Cognitive Psychology

Contents......Page 8
Introduction......Page 10
Part I: The basics of cognitive psychology......Page 14
1.2 - Cognitive psychology and related disciplines/theories......Page 15
1.3 - History of cognitive psychology......Page 18
1.4 - Founding figures and their core ideas......Page 19
1.5 - Thinking like a cognitive psychologist......Page 21
1.6 - Learning outcomes and assessment......Page 24
1.7 - Running themes......Page 26
Part II: Course companion to the curriculum......Page 28
2.1 - Visual processing/perception......Page 29
2.2 - Object recognition......Page 38
2.3 - Speech/word recognition......Page 48
2.4 - Attention......Page 56
2.5 - Introduction to memory, the multistore model, encoding and retrieval......Page 66
2.6 - Working memory model......Page 77
2.7 - Episodic and semantic memory......Page 82
2.8 - Learning and memory......Page 85
2.9 - Speech perception and reading......Page 89
2.10 - Language comprehension......Page 98
2.11 - Language (speech) production......Page 108
2.12 - Problem-solving......Page 115
2.13 - Judgements and decision making......Page 122
2.14 - Reasoning and deduction......Page 129
Part III: Study and revision skills......Page 136
3.1 - Introduction......Page 137
3.2 - How to get the most out of your lectures......Page 138
3.3 - How to make the most of seminars......Page 143
3.4 - Essay writing tips......Page 148
3.5 - Revision hints and tips......Page 158
3.6 - Exam tips......Page 170
3.7 - Tips on interpreting essay and exam questions......Page 180
3.8 - Summary......Page 190
Glossary......Page 192
References......Page 225