 Hi, this unit defines the central branches of psycholinguistics and discusses their main research goals using experimental data where available. In the virtual session we will look at these branches. This includes the discussion of the main goals of language processing and language acquisition studies and to the central aspects of neuro-linguistics. Use the question sheet with its hyperlinks if you don't know where to start. The mastery worksheet is a simple multiple choice test about psycholinguistics. It should be easy after the virtual session. And the practical uses text material of all kinds to illustrate various experimental and theoretical insights into how the human mind works. The whole unit is an overview meant for those of you who are confronted with the term psycholinguistics for the first time.