Syllabus
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Course Code: PSY202(C) Course Name: Cognitive Psychology |
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| MODULE NO / UNIT | COURSE SYLLABUS CONTENTS OF MODULE | NOTES |
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| 1 | Cognitive Psychology: Nature, Scope and Historical background. Approaches- Top-down, Bottom-up, and Information processing, Methods of study- Behavioral and Physiological. |
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| 2 | Attention: Nature and Information Processing. Selective Attention: Nature, Models-Filter and Attenuation. Divided Attention. Pattern Recognition: Nature and Theories : Template Matching, and Feature Analysis. |
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| 3 | Memory: Process, Models- Atkinson and Shiffrin, Level of Processing, and Parallel Distributed Processing. Working Memory, Autobiographical Memory. Eye-witness Testimony. Mnemonics. |
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| 4 | Language: Nature, Properties, and Structure. Stages of Language Acquisition. Problem Solving: Nature and Types of Problems, Problem-Solving Cycle, Obstacles and Aids to Problem Solving. Reasoning: Nature and Types. |
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