Cognitive Psychology for AI

Doel vak

The goal of this course is for students to acquire a good understanding of the mind and brain, and the various aspects of human cognitive functioning. You will learn about perception, attention, memory, language processing, decision-making, and about realms of cognition in which these elements are combined. You will also learn to adopt the general mindset that cognitive scientists need in order to unravel human cognitive functioning. Finally, you will gain experience in designing and building experiments.

Inhoud vak

We will cover most realms of cognition, as discussed in the book by Goldstein (neurons and neural mechanisms, perception, attention, memory, language, learning, etc.). We will also discuss the potential shortcomings of various lines of research (when might evidence be regarded as conclusive?), and the characteristics of good theoretical quality.

Aanvullende informatie onderwijsvormen

The course will mostly consist of plenary lectures (2 per week), alongside practical sessions and practical assignments.

Toetsvorm

70% of the grade: Exam
10% of the grade: Participation (quizzes, small assignments)
20% of the grade: Group project (design and build your own experiment)

For the exam there is a resit opportunity; for the other components there is not.

Literatuur

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Overige informatie

Level 1 Use of generative AI is not permitted

In this course, the use of generative AI (GenAI), such as ChatGPT or similar tools, is not permitted in assignments or assessments. Any use of GenAI in this course is considered fraud. If established, the submitted work or assessment result will be declared invalid, and the Examination Board may impose further measures.