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Lecture Notes CognitivePsych Expanded

The lecture notes provide an overview of cognitive psychology, covering its definition, historical development, and key contributors, along with comparisons to behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Key topics include perception, attention, memory systems, language and cognition, problem solving, decision making, and research methods in cognitive psychology. Each unit explores fundamental theories, processes, and methodologies relevant to understanding cognitive functions.

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Lecture Notes CognitivePsych Expanded

The lecture notes provide an overview of cognitive psychology, covering its definition, historical development, and key contributors, along with comparisons to behaviorism and psychoanalysis. Key topics include perception, attention, memory systems, language and cognition, problem solving, decision making, and research methods in cognitive psychology. Each unit explores fundamental theories, processes, and methodologies relevant to understanding cognitive functions.

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Lecture Notes: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Unit 1: Overview of Cognitive Psychology

- Definition and scope of cognitive psychology

- Historical development and key contributors

- Comparison with behaviorism and psychoanalysis

Unit 2: Perception

- Bottom-up and top-down processing

- Gestalt principles of perception

- Visual and auditory perception systems

Unit 3: Attention

- Selective attention (e.g., Stroop effect)

- Divided attention and multitasking

- Theories: Broadbent's Filter, Treisman's Attenuation

Unit 4: Memory Systems

- Sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), long-term memory (LTM)

- Working memory model (Baddeley & Hitch)

- Encoding, storage, retrieval processes

Unit 5: Language and Cognition

- Language acquisition theories

- Role of language in thought (Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis)

- Cognitive neuropsychology (aphasia, dyslexia)


Unit 6: Problem Solving and Decision Making

- Heuristics and biases (Tversky & Kahneman)

- Stages of problem-solving

- Creative thinking and insight

Unit 7: Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology

- Experimental designs and lab studies

- Brain imaging techniques (fMRI, EEG)

- Case studies and computational modeling

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