Cognitive Psychology

The human mind is remarkable. Human minds are responsible for our most profound scientific discoveries, triumphs of engineering, and transcendent works of art. Human minds are also responsible for everyday feats we typically take for granted: recognizing objects, engaging in conversation, and telling jokes with a level of mastery that far exceeds our best artificial intelligence. Unfortunately, human minds can also lead us astray: we're prone to illusions and cognitive error, to inefficiency and forgetfulness. In this course we'll take a look at the foundations of human cognition: our capacities for perception, memory, reasoning, and beyond.