Cognitive Psychology (CEP 564) -- Spring, 2001
Tentative Course Schedule
(NOTE: Additional readings may be assigned from time-to-time.)
January 22
Topics: Introduction to the Course
"Introduction to Cognitive Psychology"
Tasks for the week:
- Read the course syllabus.
- Explore the course web site and become familiar with the way it is organized.
- Please complete the information form on the Meet your classmates section of the web site.
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January 29
Topic: "Cognitive Neuroscience"
Reading:
- Sternberg -- Chapters 1 & 2
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February 5
Topics: "Attention and Consciousness"
"The Nature of Scientific Investigation"
Video: Masters of Illusion
Readings:
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February 12
Topic: "Sensation and Perception: Do You See What I See?"
Readings:
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February 19
Topic: "Memory: Models and Processes"
Video: Pieces of Mind
Readings:
- Sternberg -- Chapters 5 and 6
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February 26
Topic: "Knowledge Representation: Images and Propositions"
Assignment Due:
- Assessment #1
Click here for an interactive, practice quiz.
Readings:
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March 5 --- SPRING RECESS -- CLASS WILL NOT MEET
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March 12
Topic: "Knowledge Representation and Organization"
Readings:
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March 19
Topic: "Language and Cognition"
Video: The Mind: Language
Assignment Due:
Readings:
- Sternberg -- Chapters 9 and 10
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March 26
Topic: "Social and Situated Cognition"
Assignment Due:
Readings:
- Brown, J. S., Collins, A., & Duguid, P. (1989). Situated cognition and the culture of learning. Educational Researcher, 18(1), 32-42.
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April 2
Topic: "Cultural and Social Determinants of Cognition"
Video: Legends & Folklore of the Old West
Readings:
- Cole, M. (1985). The zone of proximal development: Where culture and cognition create each other. In J. V. Wertsch (Ed.) Culture, communication, and cognition: Vygotskian perspectives (pp. 146-161). Cambridge, Eng.: Cambridge University Press.
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April 9
Topic: "Concepts, Problem Solving, and Reasoning"
Assignment Due:
- Assessment #2
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Readings:
- Sternberg -- Chapters 11 and 12
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April 16
Topic: "Cognitive Development (including metacognition)"
Guest Instructor: Jennifer Livingston
Readings:
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April 23
Topic: "Intelligence, Cognition, and Learning: A New Look at Old Issues"
Readings:
- Sternberg -- Chapter 14
- Additional Article may be Assigned
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April 30
Topics: "Cognitive Psychology and You"
Integration of the Semester
Assignment Due:
Readings:
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May 7 --- Final Examination Due
May 10 -- Research Paper Due
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