This course will enable students to apply principles of cognitive psychology to real-life settings, including areas such as attention, performance, face identification, and technology, while integrating biological processes with cognitive functioning to enhance their understanding and practical application of cognitive psychology.
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24DPSY703 |
Applied Cognitive Psychology (Theory) |
CO91: Developing an understanding of how cognitive psychology principles can be applied to real life settings and to understand the nature and scope of Applied Cognitive Psychology CO92: Understanding the applications of research based on attention and performance to real life settings CO93: Knowing how to apply principles of cognitive psychology to issues related to face identification CO94: Integrating the biological processes with cognitive functioning CO95: Developing an understanding of cognitive psychology applications in the area of technology. CO96: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction |
Approach in teaching: Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Learning activities for the students: Self-learning assignments, application based questions, Seminar presentation, |
Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, |
Applied cognitive psychology; early cognitive research; post-war developments; aims of applied cognitive psychology
Divided attention and dual-task performance; Practice and the development of automaticity; Cognitive failure- skill breakdown; minimising error through design
Face-processing models, factors affecting accuracy of eyewitness identification, facial composite systems
Circadian rhythms and performance; menstrual cycle and performance; role of gonadal hormones in cognition
Overview of virtual environment in psychology; Virtual Environment technology development- issues in research and training; Virtual environments in the teaching of psychology
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