Psychology 340 - Lab in Cognition: Speech
Spring
2013
01
4.00
Mara Breen
TH 01:15PM-04:05PM;F 09:00AM-09:50AM
Mount Holyoke College
83440
Reese 222;Reese 222
mbreen@mtholyoke.edu
This course presents an overview of laboratory methods in cognitive psychology, including: research design, methodology, data analysis, and statistical inference. We will explore these issues through the lens of human communication; specifically, speech. Students will design and complete a research project in which they record and analyze speech to explore questions about how meaning is expressed through spoken language.
Prereq: A 100-level course in psychology, 201, 200 and permission of instructor. Students must meet with the professor during advising week to get permission to enter the course.