2010 Course Handbook
PSYC973: Advanced Issues in Thinking and Reasoning
The focus of this unit will be on complex human cognition, reasoning, thinking and information processing. The unit will explore topics including dual process theories of human cognition, the adaptive heuristics vs biases debate, the role of the fourth heuristic (emotion) in information retrieval and manipulation and other topics in the area of human judgement and decision making.
| Credit Points: | 4 |
| Contact Hours: | -- |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact: | Associate Professor Colin Wastell |
| Prerequisites: | |
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| NCCWs: | PSYC971 |
| Unit Designations: | -- |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: |
Department of Psychology Faculty of Human Sciences |