To acquaint students with the processes involved in cognition and to develop critical understanding about cognitive processes.
Historical Background : Emergence of modern cognitive Psychology : Place of Cognitive Psychology in cognitive science. Approaches : Information Processing, Ecological, Connectionist and evolutionary perspective.
Selective Attention : Filter theory, Attenuation theory, late selection theory, multimode theory; Attention Capacity and Mental effort, Nueropsychological studies of attention; automaticity and effect of practice; divided attention.
Perceptual learning and development; perception of shape, space and movement; Implicit perception and Intersensory integration, Motivational and Attitudinal determinants.
Sensitivity v/s response criteria; Optimal criteria; ROC curves; Applications of signal detection theory; Imagery : properties of mental images; Representation of images, cognitive maps.
Structure of language and its acquisition, speech perception, factors affecting comprehension.
Links:
[1] https://psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/courses/subjects/cognitive-psychology-i
[2] https://psychology.iisuniv.ac.in/academic-year/2018-19