Arturo Perez
Contact
- aiperez@ualberta.ca
Courses
PSYCH 258 - Cognitive Psychology
A survey of findings of theoretical issues in the study of cognition, such as perception, attention, knowledge representation, memory, learning, language, reasoning, and problem solving. Prerequisites: PSYCH 104 or SCI 100. [Faculty of Science]
PSYCH 452 - Minds and Machines
Computational models are playing an increasingly important role in cognitive psychology. The purpose of this course is to provide students with the theoretical background for using such models, as well as some hands-on experience. Students will learn about the history of these models in cognitive psychology, how one might characterize good and bad models, and how cognitive psychologists attempt to experimentally validate their models. Prerequisite: PSYCH 354. [Faculty of Science]
PSYCH 505 - Conference Course in Psychology
Review and discussion of advanced theoretical or methodological topics or emerging research areas in Psychology. Prerequisites: Restricted to graduate students. Note: Consult the Department of Psychology website for the topics offered and any additional prerequisites.[Faculty of Science]