Human Cognition Syllabus

Class schedule

Psych2421. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. 11-11:50 EN2006

Prerequisities

Psych 1000 and Psych 1001

Emails

Should be responded within 24-48 hours, with the exception of evenings, weekends and holidays

Office hours

Mondays 1-3pm or by appointment

Syllabus Quiz Close Date

Sept 16-Wednesday

Midterm 1 Date

Oct 7-Wednesday

Midterm 2 Date

Nov 2-Monday

Course Overview

Cognitive psychology is the study of how the mind works-how we think,perceive, remember and learn.

Course Objectives

Are to obtain a baseline level of knowledge about concepts in Cognition, to understand how cognition is studied, and to learn how to critically evaluate research and to communicate findings in various formats (from scientific journals to social media)

Format

Slides will be incomplete so we will fill in additional information by taking notes in class

How to pass course

Readings only get so far, the easiest way to do well is to come to class

Class cancellations

Consult official MUN communications for weather-related campus closures. Class cancelled it will switched to the next class and review lectures could be eliminated. If campus is closed during midterm, then it will be switched to the next class. Other cancellations, will be notified on Brightspace.

Textbook

Cognition:Exploring the science of the mind

Grading

99% is exams

1% is syllabus quiz

Possible Grading

Research proposal-24% will put the exams 25% each (75% total)

Memory failure reflection-Re-evaluate lowest grade only the lowest grade. Lowest exam will re-weight to 28% without assignment 1, or to 20% with assignment 1

Exams

2 will be in class while the last one would be in exam week.

They are not cumulative, and content from earlier chapters will not be directly tested on later exams

Missed exams policy

If you cant make it to an exam, you need to notify the professor of your absence within 48 hours of the missed exam, you will receive a grade of zero.

Optional Assignments

Register the choice for the assignment by October 23, using the surgery on brightspace. It can be edited anytime before the end date.

There are no exceptions: if you do not opt in, or if you do not submit by the deadline, your assignments will not be graded

How optional assignments can affect grading

Memory failure assignment will only re-weight the lowest exam grade

An important note about optional assignment deadlines

The deadlines should be considered the latest possible time the professor will accept them. The professor will not accept any assignment submitted after 11:59 on their due date. The grade will be zero and the exams will be re-weighted to 33% each

Opt in but do not upload assignment

No penalty

Submit an assignment but it lowers the grade

If the grade is higher without it, the professor will default to the highest grade (optional assignment will be dropped if they do not boost the grade)

What if you forgot to opt-in but decide to want to submit an assignment

The professor will be checking the survey before grading, if not opt-in the assignment will not be graded. screen shot the survey after submitting it in case there are discrepancies between the survey and records of the professors end and what is submitted

How firm are the deadlines

Professor strict about deadlines. If work not submitted by deadline, it will NOT be graded, and there will be absolutely NO exceptions under any circumstances

Conduct

Phones need to be on silent, phone calls have to go outside. Laptops are allowed only school work. If there are other things no school related, you have to go outside. Phones and laptops are not allowed for exams unless needed for accessibility/accommodations

Academic Integrity

Cheating not allowed, see professor or TA for help. Same thing with help for citing.

Use of AI

Chat GPT is allowed but written work submitted needs to address the goal of the assignment, it contains reliable information with sound sources and is well-written with respect to clarity, format, organization of thoughts and transitions between ideas. Also declaration of AI use must be at the top of the paper. Failure to do so is a grade reduction because of academic dishonesty

The declaration of AI

During the preparation of this work (NAME TOOL/ SERVICE) was used to (REASON). After using this tool/service, the content was reviewed and edited as needed and I take full responsibility for the content of the written work

Accessibility and Equity

Contact the Blundon centre for accommondations-