BCSC 111: Lecture Schedule
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All chapters unless otherwise stated are from Galotti.
Week
Date
Topics
Readings
1.1
08/26
Course requirements;
Introduction
1.2
08/28
Study of human cognition
Ch. 1. p. 2-14
2.1
09/02
Different approaches to the
study of cognition
Ch. 1. p. 14-23
2.2
09/04
Brain
Ch. 2. p. 28-37
Supplemental readings on fMRI
Supplemental readings on fMRI
3.1
09/09
Brain
Ch. 2. p. 38-41
Supplemental readings on EEG
Supplemental readings on EEG
3.2
09/11
Human Brain Evolution
4.1
09/16
Quiz 1 (week 1.2 - 3.2)
Perception
Perception
Ch. 3. p. 44-57
4.2
09/18
Perception
Attention
Attention
Ch. 3. p. 58-62
Ch. 4. p. 72-85
Ch. 4. p. 72-85
5.1
09/23
Attention
Ch. 4. p. 86-102
5.2
09/25
Memory
Ch. 5. p. 106-117
6.1
09/30
Homework 1 due
Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Sensory memory
Short-term memory
Ch. 5. p. 106-117
6.2
10/02
Working memory
Ch. 5. p. 118-126
7.1
10/07
Quiz 2 (week 4.1 – 6.1)
Long-term memory
Long-term memory
Ch. 6. p. 140-152
8.1
10/14
Fall break
8.2
10/16
Knowledge representation
Homework 2 due
Homework 2 due
Ch. 8. p. 186-201
9.1
10/21
Midterm review
9.2
10/23
Midterm (week 1.2 – week
7.2)
10.1
10/28
Visual imagery and spatial
cognition
Homework 3 due
Homework 3 due
Ch. 9. p. 204 – 214, 224-
229
10.2
10/30
Language
Ch. 10. p. 259-267
11.1
11/04
Language development;
bilingualism
Deak at el. 2014
Bialystok 2008
Bialystok 2008
11.2
11/06
Thinking and problem solving
Ch. 11. p. 270 - 284
12.1
11/11
Quiz 3 (week 8.2, 10.1-11.1)
Reasoning
Reasoning
Ch. 12. p. 296 - 307
12.2
11/13
Reasoning and decision
making
Ch. 12. p. 308 – 314, 354
- 356
13.1
11/18
Cognitive development
Ch. 13. p. 338 – 350, 356
- 361
13.2
11/20
Quiz 4 (week 12.1- part of 13.1)
Individual differences in cognition
Individual differences in cognition
Ch. 14. p. 368 – 379
14.1
11/25
Individual differences in
learning
Cross-cultural perspective
Cross-cultural perspective
Supplemental readings
Ch. 15
Ch. 15
14.2
11/27
Thanksgiving Break
15.1
12/02
Exam review
15.2
12/04
Final exam at 3:25pm
Hutchison 141
Hutchison 141