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Psychology
P335, Section 20152: Cognitive Psychology
Fall 2007 Tu, Th 11:15-12:30, Room 226 Psychology Bldg.
Course
Web Page: http://cognitrn.psych.indiana.edu/rgoldsto/courses/p335.html
Instructor: Dr. Robert Goldstone
Office: 338 Psychology Bldg. Email: rgoldsto@indiana.edu
Office hours: email to arrange Phone: 855-4853
Teaching Assistant: Jenifer Vohs
Office: A204 Psychology Bldg. Email: jvohs@indiana.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays 1-3 PM Phone: 856-4676
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Textbook: Robert Solso, Kimberley MacLin, & Otto Maclin, Cognitive Psychology (Seventh edition)
Breakdown of grade:
Exam I - 27%
Exam II - 27%
Exam III - 28% (The third exam is non-cumulative)
Apparent Motion Laboratory – 6%
Feature Search Laboratory – 6%
Memory Laboratory – 6%
Grading Policies.
Your grades are kept on-line at http://oncourse.iu.edu. You can access your grades for the laboratories and exams at any time on this system. The approximate curve for this course will be:
88-100: A
76-87: B
63-75: C
51-62: D
<50: F
Exams. Exams will consist of short answer, multiple-choice, and fill-in-the-blank questions. You are responsible for everything covered in the textbook and in the lectures. A greater percentage of the questions will come from lectures as opposed to the textbook. An attempt will be made to design questions that test your knowledge of general concepts and definitions, underlying principles, and important experimental methods and results (i.e. you will never be asked how many subjects were run in an experiment). You should study and read for comprehension as opposed to brute memorization, although you will also need to learn particular terms for ideas. Exams will not be graded on a curve, however if the class average is below 75 (a "C") on an exam then points will be added to everybody's grade to bring the average up to 75. Thus, everybody could conceivably receive an ÒA,Ó but everybody could not receive an ÒF.Ó If you wish to dispute the manner in which a question was graded, give me a written argument for why I was wrong.
Missed Exams. If you must miss an exam, tell me about it ahead of time. Missing an examination should be avoided if at all possible. If the exam is available, it may be taken one or two days before the scheduled time. If it is not available, then the missed exam may be replaced by an essay exam.
Laboratories. To give you a feel for the hands-on, experimental nature of cognitive psychology, you will complete three laboratories using yourself and your friends as subjects. You will be given instructions on what experiments to conduct, and after conducting your experiments, you will fill out a worksheet that answers specific questions about what results you found in your experiment, and what theories are supported by them. Each worksheet will require you to write approximately one page. Extra credit can be obtained by conducting additional, original experiments of your own creation with the laboratories.
The first laboratory (apparent motion) can be run from the web. To access the necessary files, see the link at http://cognitrn.psych.indiana.edu/rgoldsto/courses/p335.html. To access the second laboratory (Feature Search), the web site is http://cognitrn.psych.indiana.edu/busey/VisualSearch/VisualSearchApplet.html. You can run this laboratory on either a Macintosh or Windows computer. The third laboratory (Memory) does not require a computer.
Extra credit: From time to time, extra credit assignments will be announced in class. In addition, you can run yourself in experiments suggested by Mind Hacks, web sites, or your own creative imagination. For these experiments, describe in a page or so your method (describe the task thoroughly so that somebody could replicate it), results (show your specific data. Graphs are great), and the implications of your results. YouÕll only get a few extra credit points, but youÕll hopefully have fun and learn something too. Points will be based on the amount of work you put in, and the quality of your presentation.
Disclaimer. This syllabus is not definitive. Course policies are subject to change at any time. You will be notified of any changes.
Plagiarism and Cheating. According to the university's bylaws: "It is the responsibility of the student not only to abstain from cheating but, in addition, to avoid the appearance of cheating and to guard against making it possible for others to cheat." Cheating on exams will be dealt with harshly.
Getting the most out of the class. This course should be one of the most important and interesting courses you take. The following pointers can help to ensure this.
1. Question your professor, and your book. True knowledge only comes from an active engagement of the material. Questions in class are welcome, and prolonged class discussions should be looked upon as learning opportunities rather than digressions.
2. Explain the material to yourself. DonÕt expect the material to seep its way into your head; you must actively carry it in.
3. Apply principles to your everyday
life and your other interests.
4. Try to appreciate the deep, underlying issues. Data and experiments are important; getting the details right is critical. But, also consider the motivation, assumptions, and implications of the results.
5. View the field as ongoing investigations, not as solved puzzles.
6. Visit me outside of class. I am eager to meet any students to discuss cognitive psychology, and psychology more broadly construed.
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Date |
Topic |
Assignment MH
= Mind Hacks Not
specified = Solso |
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Tu 8/28 |
Introduction, expectations,
policies, overview |
Chapter 1 |
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Th 8/30 |
History, assumptions, and
perspectives |
Chapter 1 |
|
Tu 9/4 |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
Chapter 2 MH: Chapter 1 |
|
Th 9/6 |
Cognitive Neuroscience |
Chapter 2 MH: Chapter 1 |
|
Tu 9/11 |
Perception |
Chapter 3 MH: Chapter 2 |
|
Th 9/13 |
Perception |
Chapter 4 MH: Chapter 5 |
|
Tu 9/18 |
Pattern Recognition |
Chapter 4 |
|
Th 9/20 |
Imagery |
Apparent Motion Laboratory
Due |
|
Tu 9/25 |
Imagery |
Chapter 10 |
|
Th 9/27 |
Review for EXAM I |
Feature Search Laboratory
Due |
|
Tu 10/2 |
EXAM I |
|
|
Th 10/4 |
Attention |
Chapter 3 MH: Chapter 3 |
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Tu 10/9 |
Attention |
pp. 312-315 |
|
Th 10/11 |
Consciousness |
Chapter 5 |
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Tu 10/16 |
Concepts & categorization |
Chapter 14 & pp. 128-133 |
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Th 10/18 |
Concepts & categorization |
pp. 418-422 |
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Tu 10/23 |
Memory |
Chapters 6 and 7 MH: Chapter 9 |
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Th 10/25 |
Memory |
Chapter 8 |
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Tu 10/30 |
Review for Exam II |
Chapter 9 |
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Th 11/1 |
EXAM II |
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Tu 11/6 |
Problem Solving |
Chapter 15 Memory Laboratory Due |
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Th 11/8 |
Language |
Chapter 11 MH: Chapter 4 |
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Tu 11/13 |
Language |
Chapter 12 |
|
Th 11/15 |
Group Behavior Special Guest Speaker: Dr.
Todd Gureckis |
pp. 134-146, 250-258 |
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Tu 11/20 |
Thanksgiving |
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Th 11/22 |
Thanksgiving |
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Th 11/27 |
Reasoning, judgment, &
decision making |
Chapter 14 MH: Chapter 7 |
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Tu 11/29 |
Reasoning, judgment, &
decision making |
Chapter 15 |
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Th 12/4 |
Artificial Intelligence |
Chapter 16 |
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Tu 12/6 |
Wrap up and review |
Chapter 16 |
|
Tu 12/11 |
EXAM III. 5:00-7:00 PM |
Room 226 |