As you will see from the syllabus, there are many reading assignments, and many required written assignments. Your principle activity in this class will be to conduct experiments in cognitive psychology, and prepare written reports of the experiment outcomes. The goal of this class is to give you hands-on experience with what it is like to conduct actual experiments. All of your labs will be written up in APA style. There may be associated worksheets or assignments associated with the lab report.
Students have the option of revising their lab reports.
After the reports have been graded and handed back, students will be given one week to rewrite the report. Only the last grade on the report will be permanently recorded. Independent Final Project . The class will culminate in each students' preparation of an individual project. The student will do background reading on a topic related to Influences of Experience, Thoughts, Knowledge and Cognition on Perception , design an experiment, conduct the experiment, analyze the results, and prepare a written APA-style report.