The objective of this paper, Cognitive Psychology and Development, is to provide students with an overview of current methods and theories in cognitive and developmental psychology. Cognitive psychology is the study of cognitive processes (such as memory, attention, language, and decision making). and developmental psychology is the scientific study of how and why human beings change over the course of their life and this paper will focus on cognitive development.

Lectures will be delivered in person three times per week (Monday, Tuesday, and Friday) with lectures recorded with Panopto and posted on the Moodle page. Students should have completed the assigned readings prior to the lecture on that subject.
Lecture notes and laboratory handouts are available on-line via the Moodle web page.
Laboratories will also be delivered in person as well as on-line as described below.

There is no external examination for the paper. The assessment for this paper will be based on a mid-term test (worth 30%), an end-of-term test (worth 30%), laboratory quizzes (10%), and laboratory reports summarising the laboratory demonstrations (worth 30%). The first test covers lectures, class discussions, and readings from the first half of the term while the second test covers lectures, discussions, and readings from the second half. Make-up tests are not given except by arrangement with the lecturer prior to the test. Normally all work will be marked within two weeks of the due date and grades will be allocated in accordance with the standard University grading system.

Test 1 and Test 2 will be held on-line on the 20th of August and 15th of October. The first laboratory report is due 23 August and should be submitted via the Moodle web page. The second laboratory report is due 11 October, also submitted on Moodle. Students needing to request an extension of time for any piece of assessment must do so on the School of Psychology’s Extension Request Form, before the due date.