Instructor: Dr. Karsten A. Loepelmann Email: [email protected]
Office: BS P231
Hours: Mon. 12:00-1:00, or by appointment Phone: (780) 492-7157
Class Website: https://sites.ualberta.ca/~kloepelm/258/
Prerequisites
The required prerequisites for this course are PSYCO 104 (or SCI 100), and STAT 141 or 151 or SCI 151; no exceptions or waivers. See UAlberta Calendar section Registration: Prerequisite Course Requirements.
Course Description
This course surveys a number of theoretical and experimental topics in cognitive psychology, including a brief history of the field, cognitive neuroscience, attention, perception, memory, knowledge representation, concept learning, language, reasoning, problem solving, and intelligence. This course also addresses general issues such as basic research design, the use of models and paradigms, the role of theory, and interdisciplinary influences on cognitive psychology. Finally, this course delves into applications of cognitive psychology, including areas like eyewitness testimony, artificial intelligence, and cognitive engineering. Specific learning objectives will be given in lectures for each topic.
Assessment
iClicker participation (worth 5%) 2 midterm exams (each worth 27.5%) Cumulative final exam (worth 40%)
iClicker Participation: Marks are assigned for answering iClicker-based questions in class. You will receive 5% only if you participate in at least 8 (out of 15) sessions. Marks are not determined by how many questions you get correct.
You must register your iClicker remote in eClass, or register your iClicker Reef account.
Midterm Exams: The midterms will test material covered in the assigned readings and lectures. Although there is much overlap between the textbook and lectures, it is not a complete overlap; some content is only covered in one or the other. You are responsible for all material. The midterms will consist of multiple-choice questions. Midterms will not be handed back in class; the instructor will hold exam viewings. If you miss a midterm for an acceptable reason such as incapacitating illness or severe domestic affliction, then the weight of the excused exam will be added to the final (paper declaration form required). Documentation must be provided within two working days of the missed exam. No makeup exams or assignments are accepted. You must show your ONECard at exams. See UAlberta Calendar sections Academic Regulations: Attendance and Examinations (Exams).
Cumulative Final Exam: See the Office of the Registrar’s exam schedule for official date, time, and location. The 2- hour final exam will be cumulative; it will have multiple-choice questions based on the entire course, with an emphasis on the material covered after the second midterm. If you miss this exam, you must apply to your Faculty Office for a deferral of the final exam within two working days of the final exam date. See UAlberta Calendar sections Academic Regulations: Attendance and Final Examinations.
PSYCO 258
Cognitive Psychology
Spring, 2018
LEC A1 MTWRF 10:30-11:40 a.m. SAB 336
Grading
Final grades in this course will be assigned based on the University of Alberta letter grading system. This grade translation is approximate; the instructor reserves the right to use expert judgment to adjust the grades as necessary.
A+ = 87-100% B+ = 75-78% C+ = 62-66% D+ = 45-52%
A = 83-86% B = 70-74% C = 57-61% D = 40-44%
A- = 79-82% B- = 67-69% C- = 53-56% F = 0-39%
Textbook & Resources Textbook:
Goldstein, E.B. (2015). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research, and everyday experience (4th edition). Stamford, CT: Cengage Learning. [ISBN 9781285763880] (also available as an ebook) Coursepack (available at the Bookstore/PDFs posted on eClass):
Sinnett, S., Smilek, D., & Kingstone, A. (2016). Intelligence and creativity. In Cognition (6th edition) (pp. 375-393, 399-403). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press Canada.
Benjafield, J.G., Smilek, D., & Kingstone, A. (2010). Applied cognitive psychology. In Cognition (4th edition) (pp. 419-442). Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press Canada.
iClicker:
To participate in interactive questions in class for marks, you will need any iClicker remote (available at the Bookstore) or an iClicker Reef account. With a REEF Polling account, you can respond to questions via an iOS or Android app, or using any browser. If you are unable to purchase either option, please contact the instructor.
Optional online study guide:
To access the Cengage CourseMate website for the textbook, you must purchase an access code. This is optional;
CourseMate is not required for marks, although it is recommended.
