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Chapter 1. Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

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Video of Henry Molaison- case study.
 
A video of brain-machine interface, a woman being able to use her brain to manipulate prosthetic arms. Focus on importance of cognitive psychology/neuroscience in advances in medicine and technology.
 
Sparks discussion of applications from cognitive psychology (distinctiveness/ von Restorff Effect) and how knowledge from cognitive psychology is utilized in advertising.
 
Another interesting application/connection of cognitive psychology to magic.
 
A profile of Endel Tulving, world authority on human memory function.
 
Types of Research Studies          
Learn more about the various types of Psychology Research Methods.

Chapter 2. Cognitive Neuroscience

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Smithsonian Magazine on what the theory of phrenology has to do with modern neuroscience.
 
...Not so seductive after all? A brief on how fMRI studies can be deceptively thought of as better science than studies using other methods when they might not be.
 
Discussion of localization of function in the brain.
 
Reinvigorate your knowledge of the nervous system.
 
Video of fMRI with Alan Alda and Nancy Kanwisher
 
A lesson from 83,000 brain scans.
 
An exploration of the prefrontal cortex. The role the prefrontal cortex plays in determining personality. An overview of how Phineas Gage’s accident changed him as a result of his brain damage.

Chapter 3. Perception

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Chapter 4. Attention

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Inattentional Blindness

Monkey Business Illusion

Change Blindness

Dan Simons’ Ted Talk on limits on attention and memory

Consequences of Multitasking

Chapter 5. Memory Structures and Processes

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How Our Brains Make Memories

Episodic Memory Experiment

Radiolab: The Story of Clive Wearing

Adam Baddeley on the difference between STM and LTM

Neuroscience of STM

Erik Kandel: In Search of Memory

Chapter 6. Long-Term Memory: Influences on Retrieval

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Radiolab: Limits of the Mind

Jill Price on Her Outstanding Memory

Improving memory: Spacing Effect

Contextual Effects on Memory

Radiolab: Memory and Forgetting

Why Can Some People Recall Every Day Of Their Lives? Brain Scans Offer Clues

Can We Learn To Forget Our Memories?

Improving Memory

Memory Techniques

 

Chapter 7. Memory Errors

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Chapter 8. Imagery

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Alan Baddeley on Visual Imagery

Visual Imagery During Sleep

Memorizing Through Storytelling

Picture Superiority Effect

Neuroscience of Wayfinding      

  

Chapter 9. Language

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What Speech Errors Reveal        

Whales and Language

How Morals Are Affected by Your Language: NPR Podcast  

Perceptions of Individuals Based on Linguistic Categories     

Wernicke's Aphasia    

Phoneme Restoration Effect

Chapter 10. Concepts and Knowledge

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Alva Noe on Concepts and Knowledge

Crash Course  on Acquiring Concepts

 

Chapter 11. Problem Solving

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Building a Better Teacher                   

Can you tell which story is bogus?     

How to become great at anything

Chapter 12. Reasoning and Decision Making

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Controlling your own decisions          

Heuristics used in decision making                 

Choice Paralysis: The paradox of choice

Problem Solving: Thinking Fast and Slow