Section Info: PSYCH-241-01

Course Title: Cognitive Psychology

Start Date: 01/27/2026 End Date: 05/12/2026

Term: Spring Semester 2026

Description: Cognitive psychology is the study of how we sense and interpret information from the world around us, incorporate this new information with our prior experiences, and determine how to respond to an ever-changing environment. Thus, cognition encompasses a range of phenomena that define our mental lives. This course considers empirical investigations and theoretical accounts of cognitive issues, including learning and memory, creativity and problem solving, decision making, attention, consciousness, and language.

Distribution(s): III - Social Sciences

Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate

Credits:4.00

Faculty	Phone	Email address
Katherine Binder	413-538-2105	kbinder@mtholyoke.edu

Meeting Dates	Method	Meeting days	Meeting times	Building name	Room	Frequency
01/27/2026 - 05/12/2026	Lecture	Tuesday and Thursday	03:15PM - 04:30PM	REES - Reese	302	Weekly

REGISTRATION DETAILS

Requisite Courses
Prereq: A 100-level course in psychology or AP Psychology.	Take previously	Required

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Additional Comments

Course Tags

Cross-listed Sections

None

Course Availability
Section status: Waitlisted	Capacity: 28	Enrollment: 29	Available: 0	Waitlist: 15

Please note: The "Available" count will equal 0 in a Waitlisted course where spaces in the course have recently opened and students have not yet been moved into them from the waitlist.

BOOK INFORMATION

Book List	Required	Publisher Full Price
To be determined.

Additional Book Comments

This is NOT the complete book list for this class.