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Prof. Greg Francis 6/16/081IntroductionIIE 269: Cognitive PsychologyGreg FrancisLecture 01What’s coming up?CogLab info CogLab Student Manual Downloadable (free) from the CogLab web site Registration information given in class (free) necessary to use CogLab Select a registration code from the lists goingaround the class Write your name next to the registration code Write down your registration code on the “Instructionsfor getting started with CogLab” sheet of your syllabus.Textbook There is no textbook Lecture notes are used instead If you want a book borrow from another class (current or past) see me to borrow a copyCourse outline Neuroscience -- EXAM (20%) Attention & Memory -- EXAM (20%) Language & Mental representation -- Exam(20%) Reasoning Cumulative Final (20%)Topics Discuss a sample of issues in cognitivepsychology / cognitive neuroscience Try to relate cognitive psychology tostories you may have heard in the popularpress Identify how the topics can help youTopics For example What’s the deal with left and right brains? Why does everyone love Prozac? Why telephone operators seem rude. What to do if you are drunk while studying foran exam. What is the plural of walkman?Prof. Greg Francis 6/16/082Exams Mix of multiple choice (25 questions) andshort answer (5 questions) Detailed study guides will be provided atleast one week in advance of an exam Beware the scheduling of the final exam!Class participation Occasionally I need assistance during a lecture I will randomly select names from the class list If you are absent, you lose class participationpoints (few excuses) Contributes to 10% of class grade. Approximately 12 checks per semesterAt-home labs Cognitive psychology on-line laboratory (Coglab) Java-based programs that can be run through aweb browser (e.g., Firefox, IE Explorer, Opera,Safari). You participate in experiments Total lab grade contributes to 10% of your classgrade. Grade is based solely on completing theexperiment, not on the quality of the dataAt-home labs Labs are listed on the syllabus They must be completed by 9:00 am at the dateindicated in the syllabus else you get no credit Since I wrote CogLab, you get access to theexperiments for free (a $25 value!) See handout for instructions on getting started First lab is due at 9:00 am on Wednesday!Grading Straight scale 90%-100% A 80% - 89% B 70% - 79% C 60% - 69% D 0% - 59% F No rounding up.Instructor office hours Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, 10:45 -11:45 am Or by appointment WooDang Hall, Room 531 Phone: 3290-5139 Email: [email protected] WWW: http://www.psych.purdue.edu/~gfrancis/Classes/IIE269/index.html updates to the syllabus CogLab Lecture notes Check this regularly!Prof. Greg Francis 6/16/083Lecture notes Downloadable from the class web page Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format Reduced form (6 pages) All available on the web siteNext time Cognitive neuroscience The brain The modularity hypothesis CogLab on Brain asymmetry due! What’s the deal with left and right


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