Week 2 – Prac report data collection & Working memory

Eysenck & Keane (2010)

pp. 211-223: Baddeley WM model pp. 391-394: Individual differences; processing span

Week 3 – Attention

Eysenck & Keane (2010),

• Change blindness 143-149• Spotlight models: 158-164• Visual search: 176-182• Object based attention: 165-167

Eriksen, C. W., & St. James, J. D. (1986). Visual attention within and around the field of focal attention: A zoom lens model. Perception and Psychophysics, 40, 225-240.

Pylyshyn, Z. W., & Storm, R. W. (1988). Tracking multiple independent targets: evidence for a parallel tracking mechanism. Spatial Vision, 3, 179-197.

Green, C.S. & Bavelier, D. (2006) Enumeration versus multiple object tracing: the case of action video game players. Cognition, 101, 217-245.

Legault, I. & Faubert, J. (2012) Perceptual-cognitive training improves biological motion perception: evidence for transferability of training in healthy aging. Cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology. 23, 469-473.

Week 4 – Prac report data return & Working memory

Jaeggi, S. M., Buschkuehl, M., Jonides, J., & Perrig, W. J. (2008). Improving fluid intelligence with training on working memory. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Morrison, A. & Chien, J. (2011) Does working memory training work? The promise and challenges of enhancing cognition by training working memory. Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 18, 46-60

Week 5 – Long term memory

Eysenck & Keane (2010) Cognitive Psychology: A Student's Handbook. (6th Ed) Hove, UK: Psychology Press.

Encoding specificity: Chapter 6, p. 242-245 (on pp. 220-225 in 5th edition). Eyewitness testimony: Chapter 8 pp. 305-315 (pp 281-288 in 5th edition).

Jones, G.V. (1990) Misremembering a common object: When left is not right. Memory & Cognition, 18, 174-182.

Catalyst website for this episode http://www.abc.net.au/catalyst/stories/s1314431.htm

Week 6 – Problem solving

Metcalf, J. & Wiebe, D. (1987) Intuition in insight and non-insight problem solving. Memory & Cognition, 15, 238-246.

Smith, S.M. & Blankenship, S.E. (1991) Incubation and the persistence of fixation in problem solving. American Journal of Psychology, 104, 61-87.

Week 7 – Decision making

Eysenck & Keane, chapter 13Tversky, A. & Kahneman, D. (1974). Judgement under uncertainty: Heuristics and biases.

Science, 185, 1124-1131.

Willis, C., & Povilaitis, D. (1990). The ten mistakes to avoid with your money. Money, 19(6), 84-93.