Notes & Summaries for Cognitive Psychology

Included is the chapter focus questions with answers for Dr. Ryan's cognitive psychology class, exam 5

Notes for in-class lectures for Exams 1-4

Cognitive Psychology Notes

This chapter in Cognitive Psychology provides the basis for the course. It answers the basic question: what is cognitive psychology? The notes then offer the history of psychology, along with relevant researchers in the field. Other topics included in this chapter are: behaviorism, cognitive revolution, information processing, top-down and bottom-up processing.

cognitive psychology full book notes on perception

This chapter discusses how to get information into long term memory by explaining the levels of processing theory. The subjects of organization, comprehension, consolidation, encoding, and retrieval are explained. Ways to improve your learning and memory are also introduced.

These notes differentiate perception and sensation, along with introducing key components of perception. The four theories of object perception are explained, as well as perception in action. The role of neurons and the environment within perception are covered too.

This section covers different types of reasoning: inductive and deductive. Different types of heuristics are explained, as well as theories to decision making. The physiology of thinking is also described.

Memory is defined in this chapter, while also going in depth about short term and working memory. The modal model of memory is explained, along with sensory memory and the role of the brain within memory.

This chapter covers attention, differentiating between selective and divided attention. The models of selective attention are discussed, as well as other theories and overt vs. covert attention. Theories of divided attention are explained, as well as the physiological components of perception.