This paper aims at developing an understanding of the processes of learning, memory and problem solving, creativity and reasoning and their various applications.
Major Types of Learning - Classical Conditioning; Instrumental Learning; Verbal Learning; Human Performance; Theories - Hull, Tolman, Guthrie
Sensory Memory; Short-Term Memory; Long-Term Memory; Working Memory; Metamemory; Semantic And Episodic Memories; Eyewitness Memory; Implicit And Explicit Memory; Models Of Semantic Knowledge; The Procedural – Declarative Distinction; Forgetting - Theories Of Forgetting; Mnemonics
Creative Process, Creativity And Functional Fixity, Investment Theory Of Creativity, Judging Creativity; Introduction To Intelligence, Theories Of Intelligence, Neuro Cognition And Intelligence, Artificial Intelligence
Concept Formation And Categorization; Judgment And Decision Making; Logical Reasoning - Types And Errors In Reasoning Processes; Deductive and Inductive Hypothesis Testing And Conditional Reasoning Theories Of Thought Processes
Classification Of Problems; Problems Space Theory, Problems Solving Approaches; Means-End Heuristics, Analogy Approach And Other Strategies