Psychology 220: Cognitive Psychology



Psychology 220: Cognitive Psychology 2014-2015

Instructor: Dr. Peter McCormick

Office: 123B Annex

E-mail: pamccorm@stfx.ca

Office Hours: M., T., W., Th. 1:15 – 2:05, or by appointment, or by chance.

Evaluation:

 Midterms: 2 @            10% ea.

Christmas Exam             20 %

 Final Exam:                  30 %

 Lab Assignments:         15 %

 Full Lab Reports: 2 @ 7.5 % ea.

Text:  Ashcraft & Klein (2010). Cognition, Can. ed., Prentice Hall. NJ.

Lab Manual: Francis & Neath (2014). Coglab 5: Instant access (You will purchase this online: See the course website for purchase information).

Tentative Schedule

Sept 4 - 11 Chapter 1: Introduction & Brief History

Sept 16 - 23 Chapter 2: The Cognitive Science Approach

Sept 25 - Oct 9 Chapter 3: Perception and Pattern Recognition

Oct. 14 Fall Midterm

Oct 16 – Nov 4 Chapter 4: Attention (& Consciousness)

Nov 6 - 18 Chapter 5: Short-Term Working Memory

Nov 20 - 27 Chapter 6: Learning and Remembering

Dec. 2 Catch-up/ Review

December Exam - TBA

Jan 6 - 13 Chapter 7: Knowledge

Jan 15 - 29 Chapter 8: Using Knowledge in the Real World

Feb 3 - 12 Chapter 9: Language

Feb. 17 Winter Midterm

Feb. 19 - Mar 12 Chapter 10: Comprehension

Mar 17 - Mar 26 Chapter 11: Decisions, Judgements, and Reasoning

March 31 – April 7 Chapter 12: Problem Solving

Final Exam - TBA

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