PSY-4501 - Cognition and Learning

Semester Credits: 3 Weeks: 8

This course examines how people acquire new behaviors, along with exploring the important roles that cognition, development, interpersonal relationships and culture play in learning. Current and historically significant theories of learning and cognitive development are explored, and the ethical ramifications of various theories are considered. As change is inevitable throughout the lifespan, you will examine the predictable changes in how people think and learn in different periods of life.