Psychological & Brain Sciences 318 - Psychology Of Language
Spring
2024
01
3.00
Alexandra Jesse
M W 4:00PM 5:15PM
UMass Amherst
18663
Morrill Sci. Ctr. (III) rm 203
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.
Open to Psychology or Linguistics majors. PreReq: PSYCH 240&241orLING201 Interested non-majors who have fulfilled the course prerequisites may contact the instructor.