Module manager: Carlo Campagnoli
Email: c.campagnoli@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running 2025/26
BSc Psychology or MPsyc, BSc Advanced Psychology or BSc Psychology with Education or BA Philosophy, Psychology and Scientific Thought entry requirements
PSYC1607 Cognitive Psychology PSYC1608 Perception
This module is not approved as a discovery module
This module will provide students with an overview of fundamental cognitive psychology, exploring the history and development of theory, research findings, theories and associated research methodologies. Lectures will provide key information to students about these topics, while workshops are designed to support their critical thinking, application of research findings and group working skills.
This module aims to:
- Facilitate students’ understanding of core concepts, theories, and research findings within cognitive psychology, through lectures.
- Provide insights into the strengths and limitations of various research methodologies used in the study of cognition in psychology.
- Encourage critical evaluation of research within cognitive psychology through structured workshops
- Explore the practical applications of cognitive psychology to real-world problems.
On successful completion of the module students will, in a manner relevant to the subject, be able to:
1. Recognise fundamental conceptual knowledge within cognitive psychology
2. Recognise fundamental conceptual knowledge in individual differences, as it relates to cognitive psychology
3. Describe and explain, with appropriate evaluation, the practical application of cognitive psychology theory to real world issues
Skills Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module students will have demonstrated the following skills learning outcomes:
4. Summarise and evaluate practical, theoretical, and ethical issues associated with a range of cognitive psychological research methodologies and approaches
5. Apply, with evidence, fundamental cognitive psychological theory to address aspects of real-world issues
6. Communicate cognitive psychology knowledge to non-specialist audiences
7. Produce collaborative outputs through structured group-work activities, with appropriate support
This module will cover:
1. Attention
2. Perception
3. Memory
4. Thinking and reasoning
5. Problem solving
6. Decision making
7. Metacognition
8. Language
9. Consciousness
10. Individual differences in cognition and their causes: heritability, environment and personality
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture | 15 | 1 | 15 |
| Seminar | 5 | 1 | 5 |
| Private study hours | 180 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 20 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 200 | ||
Students will have In-class practice exam questions (formative).
The module will involve workshop sessions designed to prepare students for the module assessments. These sessions will take the form of supported group work, with students working in their groups locating, reading and evaluating relevant literature relating to the awareness campaign and how they can apply it to the task, with input from staff as necessary. Additionally, a lecture will present examination-type questions, including practice questions and revision strategies based on knowledge of memory examined in the lectures on the module.
Accompanying these, students will also receive formative training on writing / communicating in sessions outside of this module that will be run during this semester for all Level 1 students (e.g., in Introduction to Research and Statistics students will have a workshop on literature searching).
| Assessment type | Notes | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Coursework | Group coursework (summative) - Awareness campaign | 50 |
| Coursework | In-class presentations with feedback (formative) - To support awareness campaign | 0 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) | 50 | |
The coursework for this module is a group written information awareness campaign for new drivers (i.e., a nonspecialist audience) about driver safety. Students complete this independently and present evidence-based guidance, informed by cognitive psychology, on driver safety. Students will have workshops dedicated to group work towards the assessment.
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 1.0 Hrs 30 Mins | 50 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 50 | |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 25/04/2025
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