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Cognitive Psychology

PSYCH XL 120A

This course presents how people acquire, represent, and use verbal and nonverbal information.

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Starting at $950.00
As few as 12 weeks
4.0
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What you can learn.

  • Evaluate how humans think, act, decide, and perceive everyday
  • Identify when metacognition is accurate and when it is biased
  • Compare and contrast different research designs in cognitive psychology

About this course:

This course presents a survey of cognitive psychology--how people acquire, represent, transform, and use verbal and nonverbal information. Topics include perception, attention, imagery, memory, representation of knowledge, language, action, decision-making and thinking. Transferable for UC credit. 
Prerequisites
XL 10 Introductory Psychology, XL 100A Psychological Statistics, junior standing, or consent of instructor.

Fall 2025 Schedule

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Thursday 5:30PM - 8:30PM PT
Future Offering (Opens July 28, 2025 12:00:00 AM)
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Instructor: Erin Sparck
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Fee:
$950.00
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Notes

No meeting November 27, 2025. Lecture three hours. Weekly one-hour discussion online through the Canvas Learning Management System. 

Visitors not permitted. Enrollment deadline: September 28, 2025. Internet access required. Materials required.

Refund Deadline
No refunds after October 05, 2025
Course Requirements
Book: Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind by Daniel Reisberg
ISBN 9780393877618
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Thu Sep 25, 2025
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Thu Oct 9, 2025
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Thu Oct 16, 2025
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Thu Oct 23, 2025
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Thu Oct 30, 2025
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Thu Nov 6, 2025
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Thu Nov 13, 2025
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Thu Nov 20, 2025
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Thu Dec 4, 2025
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Thu Dec 11, 2025
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