Textbook
Reisberg, D. Cognition: Exploring the Science of the Mind. 2nd ed. New York: Norton, 2001.
Requirements
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Participation in two in-class labs, with lab reports - 14%
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One paper (4-5 pages, double-spaced) designing an original experiment, plus 4-minute class report - 18%
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Two in-class quizzes - 44%
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Final exam covering the whole course, but with special attention to the last third of the semester (2 hours) - 24%
Topics
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Introduction; How We Read
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The Brain
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Object Recognition
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Attention I
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Attention II
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Memory I: Working Memory
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Memory II: Conceptual Short Term Memory
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Memory III: Implicit Memory
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Memory IV: Remembering and Forgetting
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Memory V: Associative Memory
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Learning
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Concepts and Prototypes
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Language: Psycholinguistics
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Visual Knowledge
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Experimental Design and Hypothesis Testing (tutorial instructions for final paper)
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Mental Codes I
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Mental Codes II
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Judgment
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Reasoning
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Solving Problems