Cognitive Psychology-II

Paper Code: 
PSY 221
Credits: 
4
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives :

  • To acquaint students with the processes involved in cognition and to develop critical understanding about cognitive processes.

Course Outcomes:

  • CO43: Knowledge regarding higher order cognitive processes.
  • CO44: Understanding of cognitive functioning involved in language, creativity, decision making & problem solving through different perspectives.
  • CO45: Appreciate the complexity of cognitive processes underlying people's behaviourfrom life span perspective.
  • CO46: Appreciate research and theories of cognition from diverse fields of study, including neuroscience, neuropsychology, evolutionary psychology, and behaviouraleconomics.
  • CO47: Apply research in cognitive psychology to everyday events and challenges.
12.00
Unit I: 
Language:

Structure of Language, Field of Linguistics, Syntactic Formalisms, Relation bit Language and Thought, Language Acquisition, Psycholinguistics, Language and Neurology, Lexical-Decision task, Comprehension, Top-down, Bottom up, Model of Text Comprehension. 

 

12.00
Unit II: 
Creativity and Human Intelligence

Creative Process, Creativity and Functional Fixedness, Investment Theory, Adaptive Function of creativity, Judging creativity. Creativity and Insight. Human Intelligence – Problem of definition, Cognitive theories – Information processing, General Knowledge and reasoning and Problem solving. Cognitive Neuroscience support. Artificial Intelligence.

 

12.00
Unit III: 
Thinking:

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.   

12.00
Unit IV: 
Problem Solving

Gestalt Psychology and Problem Solving, Representation of the Problem, Types of Problem (Well defined vs ill defined, routine vs non-routine); Problem Space Theory, Approaches to Problem Solving.   

12.00
Unit V: 
Cognition Across Lifespan

Cognitive Development, Neural Development, Development of Cognitive Abilities. Cognition and Aging.

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Solso R.L., Maclin O.H., Maclin M.K. (2014). Cognitive Psychology (8Th Ed). Noida: Pearson India Education.
  • 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.
  • Hunt R. and Ellis H. (2007). Fundamentals of Cognitive Psychology (7th Ed.) Delhi: Tata McGraw.
  • Galotti, K.M. (2014). Cognitive Psychology In and Outside Laboratory. Greater Noida: Sage Publications India.

 

 

 

Academic Year: 
2021-22
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