Cognitive Aspects of Human Performance

3 ch (3C) (EL) · Undergraduate

An examination of the cognitive processes that underlay human performance. Mental processes such as perception, attention, memory, information processing, decision-making, and response execution will be examined as they relate to human motor performance. The effects of these cognitive factors on performance will be examined in a variety of settings including the workplace, sport, exercise and activities of daily living. A particular emphasis will be on how to improve human performance based on the cognitive factors examined in the course.