PSYCH 124A
Language as Cognitive Science
Description: Lecture, three hours. Requisites: courses 100A, 100B, one programming course. Designed for junior/senior Cognitive Science majors. What mental mechanisms allow humans to transfer thoughts across minds through language? Through discussions and experiments, evaluation of behavioral, modeling, and neuroscientific data elucidating component processes of language system and its place within architecture of mind. P/NP or letter grading.
Units: 4.0
Units: 4.0
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Most Helpful Review
Spring 2021 - Psych 124A is incredibly interesting, but also incredibly difficult. I would be cautious when enrolling in this class because the workload and the course material really pile up. I believe I spent 18+ hours a week (outside of class) on writing assignments / problem sets. And I still barely scraped up C's on my submissions. Despite the difficulty and workload, the material itself is fascinating. Topics ranged from phrase-structuring to developmental cognition to Bayesian inferencing. Overall, take this class if you're really interested in the intertwines of linguistics and cog sci. But if you're just looking for a good grade, this class is definitely not for you.
Spring 2021 - Psych 124A is incredibly interesting, but also incredibly difficult. I would be cautious when enrolling in this class because the workload and the course material really pile up. I believe I spent 18+ hours a week (outside of class) on writing assignments / problem sets. And I still barely scraped up C's on my submissions. Despite the difficulty and workload, the material itself is fascinating. Topics ranged from phrase-structuring to developmental cognition to Bayesian inferencing. Overall, take this class if you're really interested in the intertwines of linguistics and cog sci. But if you're just looking for a good grade, this class is definitely not for you.
Most Helpful Review
Professor Thomas is nice, funny and really cares about his students. The material he teaches is quite difficult and the textbook is very hard to read, but his lectures are quite effective although I wish he'd post the slides online. His grading scale is more than generous and he's a truly nice professor. I definitely recommend taking a class with him if you can handle tough material.
Professor Thomas is nice, funny and really cares about his students. The material he teaches is quite difficult and the textbook is very hard to read, but his lectures are quite effective although I wish he'd post the slides online. His grading scale is more than generous and he's a truly nice professor. I definitely recommend taking a class with him if you can handle tough material.
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