Cognitive Psychology |Lecture 1|24th Sept
Module leader: Dr Laura Boubert, department of psychology
Email:
Thursday 1-3 | Room 6.111
Assessment
- Coursework 4th December 2019
- On Black board | Article | Threes | Peer review
Exam
- Brief and past on blackboard (past exams on seminars)
- Dedicated seminars
- 5 short answer questions (50%), 2 essays (50%)
- January 2020
Seminars
1-3 | weekly quiz master | practical | supporting studies
- Professional principles, teamwork, do the key seminar work as and when requested,
use the black board resources
Lectures
- Here and now 11:10 start, resources on blackboard, take notes
- Join British Psychological Society? > https://www.bps.org.uk/
Secrets to success
- Read scientific research literature
- My opinion is only valid if backed up by research literature
- No question is ever stupid
- Importance of critical thinking!
Reading
- Sternberg, R.J & Van Hoof, J.C.(2018) Cognitive Psychology (7th Edn). Cengage
, An introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Working example
What happens when we’re driving?
- concentration
- making decisions
- making the car move – brain controls the whole body and its movements
- feeling emotions
- multitasking while listening radio, talking to other passenger
Definition of Cognitive processes
Mental processes including perception, memory and information processing which
allow us to acquire information, make plans and solve problems.
Mental activity that involves the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of knowledge
Examples of Cognitive processes
Vision - sensory processes
Concentration - attention (focused attention, excluding other sensory input)
Deciding based on - memory of previous journeys, problem solving ability, knowledge of
own skills
Definition of Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the way people
process information. It focuses at how we process information how we receive and how
the treatment of this information leads to our responses. In other words, cognitive
psychology is interested in what is happening within our minds that
links stimulus (input) and response (output).
A brief history of Cognitive Psychology
It’s important to understand history so we are be able to move on with research
Psychoanalysis > Behaviourism > Cognitive Psychology
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Module leader: Dr Laura Boubert, department of psychology
Email:
Thursday 1-3 | Room 6.111
Assessment
- Coursework 4th December 2019
- On Black board | Article | Threes | Peer review
Exam
- Brief and past on blackboard (past exams on seminars)
- Dedicated seminars
- 5 short answer questions (50%), 2 essays (50%)
- January 2020
Seminars
1-3 | weekly quiz master | practical | supporting studies
- Professional principles, teamwork, do the key seminar work as and when requested,
use the black board resources
Lectures
- Here and now 11:10 start, resources on blackboard, take notes
- Join British Psychological Society? > https://www.bps.org.uk/
Secrets to success
- Read scientific research literature
- My opinion is only valid if backed up by research literature
- No question is ever stupid
- Importance of critical thinking!
Reading
- Sternberg, R.J & Van Hoof, J.C.(2018) Cognitive Psychology (7th Edn). Cengage
, An introduction to Cognitive Psychology
Working example
What happens when we’re driving?
- concentration
- making decisions
- making the car move – brain controls the whole body and its movements
- feeling emotions
- multitasking while listening radio, talking to other passenger
Definition of Cognitive processes
Mental processes including perception, memory and information processing which
allow us to acquire information, make plans and solve problems.
Mental activity that involves the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of knowledge
Examples of Cognitive processes
Vision - sensory processes
Concentration - attention (focused attention, excluding other sensory input)
Deciding based on - memory of previous journeys, problem solving ability, knowledge of
own skills
Definition of Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Psychology is the branch of psychology that focuses on the way people
process information. It focuses at how we process information how we receive and how
the treatment of this information leads to our responses. In other words, cognitive
psychology is interested in what is happening within our minds that
links stimulus (input) and response (output).
A brief history of Cognitive Psychology
It’s important to understand history so we are be able to move on with research
Psychoanalysis > Behaviourism > Cognitive Psychology
2
