Psychology & Brain Sciences 318 - Psychology Of Language
Fall
2018
01
3.00
Alexandra Jesse
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
78946
Tobin Hall room 304
ajesse@psych.umass.edu
Psycholinguistics (psychology of language) is the study of the cognitive processes enabling humans to acquire, comprehend, and use language. The class will provide an introduction to a variety of topics within the field of Psycholinguistics, including language comprehension, language production, language acquisition, bilingualism, language and the brain, and language and thought.
This course is open to PSYCH majors only. PreReq: PSYCH 240&241orLING201 Interested non-majors who have fulfilled the course prerequisites may contact the instructor.