To provide an in-depth understanding of cognitive psychology by exploring key concepts such as attention, perception, memory, emotion, thinking, decision-making, and language.
On completion of this course, the students will be able to:
CO111: Interpret and appraise the historical development and subsequent approaches to cognitive psychology.
CO112: Appreciate the complexity of attention and perception as a cognitive process and its applications.
CO113: Judge the impact of memory systems and structures as proposed within the cognitive psychology perspectives on emotions.
CO114: Appreciate the complexity in reasoning, judgements and decision making in everyday life.
CO115: Examining the field of psycholinguistics and nuances of language acquisition
CO116:Contribute effectively in course-specific interactions
History of Cognitive Psychology, Cognitive Renaissance, Current Status: Computer Model and Cognitive Neuroscience.
Approaches: Information Processing, Ecological, Connectionist and Evolution Perspective.
Processing Capacity and Selective Attention, Model of Selective Attention, Capacity Model of Attention.
Theories of Perception, Perceptual Learning and Development, Signal Detection Theory.
Sensory, Short Term and Long-Term Memory, Working Memory, Semantic and Episodic, Eyewitness, Implicit vs Explicit; Models of Semantic Knowledge, The Procedural – Declarative Distinction. Emotion and Attention & Perception
Dimensional Approaches, Theoretical Approaches; Mood and Memory, Emotional Learning, Emotion and Declarative Memory
Concept Formation, Logic, Reasoning-Deductive & Inductive, Judgments: Based on memory, Similarity, Estimates. Decision Making: Nature, Decision Tree, Approaches: Expected Utility and Prospect Theory. Decision Making in the Real World.
Structure of Language, Field of Linguistics, Syntactic Formalisms, Relation between Language and Thought, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Lexical-Decision task, Comprehension, Top-down, Bottom up, Model of Text Comprehension.
· Galotti, K.M. (2014). Cognitive Psychology In and Outside Laboratory. Greater Noida: Sage Publications India.
· Riegler G.B. and Riegler B.R. (2008). Cognitive Psychology – Applying the Science of the Mind. New Delhi: Pearson India Education.
· Smith E.E. and Kosslyn S.M. (2007). Cognitive Psychology – Mind and Brain. New Delhi: Prentice Hall India.
· Solso R.L., Maclin O.H., Maclin M.K. (2014). Cognitive Psychology (8Th Ed). Noida: Pearson India Education.
Suggested Readings
· Ackerman, R., & Thompson, V. A. (2017). Meta-reasoning: Monitoring and control of thinking and reasoning. Trends in cognitive sciences, 21(8), 607-617.
· Hirst, W., & Manier, D. (2008). Towards a psychology of collective memory. Memory, 16(3), 183-200.
· Baddeley, A.D. (1997) Human Memory : Washington : Psychology Press.
· Crowder R.G. (1976). Principles of Learning and Memory. NY : Lawrence Erlbaum.
· Dember, & Warm, J.S. (1979). Psychology of Perception. NY : Holt.
· Gardner, H. (1985). The Mind’s New Science : A History of the Cognitive Revolution. Cambridge Mass : Bert Books.
· Ittyearh, M. and Broota, K.D. (1983). Inter and Intra-model Processing of Sensory – specific Information. Perceptual and Motor Skills 56. 5.7-517
· Mark L.E. (1978). Unity of the Senses. London : Academic Press.
· Rock, I. (1995). Perception. NY : Scientific American.
· Sen, A. (1983). Attention and Distribution, ND : Sterling.
· Sen, A.K. and Pande, P. (Ed.) (1998). Current Issues in Cognitive Psychology Delhi : Campus.
· Wilhite, S.C. and Payne, D.E. (1992). Learning and Memory : The Basis of
· Behaviors. Needham Heights, Mass : Allyn and Bacon.
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