Decision making theories.  Approaches to understanding how we make decisions.  Heuristics that affect our decisions. Course summary.

Lecture 17: Decision Making

Problem solving cycle.  Barriers to problem solving

Lecture 16: Problem Solving

Topics in language - bilingualism.  Reading

Lecture 15: Topics in Language

Language acquisition.  Theories of language acquisition

Lecture 14: Language Acquisition

Nature of Language.  Properties of language

Lecture 13: Nature of Language

Representation of semantic information.  Categories, concepts, schemas and scripts

Lecture 12: Knowledge

Representation of visual information.  Functional Equivalency hypothesis.  Dual code theory.  Propositional code theory.

Lecture 11: Visual Imagery

Encoding, storage and retrieval.  Visual, auditory and semantic codes. Position effects and interference

Lecture 10: Memory Processes

Explicit: semantic and episodic memories. Implicit: procedural and habit memories. Amnesias

Lecture 9: Long-term Memory

Methods used to measure memory.  Implict and Explicit memory.  Information processing approach: Sensory registers, short-term memory.  Working Memory

Lecture 8: Memory

Introduction to human information processing, mental representation and transformation, imagery, attention, memory, language processing, concept formation, problem solving, and computer simulation.Recorded Summer Session 2011

Preconscious and conscious attention.  Search and vigilance.  Signal detection theory. Divided attention

Lecture 7: Attention

Perceptual theories.  Top-down and bottom-up processing.  Visual illusions.

Lecture 6: Perception Theories

Sensation and perception.  Figure-ground.  Perceptual constancies.  Depth perception. Top-down and bottom-up processing.

Lecture 5: Perception

Lecture 4: The Brain

Cognitive neuroscience - cells of the nervous system.  Basic functioning of neurons.

Lecture 3: Neurons

Lecture 2: Research Methods

Syllabus and class logistics.  History of cognitive science

Lecture 1: Intro and History

Introduction to human information processing, mental representation and transformation, imagery, attention, memory, language processing, concept formation, problem solving, and computer simulation.<br><br>Recorded Summer Session 2011

PSC100 - Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

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