PSY720 - Contemporary Problems
- Course Coordinator: P.J. Bennett
- PSYCH 720 syllabus can be obtained here.
- Please check this website periodically for course announcements.
- Questions about this website should be directed to me.
- Whenever possible, links to reading assignments will be provided on this website. I will insert the links as they readings are made available to me.
- [7-Mar 111:21 AM] Added links to the outline and readings for Module 6.
- [1-Feb 1:10 PM] Added links to the outline and readings for Module 5.
- [4-Jan 3:50 PM] Added links to outline and readings for module 4.
- [26-Sep 6:26 PM] I uploaded the Slide Design Guide (Power Point; PDF)
- [13-Sep 12:06 PM] Added links to readings for module 3.
- [10-Sep 9:25 AM] Added link to final article for module 1.
- [9-Sep 4:56 PM] Added links to the two Daly/Wilson papers for module 2.
- [9-Sep 10:19 AM] I've added links to most of the readings for module 2.
- [9-Sep 9:53 AM] I've added links to 9 of the 10 readings for module 1. A link to the 10th reading will be provided in the near future.
PSYCH 720 Modules
- Module 1: Applied Cognition (September 13, 20, 27, October 4)
- Instructor: Joe Kim
- The Module 1 syllabus can be obtained here.
- Slide design guidelines can be obtained as a Power Point file here and as a PDF file here.
- Readings:
- October 11: No Class
- Module 2: The utility of evolution-mindedness for researchers in psychology, neuroscience & behaviour, illustrated primarily by the problem of risky decision-making under uncertainty (October 18, 25, November 1, 8)
- Instructor: Martin Daly
- The Module 2 syllabus can be obtained here.
- Readings:
- November 15: No Class
- Module 3: Visual Development (November 22, 29, December 6)
- Module 4: Title: Distinguishing conscious and unconscious influences on behaviour (January 10, 17, 24, & 31)
- Module 5: Title: Multisensory Integration (February 7, 14, 28, March 7) [February 21: No Class]
- Module 6: Title: Representations & Decision Processes in Perception (March 14, 28, April 4) [March 21: No Class]
- Instructor: Patrick Bennett
- The Module 6 syllabus can be obtained here.
- Readings:
- Baldassi, S., Megna, N., and Burr, D. C. (2006). Visual clutter causes high-magnitude errors. PLoS Biology, 4(3):e56.
- Banks, W. P. (2000). Recognition and source memory as multivariate decision processes. Psychological Science, 11(4):267-273.
- Eckstein, M. P., Thomas, J. P., Palmer, J., and Shimozaki, S. S. (2000). A signal detection model predicts the effects of set size on visual search accuracy for feature, conjunction, triple conjunction, and disjunction displays. Perception And Psychophysics, 62(3):425-451.
- Fisk, G. D. and Haase, S. J. (2005). Unconscious perception or not? an evaluation of detection and discrimination as indicators of awareness. The American Journal of Psychology, 118(2):183-212.
- Haase, S. J. and Fisk, G. (2001). Confidence in word detection predicts word identification: implications for an unconscious perception paradigm. The American Journal of Psychology, 114(3):439-468.
- Nisbett, R. E. and Wilson, T. D. (1977). Telling more than we can know: Verbal reports on mental processes. Psychological Review, 84(3):231-259.
- Palmer, J., Ames, C. T., and Lindsey, D. T. (1993). Measuring the effect of attention on simple visual search. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 19(1):108-130.
- Palmer, S. E. (1978). Fundamental aspects of cognitive representation. In Rosch, E. and Lloyd, B.B., (Editors), Cognition and Categorization, pages 259-303. Erlbaum.
- Swets, J., Tanner, W. P., and Birdsall, T. G. (1961). Decision processes in perception. Psychological Review, 68(5):301-340.