PSY 300 - Memory

How good is your memory, and what is memory anyway? This course will explore human memory through a cognitive psychology lens, covering many decades of memory research. Topics include memory systems (e.g., short-term and long-term memory), encoding and retrieval, false memory, forgetting and memory disorders. In the lab component, students will participate in a collection of classical memory experiments before designing their own experiment to answer a novel research question.

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group III, Distribution Group III-Data Collection and Analysis
Prerequisite(s): PSY 101
Instructional Method: Conference-laboratory
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Notes: Registration priority is given to intended/declared psychology or neuroscience majors.
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Use and evaluate quantitative data or modeling, or use logical/mathematical reasoning to evaluate, test or prove statements.
Given a problem or question, formulate a hypothesis or conjecture, design an experiment, and collect data or use mathematical reasoning to test or validate it.
Collect, interpret, and analyze data.