BCSC 111: Lecture Schedule

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All chapters unless otherwise stated are from Galotti.

Date
Topic
Required Readings
01/17
Course requirements; Introduction
 
01/22
Cognitive Psychology: History, Methods, and Paradigms
Ch 1
01/24
Cognitive Psychology: History, Methods, and Paradigms
Ch 1
01/29
Cognitive Psychology: History, Methods, and Paradigms
Ch 1
01/31
The Brain
Ch 2
02/05
The Brain
Ch 2
02/07
EXAM 1
 
02/12
Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects
Ch 3
02/14
Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects
Ch 3
02/19
Hands-on experiments
 
02/21
Hands-on experiments
 
02/26
Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects
Ch 3
02/28
Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources
Ch 4
03/04
EXAM 2
 
03/06
Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources
Ch 4
03/11
Spring Break
 
03/13
Spring Break
 
03/18
Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources
Ch 4
03/20
Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces
Ch 5
03/25
Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces
Ch 5
03/27
Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces
Ch 5
04/01
Exam Preparation
 
04/03
EXAM 3
 
04/08
Retrieving Memories: From Long-Term Storage
Ch 6
04/10
Retrieving Memories: From Long-Term Storage
Ch 6
04/15
The Reconstructive Nature of Memory
Ch 7
04/17
The Reconstructive Nature of Memory
Ch 7
04/22
Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition
Ch 9
04/24
Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition
Ch 9
04/29
EXAM 4
 

Note: May 1st Deadline to submit the essay.