Cognitive Psychology Spring
2007
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of Topics and Assignments |
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TOPIC |
Readings |
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| INTRODUCTION
TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY |
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1/8
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Origins and scope of
cognitive approach (2 days) |
1: 1-22 |
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1/12
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Theory and method in cognition (2) |
2: 23-54
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| BASIC
COGNITIVE SKILLS |
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1/19
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Pattern
organization and recognition (2) |
3: 55-95; 10: 350-353
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1/24
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Context and control in pattern
recognition (1) |
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1/26
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Attention: capture
and selectivity (2) |
4: 99-112, 120-132
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1/31
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Attention: capacity, practice
and automaticity (2) |
4: 121-131 |
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2/5
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EXAM #1: MONDAY FEB 5
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| LEARNING,
MEMORY AND FORGETTING |
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2/7
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Short-term memory:
the
classic view (1) [Sonja Slides]
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5: 135-161 |
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2/9
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Short-term
memory: spatial codes
and imagery (1) |
9: 309-314, 326-342
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2/12
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Multimodal "working" STM (1) |
5: 162-175 |
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2/14
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Kinds of long-term
memory (1) |
6: 179-192
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2/16
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Forming new long-term memories
(2) |
6: 192-208
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2/21
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Retrieval and
forgetting (2)
[Sonja
Slides]
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6: 209-219 |
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2/23
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Memory for complex materials and
events (1) |
7: 223-238
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2/26
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Distortions, misattributions,
and false memories (1) |
7: 238-262
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2/28
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EXAM #2: WEDNESDAY FEB 28
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| CONCEPTUAL
KNOWLEDGE AND LANGUAGE |
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3/2
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Concepts,categories
and schemas in LTM (1) |
8: 265-285, 303-305
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3/5
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Organization and retrieval of
conceptual knowledge (1) |
8: 286-294
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3/7
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Complex knowledge structures,
distributed networks (2) |
8: 294-303
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3/19
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Structure and
neuroanatomy of human languages (1) |
10: 346-350
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3/21
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Lexical and semantic processing:
words (1) |
10: 353-357
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3/23
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Language
comprehension: sentences and syntax (1) |
10: 358-368
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3/26
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Language
comprehension: discourse processing (1) |
10: 368-378 |
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3/28
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Language,
culture and thought (1)
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10: 379-384
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3/30
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EXAM #3: FRIDAY MAR 30
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| THINKING
AND PROBLEM SOLVING |
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4/2
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Understanding
the "problem
space" (1)
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11: 387-395
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4/4
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Searching for solutions (1) |
11: 397-406
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4/6
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Insight, analogy and creativity
(1) |
11: 407-422
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4/9
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Deductive reasoning
and logic (2) |
12: 428-454
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4/13
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Inductive
reasoning:
forming "hypotheses" (1) |
12: 454-468
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4/16
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Strategies of "statistical
reasoning" (2) |
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4/20
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Decisions, choice and risk (2) |
12: 468-474
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4/25
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EXAM #4: WEDNESDAY APR
25
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