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PSY241 ‘Cognitive Psychology’

PSY241 ‘Cognitive Psychology’. MO: Tom Stafford t.stafford@shef.ac.uk. Cognition. Definition: mental processes Cognition is invisible So what is the aim of cognitive psychology? Methods and concepts central to whole of psychology. Structure of the course. Lectures Lab classes

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PSY241 ‘Cognitive Psychology’

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  1. PSY241 ‘Cognitive Psychology’ MO: Tom Stafford t.stafford@shef.ac.uk

  2. Cognition • Definition: mental processes • Cognition is invisible • So what is the aim of cognitive psychology? • Methods and concepts central to whole ofpsychology

  3. Structure of the course • Lectures • Lab classes • Study groups • Wiki

  4. Structure of the course: Lectures Tom Stafford Yan Jing Wu Rod Nicolson Nikki Hunkin Stuart Wilson Megan Freeth Jim Stone Maria Panagiotidi

  5. Study groups • Thursday of week 2, psychology computer lab • 9am, 10am, 11am, 12am (see wiki for your group) • Self-structured, topics etc on wiki • Discuss in preparation for individual contributions to the wiki

  6. Wiki • Information (groups, tasks, FAQ) • Topic content (user created!) Everyone has the task of adding to the wiki every week http://psy241.group.shef.ac.uk/psy241wiki/index.php

  7. Wiki Uses markup: ` ` fantastic ``  fantastic == heading ==  heading

  8. How to learn Rate Pleasantness Check Letters 69% 68% 43% 39% Incidental learning Intentional learning Hyde, T. S., & Jenkins, J. J. (1973). Recall for words as a function of semantic, graphic, and syntactic orienting tasks. Journal of Verbal Learning and Verbal Behavior, 12(5), 471–480.

  9. Use of wiki statistically shown to improve your grade on 241!

  10. Stafford, Elgueta & Cameron (under review) ‘Wiki users get higher exam grades’

  11. How to learn 2 • Spaced vs blocked practice Bad Better Easier Dempster, F. N. (1989). Spacing effects and their implications for theory and practice. Educational Psychology Review, 1, 309-330. doi:10.1007/BF01320097

  12. How cognitive psychology works • Experiments • Theory building • Paradigms/frameworks • Vital to distinguish evidence (data) and theory (claims about what data means) • Theories: abstract, predict

  13. Kinds of questions • Mechanism • Computation • Evolution

  14. How to get a first • Organise, not memorise • Practice writing • Answer a specific questions… ….by making a specific argument … ….about psychological theories… ….supported by evidence • Read: for background, and for extra information • Critical perspective on question

  15. Web resources • Resources: http://tomstafford.staff.shef.ac.uk/teaching/psy241/ • Wiki • http://psy241.group.shef.ac.uk/psy241wiki • Username: (e.g.) pca10aa, Password: 01/01/1993 • Contact me if your logon doesn’t work • T.stafford@shef.ac.uk

  16. Questions? t.stafford@shef.ac.uk

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