Outline of Classes
Date: Topic: Assigned Readings:
May 7-11 Introduction to Cognitive Psychology Cognitive Neuroscience
Perception
Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 May 14-18 Attention
Short-Term and Working Memory
Chapter 4 Chapter 5
MIDTERM 1: Friday, May 18 (Chs. 1, 2, 3, 4, & 5) May 21-25 No Class (Victoria Day): Mon. May 21
Long-Term Memory Structure & Processes Everyday Memory and Memory Errors
Chapters 6 & 7 Chapter 8
May 28-Jun 1 Knowledge; Imagery & Propositions Chapter 9; Chapter 10 MIDTERM 2: Thursday, May 31 (Chs. 6, 7, 8, 9, & 10)
Language Chapter 11
June 4-8 Language cont’d
Problem Solving, Expertise, & Creativity Reasoning & Decision Making
Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 June 11-13 Human and Artificial Intelligence
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Sinnett, Smilek, & Kingstone (2016) Benjafield, Smilek, & Kingstone (2010) The final exam will be held in the final exam period as per the exam schedule, tentatively scheduled for Thursday, June 14, 2018 at 3:00 p.m. in SAB 336.
(Deferred final exam will be held Monday, June 18, 2018 at 10:00 a.m. in BS P231.)
The Fine Print
The University of Alberta is committed to the highest standards of academic integrity. Students are expected to be familiar with these standards regarding academic honesty and to uphold the policies of the University in this respect. Students are particularly urged to familiarize themselves with the provisions of the Code of Student Behaviour and avoid any behaviour which could potentially result in suspicions of cheating, plagiarism, misrepresentation of facts and/or participation in an offence. Academic dishonesty is a serious offence and can result in suspension or expulsion from the University.
All forms of dishonesty are unacceptable at the University. Any offence will be reported to the Associate Dean of Science who will determine the disciplinary action to be taken. Cheating, plagiarism and misrepresentation of facts are serious offences. Anyone who engages in these practices will receive at minimum a grade of zero for the exam or paper in question and no opportunity will be given to replace the grade or redistribute the weights. As well, in the Faculty of Science the sanction for cheating on any examination will include a disciplinary failing grade (no exceptions) and senior students should expect a period of suspension or expulsion from the University of Alberta.
If you choose to use iClicker Reef, be aware that: a) you are subject to Macmillan Learning’s privacy policies, b) your information will reside on servers located within Canada, and c) you should use a non-identifying email address to register (i.e., NOT @ualberta.ca and NOT [email protected]).
For an excused absence where the cause is religious belief, a student must contact the instructor(s) within two weeks of the start of Fall or Winter classes (within three days of the start of Spring or Summer classes) to request accommodation for the term (including the final exam, where relevant). Instructors may request adequate documentation to substantiate the student request.
With the exception of term work for which students did not receive feedback before the posting of final grades, students must initiate a request for reevaluation of term work with the instructor prior to the day of the final exam or in the case of courses without final exams, before the posting of final grades.
Representative evaluative course material is available on the Internet at the course website.
Students who require additional help in developing strategies for better time management, study skills or examination skills should contact the Student Success Centre (2-300 Students’ Union Building).
Students registered with Student Accessibility Services (SAS) have both rights and responsibilities with regard to accessibility- related accommodations. Consequently, scheduling exam accommodations in accordance with SAS deadlines and procedures is essential.
Please note adherence to procedures and deadlines is required for U of A to provide accommodations. Contact SAS for further information.
Audio or video recording, digital or otherwise, of lectures, labs, seminars or any other teaching environment by students is allowed only with the prior written consent of the instructor or as a part of an approved accommodation plan. Student or instructor content, digital or otherwise, created and/or used within the context of the course (e.g., lecture notes) is to be used solely for personal study, and is not to be used or distributed for any other purpose without prior written consent from the content author(s).
Reexamination is not permitted in a course in which a passing grade was achieved. A student who writes the final examination and fails the course may apply for a reexamination. Reexaminations are rarely granted. Reexaminations are governed by Calendar sections Academic Regulations: Examinations (Exams): Reexaminations, and by individual Faculty regulations). Misrepresentation of Facts to gain a reexamination is a serious breach of the Code of Student Behaviour.
Any typographical errors in this Course Outline are subject to change and will be announced in class. The date of the final examination is set by the Registrar and takes precedence over the final examination date reported in this syllabus.
Policy about course outlines can be found in Course Requirements, Evaluation Procedures and Grading of the University Calendar.
