PSYC 251 - Learning and Cognition

One of the most fundamental influences on thoughts, behaviors, and attitudes is learning. This course addresses major topics in learning and cognition including learning through association, reinforcement and punishment, the role of evolution in learning, and learning in human and non-human animals. Students explore the cognitive processes of attention, memory, and concept formation, and their role in learning, and various applications of learning, including education, advertising, and addictions.

Credits: 1.00
Corequisite: None
Prerequisites: PSYC 150 or PSYC 170 or NEUR 170
Major/Minor Restrictions: None
Class Restriction: No Senior
Area of Inquiry: Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Liberal Arts CORE: None

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