BCSC 111: Lecture Schedule
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All chapters unless otherwise stated are from Galotti.
Date
Topic
Required Readings
01/11
Course requirements;
Introduction
Introduction
01/16
No Class MLK day
01/18
Cognitive Psychology: History, Methods, and Paradigms
Ch 1
01/23
Cognitive Psychology: History, Methods, and Paradigms
Ch 1
01/25
The Brain
Ch 2
01/30
The Brain
Ch 2
02/01
Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects
Ch 3
02/06
Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects
Ch 3
02/08
EXAM 1
02/13
Perception: Recognizing Patterns and Objects
Ch 3
02/15
Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources
Ch 4
02/20
Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources
Ch 4
02/22
Attention: Deploying Cognitive Resources
Ch 4
02/27
Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces
Ch 5
03/02
EXAM 2
03/06
Spring Break
03/08
Spring Break
03/13
Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces
Ch 5
03/15
Working Memory: Forming and Using New Memory Traces
Ch 5
03/20
Retrieving Memories: From Long-Term Storage
Ch 6
03/22
Retrieving Memories: From Long-Term Storage
Ch 6
03/27
The Reconstructive Nature of Memory
Ch 7
03/29
The Reconstructive Nature of Memory
Ch 7
04/03
Exam Preparation
04/05
EXAM 3
04/10
Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition
Ch 9
04/12
Visual Imagery and Spatial Cognition
Ch 9
04/17
Thinking and Problem Solving
Ch 11
04/19
Thinking and Problem Solving
Ch 11
04/24
Thinking and Problem Solving
Ch 11
04/26
EXAM 4
Note: May 1st Deadline to submit the essay.