PSYC310 Psychology of Learning & Memory
This course provides students with an understanding of the scientific investigation of learning and memory. Both experimental and related theoretical developments are considered, as well as the application of the basic principles of learning and memory. Topics include classical and operant conditioning, stimulus control, schedules of reinforcement, choice and punishment. Current theories about memory, including cognitive and neural organization of memory, mechanisms of remembering and forgetting, and why people sometimes falsely remember events that never happened will be explored.