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25656-01 - Seminar: Was uns klüger macht: Die Wissenschaft hinter kongitiver Leistungssteigerung (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2011 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Rui Miguel Sales Pereira Mata (rui.mata@unibas.ch, Assessor) |
| Content | How can soldiers or doctors stay cognitively sharp when tired or in stressful situations? How do health behaviors, like sleep, nutrition, and physical activity, influence students' academic performance? Which interventions best improve older adultsʼ cognitive fitness and well-being? Should scientists take cognitive enhancing drugs? This seminar is aimed at helping budding psychologists understand and evaluate the scientific evidence bearing on the issue of which interventions are best designed to enhance cognition and motivation, in other words, to answer the question: What behaviors make us smart? The goals include understanding the biological and cognitive processes leading to cognitive enhancement, identifying limitations in current scientific knowledge, and making recommendations about how to improve cognitive functioning in everyday life. |
| Bibliography | www.ruimata.com |
| Comments | Teilnehmerbeschränkung: 30 Personen. Auswahlkriterium bei Überbelegung: Bei zu vielen Anmeldungen werden die Plätze unter den Studierenden eine Woche vor Seminarbeginn ausgelost. |
| Admission requirements | Bestandenes Basisstudium / bestandenes Propädeutikum |
| Course application | Online-Anmeldung obligatorisch, Anmeldeschluss: siehe Aushang auf der Institutshomepage. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Interval | Weekday | Time | Room |
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No dates available. Please contact the lecturer.
| Modules |
Modul Allgemeine Psychologie (Bachelor Psychology (Start of studies before 01.08.2009)) Modul Kognitive Grundlagen (Bachelor in Psychologie) Modul Sozial- und Wirtschaftspsychologie (Bachelor Psychology (Start of studies before 01.08.2009)) |
| Assessment format | continuous assessment |
| Assessment registration/deregistration | Reg.: course registration; dereg.: teaching staff |
| Repeat examination | no repeat examination |
| Scale | Pass / Fail |
| Repeated registration | as often as necessary |
| Responsible faculty | Faculty of Psychology, studiendekanat-psychologie@unibas.ch |
| Offered by | Faculty of Psychology |