EPN-V2

PSYK1700 Cognitive Psychology and Neuroscience Course description

Course name in Norwegian
Kognitiv psykologi og nevrovitenskap
Weight
10.0 ECTS
Year of study
2026/2027
Course history
Programme description

  • Introduction

    The course gives an introduction to cognitive psychology and neuroscience. Themes addressed include attention, sensing, perception, acts, linguistic processes, problem-solving, thinking, learning and memory.

  • Required preliminary courses

    Admission to the programme.

  • Learning outcomes

    After completing the course, the student is expected to have achieved the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and competence:

    Knowledge

    The student can

    • explain basic mechanisms in the neurobiological basis of behaviour
    • describe methods used to study the central nervous system and damages in the central nervous system that affects human behavior, cognition and functioning
    • describe key elements of cognitive psychology (such as memory, decision making, and attention)
    • mention differences and similarities between scientific philosophical positions and empirical research within behavior analysis, cognitive psychology and neuroscience

    Skills

    The student can

    • describe and reflect on how one explains phenomena like human thinking and behaviour in cognitive psychology

    Competence

    The student can

    • present and evaluate their own and others presentation of relevant academic issues within cognitive psychology

  • Teaching and learning methods

    Work and teaching methods used in the course are seminars and self-study.

  • Course requirements

    None

  • Assessment

    Supervised individual written examination, 3 hours.

  • Permitted exam materials and equipment

    None

  • Grading scale

    Grade scale A-F

  • Examiners

    All answers are assessed by one examiner.

    An external examiner is used regularly, at a minimum of every third completion of the course. When selecting answers for external evaluation, a minimum of 10 percent of the answers shall be included, with no fewer than 5 answers. The external examiner’s assessment of the selected answers shall benefit all students.

  • Overlapping courses

    Five ECTS overlap with the course PSYK1310 (15 ECTS) in neuroscience.