2016-2017
Cognition in Clinical Contexts
Code: IS268
Category: Psychology
Level: 4
Credits: 15
Teaching Pattern
Week 1
Week 2
Week 3
Week 4
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
3 x 3hrs
Seminar
*in addition to the above formal teaching sessions you will be expected to do approximately 114 hours of
independent study over the 4 weeks.
Outline
This module is focused on the intersection between social, cognitive and clinical psychology. Each session
introduces you to an aspect of cognitive/socio-cognitive functioning (eg attention, memory, stereotyping)
and considers its influence on the way we deal with the world around us.
For each area of cognition covered, the module explores links with psychopathological disorders (eg
schizophrenia, depression) and, where appropriate, with current societal issues, such as prejudice and
eating disorders.
This module is designed to be interactive, encouraging student involvement via creative seminar tasks, the
opportunity to engage with materials used in cognitive testing, social psychology experiments and
sociological discussion.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students will be able to:
Demonstrate an understanding of scientific approaches to studying the human mind
Demonstrate knowledge of key terms and concepts within the field of cognitive psychology
Demonstrate knowledge of how cognitive function can break down as a result of brain injury and/or
psychopathology
Communicate theoretical ideas and practical information though group assignments in class
Contacts
Dave Smalley
E-mail: [email protected]
Indicative Reading List
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There is no set text for the entire module but any of the following are excellent sources for background
reading:Eysenck, M. (2006). Fundamentals of Cognition. London: Psychology Press.
Groome, D. (2006). An introduction to cognitive psychology: processes and disorders (2nd Ed.).
London: Psychology Press.
Matlin, M. (2004). Cognition (6th Ed) / Cognitive Psychology (7th Ed). London: John Wiley & Sons.
Parkin, A.J. (2000). Essential Cognitive Psychology. London: Psychology Press.
Additional empirical papers include:Deary, I.J., Croley, J., Gow, A.J., Harris, S.E., Houlihan, M., Marioni, R.E. et al. (2009). Ageassociated cognitive decline. British Medical Bulletin, 92, 135-152.
Field, A., Hadwin, J.A., & Lester, K.J. (2011). Information processing biases in child and adolescent
anxiety: a developmental perspective. In W.K. Silverman and A. Field (Eds.), Anxiety Disorders in
Children and Adolescents, 103-128.
Haggard, P. (2008). Human volition: towards a neuroscience of will. Nature Reviews: Neuroscience,
9, 934-946.
Jentsch, J.D. & Taylor, J.R. (1999). Impulsivity resulting from frontostriatal dysfunction in drug
abuse: implications for the control of behaviour by reward-related stimuli. Psychopharmacology, 146,
373-390.
Ward, J. (2012). Synesthesia. Annual Review of Psychology, 64, 2.1-2.27.
University Library
The Library,
University of Sussex,
Brighton
BN1 9QL
Phone: 01273 678163
[email protected]
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