The unit provides an overview of the main areas of theory and research in cognitive psychology. These include: Perception, attention, memory, knowledge, visual imagery, language, problem solving, reasoning and decision making. There will be a special focus on language as a central phenomenon in cognitive processes. Cross-cultural issues in cognitive psychology will be discussed. Cognitive psychology online experiments will be applied throughout the unit and demonstrate specific aspects of the unit materials.

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