2023 Fall

COGSCI C100 001 - LEC 001

Basic Issues in Cognition

Davina Chan

Aug 23, 2023 - Dec 08, 2023

08:00 am - 10:59 am

Internet/Online

Class #:24230

Units: 3

Instruction Mode: Online

Offered through International and Area Studies Teaching Program

Current Enrollment

Total Open Seats: 1

Enrolled: 90

Waitlisted: 0

Capacity: 91

Waitlist Max: 30

Open Reserved Seats:

39 reserved for Cognitive Science Majors

1 reserved for Students with Enrollment Permission

Also offered as: PSYCH C120

Hours & Workload

2 to 4 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, 6 hours of outside work hours per week, and 2 to 0 hours of the exchange of opinions or questions on course material per week.

Theoretical foundations and current controversies in cognitive science will be discussed. Basic issues in cognition--including perception, imagery, memory, categorization, thinking, judgment, and development--will be considered from the perspectives of philosophy, psychology, computer science, and physiology. Particular emphasis will be placed on the nature, implications, and limitations of the computational model of mind.

Class Notes

CogSci classes do NOT allow time conflicts. Neither the instructor or the Cogsci advising staff will approve enrollment in this course while a time conflict exists in a students' schedule.