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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