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DRPS : Course Catalogue : School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences : Lifelong Learning (PPL)

Undergraduate Course: Memory (LLLI07013)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences CollegeCollege of Humanities and Social Science
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 7 (Year 1 Undergraduate) AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
SCQF Credits10 ECTS Credits5
SummaryThis is a for-credit course offered by the Office of Lifelong Learning (OLL); only students registered with OLL should be enrolled.

An insight into the operation of human memory with practical exercises, demonstrations, and case studies. Topics covered include short and long-term memory and learning, everyday and applied issues of memory, memory across the lifespan, retrieval and forgetting from memory, memory disorders, and improving memory.
Course description 1. Introduction: define cognitive psychology and memory; overview of empirical investigation approaches.
2. Short-term memory and attention: short-term and ¿working¿ memory; the role of attention.
3. Learning: factors affecting learning; implicit learning; learning and the brain.
4. Long-term memory: episodic memory; semantic memory.
5. Retrieval: retrieval processes; factors determining success.
6. Forgetting: incidental forgetting; motivated forgetting; recovered memories.
7. Everyday and applied memory: autobiographical memory; prospective memory; eyewitness testimony.
8. Memory across the lifespan: memory in childhood; memory and ageing.
9. Memory disorders: amnesia; dementia.
10. Improving memory: techniques; preparing for exams.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Other requirements None
Course Delivery Information
Academic year 2015/16, Not available to visiting students (SS1) Quota:  None
Course Start Lifelong Learning - Session 2
Timetable Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) Total Hours: 100 ( Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 98 )
Assessment (Further Info) Written Exam 0 %, Coursework 100 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment) Open Studies 10 credit courses have one assessment. Normally, the assessment is a 2000 word essay, worth 100% of the total mark, submitted by week 12. To pass, students must achieve a minimum of 40%. There are a small number of exceptions to this model which are identified in the Studying for Credit Guide.
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Learning Outcomes
By the end of this course, students should be able to:
¿ Demonstrate understanding of the key theories in the study of memory;
¿ Identify the main processes involved and explain their interaction;
¿ Demonstrate an understanding of some of the research methods used in the study of memory;
¿ Critically evaluate psychological research.
Reading List
Essential
Baddeley, A., Eysenck, M.W. and Anderson, M.C., 2009. Memory. Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press.
Recommended
If you are interested in cognitive psychology more generally, and wish to understand the broader issues at introductory level, the following book may be consulted:
Eysenck, M.W., 2006. Fundamentals of Cognition. Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press.
If you envisage studying cognitive psychology further in the future, and wish to gain a deeper/more detailed understanding of the broader issues involved, the following book may be consulted:
Eysenck, M.W. and Keane, M.T., 2010. Cognitive Psychology: A Student¿s Handbook. 6th ed. Hove, East Sussex: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
Additional Information
Graduate Attributes and Skills Not entered
Special Arrangements Please contact Reception to arrange a confidential appointment with our Student Guidance Advisor if you feel you have specific study requirements to enable you to study an Open Studies course or complete assessments. Giving us this information will enable us to make arrangements to meet your requirements for studying in accordance with the Equality Act 2010.
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Contacts
Course organiserMr James Mooney
Tel: (0131 6)50 3077
Email: james.mooney@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Diane Mcmillan
Tel: (0131 6)50 6912
Email: D.McMillan@ed.ac.uk
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