PSY211-Perception & Cognition / Fall 2012

Instructor: Jeffrey P. Toth, Ph.D.
SYLLABUS (updated 11/19/2012) [pdf]
GRADES, through Exam 3, Quiz 3, & Essay 2 (posted 11/19/2012) [pdf]

>>>WRITING ASSIGNMENT #3 - Due 2pm, Tuesday, November 27, 2012. [Word file] <<<

Lecture Slides
[10] Semantic Memory [pdf; 2 slides per page; color]
[10] Semantic Memory [pdf; 2 slides per page; b&w]
[10] Semantic Memory [pdf; 3 slides per page; b&w]
[11] Mental Imagery & Visual Knowledge [pdf; 2 slides per page; color]
[11] Mental Imagery & Visual Knowledge [pdf; 2 slides per page; b&w]
[11] Mental Imagery & Visual Knowledge [pdf; 3 slides per page; b&w]
[12a] Thinking: Judgment [pdf; 2 slides per page; color]
[12a] Thinking: Judgment [pdf; 2 slides per page; b&w]
[12a] Thinking: Judgment [pdf; 3 slides per page; b&w]
[12b] Thinking: Reasoning & Decision Making [pdf; 2 slides per page; color]
[12b] Thinking: Reasoning & Decision Making [pdf; 2 slides per page; b&w]
[12b] Thinking: Reasoning & Decision Making [pdf; 3 slides per page; b&w]
[13] Consciousness [pdf; 1 slide per page; color]
[13] Consciousness [pdf; 2 slides per page; b&w]
[13] Consciousness [pdf; 3 slides per page; b&w]

>>>>> FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE [Word file] <<<<<

Required Readings
Carey, B. (2010). Forget what you know about good study habits. [pdf]
Belluck, P. (2011). To really learn, quit studying and take a test. [pdf]
Sensation & Perception. From "Psychology: The Science of Mind and Behavior", 3rd Edition, by Passer & Smith (2005). [pdf]

Concept Maps from the Textbook
Chapter 8: Associative Theories of Long-Term Memory [pdf]
[Note: For Exam 4, we will be only be covering the 1st two sections, "The Network Notion" & "Direct Tests..."]
Chapter 11: Visual Knowledge (Mental Imagery) [pdf]
Chapter 12: Judgment [pdf]
Chapter 13: Reasoning [pdf]
[Note: For the Chapter 13 map, we will be only be covering the 1st ("Confirmation...") & last ("Decision Making") sections]
Chapter 15: Conscious Thought, Unconscious Thought [pdf]

Extra-Credit Papers
READ THIS FIRST >>> Guidelines for Extra-Credit Paper Summaries [pdf]
Brown, A. (2004). The Deja Vu illusion. [pdf]
Dijksterhuis et al. (2006). The deliberation-without-attention effect. [pdf]
Mann & Ward (2008). Attention, self-control, and health behaviors. [pdf]
Oppenheimer (2008). The secret life of fluency. [pdf]
Tang & Posner (2009). Attention training. [pdf]
Wegner (2003). How we experience conscious will. [pdf]

Cognitive Research on the Web
Science Daily: Mind & Brain News
EurekAlert: Social & Behavior News
Brain Mysteries
Cognitive Daily (blog)
Mind Hacks (blog)