Copyright © 2018 by Karsten A. Loepelmann, Department of Psychology, University of Alberta. All rights reserved. v2.20
iClicker (SAB 336): _AC_
Dates & Topics: 8 / 8 / 8 (+ 1 intro, + 2 exams) = 24 (+ 3) = 27 grand total week 1:
may 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 -- [FDOC] / intro / intro+neuro / neuro / neuro+perc week 2:
may 14, 15, 16, 17, 18 -- perc / attn / attn / stm / MT1 week 3:
may(21),22, 23, 24, 25 -- (Vic) / ltm-s / ltm-p / mem / mem week 4:
may 28, 29, 30, 31, 1 -- know / know+img / img / MT2 / lang week 5:
jun 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 -- lang / lang+prob / prob+expt / creat+reas / dec week 6:
jun 11, 12, 13. -- (eval)IQ / AI / AC
Goldstein 4e:
SecI: 1-intro(21), 2-cogneuro(26), 3-perc(34), 4-attn(34), 5-stm(32) (=147pp) SecII: 6-ltm:str(27), 7-ltm:prc(28), 8-mem-err(37), 9-know(30), 10-img(22) (=144pp)
SecIII: 11-lang(37), 12-prob(34), 13-dec(34), Sinnett6e-IQ(24), Benjafield4e-CE(24) (=153pp) Word : lec1(11+17+14+19+12=67), lec2(9+15+15+13+14=66), lec3(15+18+14+17+7=71)
media:
ch2: 258-Waterboy-clip.mpg (1:12) ch6: NOVA - HM.mp4 DVD (10:19)
ch8: SciAmFr/The Brain DVD (8:35+8:57+9:58=27:30) ch11: 258-DieHard3.avi (2:12)
chIQ/AI: 258-IQ-AI-Google-car.mp4 (01:55) chCE: 258-sleeve.mov (5:06)
Media links:
lec 8:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wv4D8KwUANQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lisNg91_M0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZjAcS8UENc
media:
Scientific American Frontiers (specify 2e or 3e)
CogNeuro: “Brain and Behavior: Phineas Gage Revisited” (3e-DVD?/#1, 5:33)
CogNeuro: “Experience and Exercise: Generating New Brain Cells” (3e-DVD?/#12, 6:17) CogNeuro: Brain Plasticity: Rewiring the Visual Cortex (3e-DVD?/#3, 6:53)
*** Mem: “Remembering What Matters” (2e-DVD2/#16, 8:43)
*** Mem: “True or False (Malleable Memory)” (2e-DVD3/#17, 9:07) Lang: “Old Brain, New Tricks” (DVD1/#8, 11:10)
LangDev: “Talking Babies” (DVD3/#18, 10:55), “Born to Talk” (DVD3/#21, 6:43 AI: “Teaching Computers to Think” (DVD4/#28, 9:27)
CogDev: “The Magic Years” (DVD3/#25, 12:35), “A Change of Mind” (DVD4/#27, 11:25 The Brain
CogNeuro: “The Frontal Lobes and Behavior: The Story of Phineas Gage” (DVD?/#25, 12:03)
*** CogNeuro: “The Divided Brain” (DVD1/#5, 6:46)
** CogNeuro: “The Locus of Learning and Memory” (vid2/mod16, 6:28)
** CogNeuro: “Learning as Synaptic Change” (vid2/mod17, 8:19)
** CogNeuro: “Language and Speech: Broca’s and Wernicke’s Areas” (vid1/mod6, 7:44)
*** Mem: “A Super-Memorist Advises on Study Strategies” (2e-DVD2/#20, 9:57) Mem: “Living with Amnesia: The Hippocampus and Memory” (vid2/mod18, 10:35) Mem: “Alzheimer’s Disease” (vid2/mod19, 7:06)
The Mind
** Lang: “Infant Speech Sound Discrimination” (mod23, 4:03) Lang: “Animal Language” (mod27, 14:39)
Discovering Psychology
VHS9: Remembering & Forgetting (25:00) VHS10: Cognitive Processes (25:00)
VHS11: Judgment and Decision Making (25:00) VHS6: Language Development (25:00)
Goldstein 3e:
SecI: 1-intro(20), 2-cogneuro(24), 3-perc(34), 4-attn(34), 5-stm(32) (=144pp) SecII: 6-ltm:str(24), 7-ltm:prc(32), 8-mem-err(36), 9-know(30), 10-img(24) (=146pp) SecIII: 11-lang(32), 12-prob(34), 13-dec(32), IQ(20), CE(25) (=143pp)
lec1(10+16+16+14+11=67), lec2(17+14+13+15=59), lec3(14+18+14+20+7=75)