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Frank T. McAndrew, Ph.D.
Social Psychologist - Professor – Essayist
Module 6
Cognitive Psychology:
Perception, Memory, & Attention
Assigned Reading: Chapter Seven in Kalat's Introduction to Psychology
- Also Read pp. 125-139 & 251- 261 if you have the 11th edition of the book
- pp. 127-141 & 257-267 if you have the 10th edition of the book
- pp. 123-139 & 274-284 if you have the 9th edition of the book
If you have an even earlier edition of the book, contact me and we will figure it out
Click on the following Links to access the study materials for Module 6. I suggest you look at them in order and then go back as needed. Be sure that you are in "Slide Show" mode when viewing the PPT slides - otherwise you will not be able to hear the narration.
Perception (PPT)
(Click HERE for the video version)
Selective Attention (PPT)
(Click HERE for the video version)
Depth-of-Processing Approach to Memory (PPT)
(Click HERE for the video version)
Memory & Emotion (PPT)
(Click HERE for the video version)
VIDEO CLIPS FOR THIS MODULE
Optical Illusion Dance (Gestalt Principles of Organization)
The Ames Room Illusion
The Ames Window Illusion
The Door Study (Change Blindness)
The Monkey Business Illusion (Change Blindness)
WhoDunnit? (like the game "Clue") (Change Blindness)
Effects of Stress/Arousal on Task Performance
INFORMATION ABOUT THE LAB FOR THIS MODULE:
- Click HERE FIRST for a brief video introduction to the Stroop Effect
- Click HERE to download the instructions for conducting this lab experiment
(the Stroop Effect)
- Click HERE to access the website needed to conduct this lab exercise.
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