Lecture & Exam Notes: Cognitive Process

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Module 1 – Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Definition and Key Concepts Historical Development and Key Figures Scientific Method and Research Methods Module 2 – Memory 1 Definition and Stages of Memory Multi-Store Model of Memory Working Memory Model Levels of Processing Testing Effect and Memory Improvement Techniques Forgetting and Interference Module 3 – Memory 2 Types of Amnesia Infantile Amnesia Korsakoff’s Disease Traumatic Brain Injury Declarative Memory Non-Declarative Memory Priming and Effects Module 4 – Memory 3 Autobiographical Memory Reminiscence Bump Influence of Depression Eyewitness Identification Misinformation Effect Source Monitoring Errors Module 5 – Attention 1 Focused and Divided Attention Vigilance Top-Down and Bottom-Up Attention Covert and Overt Attention Spotlight and Zoom Lens Models Multiple Spotlights and Retinotopic Mapping Module 6 – Attention 2 Location-Based vs Object-Based Attention Top-Down vs Bottom-Up Consciousness and Attention Experiments Separating Attention and Consciousness Module 7 – Problem Solving Nature and Importance of Problem Solving Types of Problems Insight and Representational Change Heuristic Strategies Analogical Problem Solving Expertise and Template Theory Evaluating Problem Solving Tasks Module 8 – Decision Making Judgment vs Decision Making Bayes' Theorem Heuristics and Dual-Process Theory Expected Utility Theory Prospect Theory and Framing Effects Module 9 – Language 1 Definition and Structure of Language Motivating Research Questions Challenges in Language Acquisition Phonemes and Language Diversity Module 10 – Language 2 Word Segmentation Problem Statistical Learning and Bootstrapping Innateness vs Learning Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis Animal Language Capabilities Module 11 – Language 3 Reading and Cognitive Processes Writing Systems and Orthographic Depth Phonemic Awareness Models of Word Recognition Dyslexia and Reading Impairments Modeling in Cognitive Psychology Module 12 – Cognitive Neuroscience Introduction to Cognitive Neuroscience Nervous System Functions Attention and Memory Systems Decision-Making and Addiction Language Processing and Disorders Techniques in Cognitive Neuroscience