The aim of this course is to help students understand and appreciate cognitive psychology, the experimental study of mind and mental processes. Class time will be devoted largely to discussion of the reading, supplemented by frequent demonstrations, brief lectures, and other activities. By focusing on monographs, we will be able to investigate these topics more deeply than we would by using a standard text that surveys all of the many subfields of cognitive psychology. We sacrifice some breadth for depth this way, but will compensate for that to some degree by making connections between the monographs we study and other parts of cognitive psychology. Deadlines for assignments are spelled out below.
Assignments are due in class on the due date.
Don't miss the deadlines. No excuses will be accepted or extensions granted after the deadline has passed. In such cases, one point will be deducted from your grade for each day or part of a day that an assignment is late. I will periodically bring a copy of the grade sheet to class and post one here so that you can keep up on your progress in the course. You will need to sign a release giving me permission to post your grades by student number.