COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY-II

Paper Code: 
PSY 221
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives :

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

Course Outcomes (COs):

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Cognitive Psychology - II

The students will be able to –

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 behaviour from life span perspective.

CO46: Appreciate research and theories of cognition from diverse fields of study, including neuroscience, neuropsychology, evolutionary psychology, and behavioural economics.

CO47: Apply research in cognitive psychology to everyday events and challenges.

Approach in teaching:

Interactive Lectures, Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstration, Team teaching

Learning activities for the students:

Self-learning assignments, Effective questions, Simulation, Seminar presentation, Giving tasks, Field practical

Class test, Semester end examinations, Quiz, Solving problems in tutorials, Assignments, Presentation, Individual and group projects

 

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: 
2020-21
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