Cognitive Psychology Educational Curriculum
School of Psychology, Georgia Tech
Educational Programs
List of Courses
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- Psy 4423. Introduction to Psycholinguistics.
- A critical examination of current psychological research and theory
in language development and behavior.
Bovair.
- Psy/CS 4754. Models of Information Processing.
- Examines human cognitive behavior from an information processing perspective.
Special attention is paid to understanding how people represent and process
information in tasks as simple as recognizing a familar object or as complex
as solving a physics problem.
Simon.
- Psy 6615. Research Methods in Cognitive Psychology.
- The course provides an overview of some of the basic methodology of
cognitive psychology for students from outside Psychology, so that students
can gain an increased understanding of research in cognitive psychology,
and be better prepared for collaborative research with psychologists. We
will examine some specific observational, correlational, quasi-experimental
and experimental methods, and also examine general principles of
psychological research. In addition to class discussion and readings,
students will conduct their own laboratory studies.
Bovair.
- Psy 7011. Forms of Representation
- Different forms of representation in cognitive models. What hinges on a
representation choice in terms of the procedures for learning and use that
operate on them. Alternative representation systems and particular examples
of each, such instances/cases, rules/productions, schemas/frames, and
associative/connectionist networks.
Billman.
- Psy 7011. Problem Solving
- Research in the problem solving, analogical reasoning, and transfer
literature. Readings from older "classic" journal articles and book chapters
as well as more recent articles and technical reports. Emphasis on problem
solving research in domains such as physics, algebra, and probability.
Catrambone.
- Psy 7011. Cognitive Modelling
- Major issues in the construction of simulations of cognitive processes
through hands-on experience using class exercises and a team project. The
course is not a reading course studying cognitive models of various
phenomena; rather, it attempts to introduce some critical issues such as the
importance of representation, the interaction of representation and process,
the issue of "architecture", the central role of learning, etc.
Simon.
- PSY 7011B, LCC 5791, CS 8113N. Cognitive Perspectives.
- The focus of the course will be on cognitive models of science proposed by
philosophers. We will address such questions as : by constructing cognitive
models can we better understand how scientists devise and execute real world
and thought experiments, construct arguments, create concepts, invent and use
mathematical tools, communicate ideas and practices, and train practitioners?
Can theories and methods in the cognitive sciences provide a means for
reconstructing historical "discovery processes"? What area(s) of cognitive
science offer the most potnetial for fruitful analyses: AI, psychology,
cognitive neuroscience? What is the relation between cognitive and social
models of science?
Nersessian.
- PSY 7025. Seminar in Cognitive Aging.
- The seminar will focus on aspects of metacognition and aging. We will
review theoretical perspectives on the role of metacognition in structuring
and guiding human cognition (especially learning and memory). We will
discuss societal and individual beliefs about cognition and cognitive change
in adulthood; knowledge regarding the nature of cognition and strategies that
may be effective for learning and remembering; and monitoring processes
during cognitive activity. We will especially focus on the concept of
self-monitoring during learning. Emphasis will be placed upon reviewing
empirical literature regarding aging and metacognitive functioning, and upon
discussing unresolved theoretical issues in the area.
Hertzog.
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