Cognitive Psychology

Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. Requisites: courses 10, 100A. Designed for juniors/seniors. Survey of cognitive psychology: how people acquire, represent, transform, and use verbal and nonverbal information. Perception, attention, imagery, memory, representation of knowledge, language, action, decision making, thinking. P/NP or letter grading.

Review Summary

Clarity
8.3 / 10
Organization
8.3 / 10
Time
10-15 hrs/week
Overall
8.3 / 10

Reviews

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2021 Online
    Grade: A

    I really liked this class! Dr. Rissman is a great instructor, and the material is interesting.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2021 Online
    Grade: A

    The material was very interesting. Exams were closed book and notes.

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2022 In-Person
    Grade: A

    jesse was a good lecturer! some of the content was a little bit redundant, however; i wish he just gave less examples and rather explained why they connected more to core class concepts!

    Quarter Taken: Fall 2023 In-Person
    Grade: A

    Fairly interesting class with a manageable workload. We had a midterm, a term paper, online ZAPS labs due twice a week, a handful of open-note online quizzes (no time limit), and a final. All exams and assignments were very reasonable and fair.

Course

Instructor
Jesse Rissman
Previously taught
24F 23F 22F 21F 21Su 20F 20Su 19Su 18F 17F 15F 14F 13F 12S

Grading Information

  • No group projects

  • Attendance not required

  • 1 midterm

  • Finals week final

  • 50% recommend the textbook