Cognitive Processes

3 credits · Undergraduate

(3 hrs Lecture) This course introduces the interdisciplinary area of cognitive science, which integrates cognitive psychology, computer science, robotics, and linguistics. Alternative approaches to cognition are considered, including traditional cognitive models, connectionism, and embodied cognition. The course examines the philosophical and historical foundations of each approach, strengths and weaknesses of each, and relevant empirical results on memory, categorization, perception, language, and other cognitive phenomena. Requisite Courses: PSYC-2600 or permission of the instructor [prerequisite(s)].