Cognitive Psychology |
Gestalt Psychology |
Monthly Schedule of Events. |
Behavioral - Cognitive Crossover |
Edward C. Tolman Articles: 1. A new formula for behaviorism 2. Cognitive Maps in Rats and Men George Miller - The Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on our Capacity for Processing Information (1956) Analog Mind - an article about our development of analogy as a tool to help us think. Language and the Mind - an article that discusses the development of language and its effect on the mind. Language Acquisition - This article is by Steven Pinker the author of Blank Slate. This article is based on one of his other books The Language Instinct The article will address a number of controversial issues surrounding cognitive psychology and language. The Blank Slate - Steven Pinker - This article addresses the questions of Nature vs. Nurture in a unique way. It is relavent to Cognitive Psychology for a number of reasons. |
Just a simple assist in the event that you need it. If you are having difficulty with any of the articles that I direct you to you may do the following to assist you. Go to http://www.voycabulary.com You will see a page with a open block that begins with http:// . Enter the web address of the article you wish to read and hit process. If it is a lengthy article it may take a few minutes to complete its task so be patient. The entire text will appear in blue and each word will be a hyperlink directly to the dictionary you select in voycabulary. You may or may not find it helpful if the vocabulary is giving you trouble. You will have to read the article on the computer to make this work! Also if you are having difficulty with association of words you can try the following site: http://www.visualthesaurus.com/index.jsp |
Cognitive Lecture Presentations All presentations are in Powerpoint format and so Powerpoint or Powerpoint player will be required to view these presentations. Cognitive Maps in Rats and Men - Tolman's Leap. Memory Powerpoint Long-Term Memory Forgetting Piaget to King and Kitchener Presentation on Self-Efficacy, Piaget's stages and King and Kitchener's Reflective Thinking. |
Cognitive Psychology Review site. Click on the text in red and go directly to the pages created for reviw of cognitive psychology. There are links to sites with additional information as well as questions to be answered. |