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25656-01 - Seminar: Was uns klüger macht: Die Wissenschaft hinter kongitiver Leistungssteigerung (2 CP)
| Semester | fall semester 2010 |
| Course frequency | Every fall sem. |
| Lecturers | Rui Miguel Sales Pereira Mata (RUI.MATA@UNIBAS.CH, Assessor) |
| Content | How can fighter jet pilots and bus drivers stay cognitively sharp when tired or in stressful situations? How do basic health behaviors, like sleep, nutrition, and physical activity, influence students' academic performance? What is the best cure for hangovers? Which video games best improve older adults cognitive fitness? 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, in other words, to answer the question: What behaviors make us smart? The goals include understanding the biological and cognitive processes leading to enhanced cognition, identifying limitations in current scientific knowledge, and making recommendations about how to improve cognitive functioning in everyday life. |
| Bibliography | Wird in der Veranstaltung bekannt gegeben. |
| Comments | Teilnehmerbeschränkung: 30 Personen. |
| Admission requirements | bestandenes Basisstudium / bestandenes Propädeutikum |
| Course application | Online-Anmeldung obligatorisch, Anmeldeschluss: siehe Aushang auf der Institutshomepage. Die Anmeldung zur Prüfung erfolgt bei allen Veranstaltungen durch das Belegen der Studierenden auf Mona. Abmeldungen sind nur bis Ende der Belegfrist via Mona und über Information an den Dozierenden möglich. Danach ist eine Abmeldung von der Prüfung nur noch mit ärztlichem Zeugnis über das Studiendekanat möglich. |
| Language of instruction | English |
| Use of digital media | No specific media used |
| Course auditors welcome |
| 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 |