Week 2: August 15-19, 2022

Monday

We will focus on Slides 10-13 in the Cognitive Psychology Interactive Notebook.

Once we work through the content from Module 32 we will take the time to review the content. (Slide 7-10)

Topics:

Biological Changes due to Learning

Retrieval Cues

Serial Position Effect

Homework: Read Module 33

Tuesday-Wednesday

Today our topic is forgetting.

How do we forget? How do we forget over time? How do we combat forgetting?

We will also look at how our memory can be manipulated.

We will work through the Cognitive Interactive Notebook Slides 14-17.

The Flipped Classroom Videos are lecture style videos over the topic given. They are there as a resources but are not required.

Topics:

Forgetting

Types of Amnesia

Types of Interference

Misinformation Effect

Homework: Read Module 34

Thursday

Today we will transition to discussions surrounding thinking (aka cognition). We will look at how we break down concepts as well as creativity.

We will also move into problem solving and decision making, particularly algorithms vs heuristics

We will wrap up with a discussion of language development.


Homework: Re-Read Module 35 and Read 36

Friday