Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe common memory distortions and explain what causes them; differentiate between the three types of memory (sensory, working, and long-term) and enumerate the characteristics of each type; explain how expertise can improve memory in particular situations; analyze the memory deficits of individuals to recognize retrograde and anterograde amnesia; describe individuals who have superior memory and explain some of the underlying behaviors that are associated with such memory; distinguish between classical conditioning and operant conditioning and describe some of the experimental methods used in each; explain how visual imagery is both similar to and different from sensory perception; examine the process of decision making and explain how heuristics and algorithms can influence human decision making; describe what is meant by problem solving and how humans solve problems; differentiate between the different building blocks of language (morphemes, phonemes, etc.); explain the importance of critical periods in the development of human language; compare and contrast human language and non-human communication to evaluate whether or not language exists outside of humans; critique Piaget’s theories of cognitive development and describe how more recent research has altered these classical theories; differentiate between the different types of attachment and explain what factors result in different attachment styles; and examine the three types of moral reasoning and critique the research in light of more current studies of the differences between males and females and among different cultures.