underlie mood. A key component of the course will be understanding how classic theories in psychology have been modified over time in the light of empirical evidence. Students will be introduced to a range of research methodologies employed in both cognitive and biological psychology.
Module Overview:
This module will explain how evidence is used to refute and support theories in psychology. It will describe the physiological mechanisms underlying a range of psychological processes and describe the cognitive mechanisms underlying perception, memory and attention.
Additional Information:This module introduces Sport Psychology students to biological and cognitive psychology. Students will examine fundamental issues in cognitive psychology. They will consider theoretical models of memory, as well as examining attention and perception. Students will also be introduced to fundamental issues in biological psychology including neuroanatomy and neurotransmission before moving on to see how physiological mechanisms underlie psychological processes.

Assessments

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