Week of |
Chapter |
Topic |
Jan 12 |
Cognitive Psychology |
Introduction to cognitive psychology from Kardas (2023). See Canvas to download the chapter. Chapter Outline |
Jan 19 |
1 |
Introduction to Classic Studies in Cognitive Psychology Chapter Outline Quiz 1 |
| Jan 26 |
2 |
Attention: Beyond Cherry's (1953) Cocktail Party Phenomenon Chapter Outline |
Feb 2 |
6 |
Attention: Beyond Stroop's (1935) Colour-Word Interference Phenomenon Chapter Outline Quiz 2 |
Feb 9 |
3 |
Perception: Beyond Gibson's (1950) Direct Perception Chapter Outline |
Feb 16 |
4 |
Perception: Beyond Marr's (1982) Computational Approach to Vision Chapter Outline |
Feb 23 |
5 |
Perception: Beyond Goodale and Milner's Separate Visual Pathways Chapter Outline Quiz 3 |
Mar 2 |
7 |
Amnesia: Beyond Scoville and Milner's (1957) Research on HM Chapter Outline |
| Mar 9 Mid-Term Grades due March 9, 2026 |
15 |
Language: Beyond Chomsky's (1957) Syntactic Structures Chapter Outline Quiz 4 |
Mar 16 |
8 |
Memory: Beyond Baddeley and Hitch's Working Memory Chapter Outline |
March 23 |
9 |
Memory: Beyond Tulving's (1972) Episodic and Semantic Memory Chapter Outline Quiz 5 |
Mar 30 Drop Day is April 29, 2026 |
10 |
Memory: Beyond Tulving and Thomson's Encoding Specificity Principle Chapter Outline |
| Apr 6 |
11 |
Memory: Beyond Loftus and Palmer's Misinformation Effect Quiz 6 |
Apr 13 |
12 |
Thinking and Problem Solving: Beyond Newell, Shaw, and Simon's (1958) Theory of Human Problem Solving Chapter Outline |
Apr 20 |
13 |
Thinking and Problem Solving: Beyond Tversky and Kahneman's Judgement Under Uncertainty Chapter Outline |
Apr 27 (Last class day is Apr 29) |
14 |
Thinking and Problem Solving: Beyond Tversky and Kahneman's Prospect Theory Chapter Outline Quiz 7 |
| May 4 Final Exams Begin (There is no comprehensive final exam) |
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