PSY 2601 1st Edition Lecture 1Outline of Current Lecture I. Course Introductiona. What is Cognitive Psychology?b. Why study it?c. Study Techniquesd. Administrative MattersCurrent LectureI. Course Introductiona. What is Cognitive Psychology?i. Textbook Definition1. Branch of psychology concerned with how people acquire, store, transform, use,and communicate informationii. Professor’s Definition1. Study of mental processes by which humans learn about and interact with the worlda. Specific topics include;i. Perceptionii. Languageiii. Memoryiv. Problem Solvingv. Planningb. Why study it?i. Understanding these countless effortless acts of mental processing help us understand daily lifec. Study Techniquesi. Review all materialii. Test yourselfiii. Study ALL materialiv. Test yourselfv. Study ALL materialvi. Repeatvii. Karpicke and Rpediger (2008)These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.1. Subjects learned foreign vocabulary words2. Swahili-English pairs (ex: Masuha—boat)3. First, study all pairs, and then test recall4. Then, four conditions for continued studya. Keep studying, testing all pairs (ST)b. Keep studying, testing, only pairs not recalled at previous test (SnTn)c. Keep studying all pairs, keep testing only pairs not recalled on previous test (STn)d. Keep studying only pairs not recalled on previous test, keep testing all pairs (SnT)viii. How to study1. Keep testing yourself on the textbook and lecture material2. Use the study guide/self-made study guides d. Administrative Mattersi. Components of Class1. 2 midterm exams at 60 points each 2. 1 final exam at 80 points3. 10 homework assignments at 80 points total4. 1 term paper at 44 points 5. Class participation at 36 points through clicker questions ii. Instructor Information1. Professor Prahlad Guptaa. [email protected]. E121 SSH c. T/TH 9:00-10:30am2. Gavin Jenkins TAa. [email protected]. 118 SLPc. T 3:00-4:30,TH 12:00-1:30pm3. Hannah Wyland TAa. [email protected]. E305 SSHc. M 11:00-12:00pm, T 3:00-4:00pm, TH
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