The course will introduce students to the main research paradigms in the field of cognitive psychology. It will supply basic knowledge about the empirical tradition in the study of cognitive processes, e.g. sensation and perception, memory, and mental representation of the knowledge. The course will introduce the basic approaches to the study of thinking (problem solving, concept formation, decision making, reasoning and judgment), attention and language. It will link the separate areas of research, e.g. perception and memory; thinking, imagination, and creativity; thinking and language; perception, memory and intelligence, and will develop students' critical thinking and writing skills.
- Teacher: Евдокия Христова Славчева