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COURSE TITLE : Cognitive Psychology
COURSE CODE : 2PY260
RATIONALE FOR THE INCLUSION OF THE COURSE/MODULE IN THE
PROGRAMME:
1. To provide detailed study of key concepts in cognitive psychology2. To provide opportunities to analyse specific research in cognitive psychology and carry
out small scale studies
3. To encourage effective communication of knowledge and insights in cognitivepsychology using appropriate technical language
SEMESTER AND YEAR OFFERED
Semester 2 Year 2
CLASS SCHEDULE
Tuesdays (3.30-6pm)
CREDIT VALUE
Three (3)
PREREQUISITE (if any)
Completion for all Level 1 subjects
ACADEMIC STAFF
Sam Jeng MunB. Psychology (HONS)
M. Clinical Psychology
CONTACT
E-mail: [email protected] (Consultation based on appointment Tuesdays before/after
class)
SYNOPSIS
This course is designed to enable students to build on their understanding of cognitive
psychology by applying analytical and research skills, on a small scale, to issues in cognitionsuch as human reasoning, attention, memory, comprehension, problem-solving, and decision
making. Students also learn how to communicate knowledge and insights in cognitive
psychology using appropriate technical language.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of the course, learners will be able to:
1. Analyse various cognitive models and concepts2. Apply knowledge of cognitive psychology to analyse data from a small scale cognitive
research project
3. Communicate and explain various cognitive models in cognitive psychology terms
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TRANSFERABLE SKILLS
Students will acquire knowledge and research skills related to cognitive psychology which areapplicable settings that require them to deal or work with individuals or groups who need help in
improving attention, memory, comprehension, problem solving, reasoning and decision making
skills in their daily lives. These skills can be used in designing programmes that are affected byfactors involving the mental processes stated above.
SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK
Any Cognitive Psychology Textbook
TEACHING-LEARNING AND ASSESSMENT STRATEGY
This course combines lectures with group tutorials
Assessment strategy
Coursework
Examination
ASSESSMENT METHODS AND TYPES
Coursework : 60%
Examination : 40%
MODE OF DELIVERY
Lecture/Group Discussion
SUMMARY OF COURSE STRUCTURE
Introduction to cognitive psychology and perception in general The five senses
Theories of perception
1. Visual perception 1
Constructivism
The Empiricist tradition Perception more than the direct registration of sensation
Illusions evidence for constructivism
Visual Ambiguity
Perceptions as Hypotheses
Visual perception 2
Direct Perception
Opposite of constructivism
Information picked up directly rather than processed
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Optic arrayInvariants Optic flow
Texture gradients
Affordances
Visual Perception 3
Computationalism
History of computer computer psychology (information processing)
David Marr
Levels of processing
Zero crossings
2. Attention 1
Selectivity Vigilance
Mental concentration
Internal/external
Conscious/unconscious
Attention 2
The Stroop Effect
Inattentional blindness
Mack and Rock (1998)
Salience (own name effect)
3. Thinking and reasoning 1
Concepts and Categories: Memory and Meaning
Mental Representations: Intentionality Visuospatial reasoning
Thinking and reasoning 2
Causation
Induction
Deduction
Mental models
4. Representation and language 1
Mental Representations
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Computational theory of mind
Language of thought hypothesis
Representation and language 2
Language and Thought
Language and culture
Language and Thinking in animals
Representation and language 3
Language acquisition
Language development
Crucial stages
Uses and types of language