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PSYC 221

Cognitive Psychology

3.00 units · Undergraduate

Winter 2026 · Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

Topics

  • Attention (Chpt 4)
  • Memory (Chpt 7)
  • Memory: How to Boost it
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Perception
  • Language
  • Cognition
  • Brain
  • Learning

Readings

  • Listed material: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience 5th Edition E. Bruce Goldstein University of Pittsburgh and University of Arizona
  • Listed material: Podcast Assignments 1 06-Jan Introduction Chpts 1 & 2
  • Listed material: 2 13-Jan Perception Chpt 3
  • Listed material: 3 20-Jan Attention Chpt 4
  • Listed material: Podcast Assignment #1 4 27-Jan Short-term and Working Memory Chpt 5
  • Listed material: 6 10-Feb Long-term Memory: Structure Chpt 6
  • Listed material: 8 24-Feb Long-term Memory: Encoding & Retrieval Chpt 7
  • Listed material: 27-Feb Everyday Memory & Memory Errors Chpt 8
  • Listed material: 9 03-Mar Knowledge Chpt 9
  • Listed material: 10 10-Mar Language Chpt 11
  • Listed material: 12 24-Mar Problem Solving & Creativity Chpt 12
  • Listed material: Podcast Assignment #3 13 31-Mar Decision Making Chpt 13
Winter 2025

Topics

  • Attention (Chpt 4)
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Cognition
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Synthesis

Readings

  • Listed material: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience 5th Edition E. Bruce Goldstein University of Pittsburgh and University of Arizona
Fall 2025 · Cognitive Psychology (ASO)

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Readings

  • Listed material: For this course, you need access to the online MindTap resource provided by Cengage.
  • Listed material: MindTap Instant Access Code for Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience, 5th Edition (6 Month/One Term Access).
  • Listed material: Textbook: E. Bruce Goldstein, Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience. Fifth Edition, Cengage, 2019.
  • Listed material: CogLab is an interactive online laboratory where you can try more than 50 classical experiments from cognitive psychology.
Fall 2024

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Problem-solving
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience
2023-2024 · Cognitive Psychology (ASO) F23

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Problem-solving
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience
Winter 2023

Topics

  • Attention (Chpt 4)
  • Memory Errors (Chpt 8)
  • Adding Memory
  • Hidden Brain
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Perception
  • Language
  • Cognition

Readings

  • Listed material: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience 5th Edition* E. Bruce Goldstein University of Pittsburgh and University of Arizona
  • Listed material: 8 Mar 1 Long‐term Memory: Encoding & Retrieval Chpt 7
Winter 2023

Topics

  • Perception (Chp 3)
  • Memory (Chp 6)
  • Forgetting, not memory
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Language
  • Cognition
  • Brain

Readings

  • Listed material: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research and Everyday Experience 5th Edition E. Bruce Goldstein University of Pittsburgh and University of Arizona
Winter 2022

Topics

  • The Brain
  • Perception
  • Attention
  • Memory
  • Mastery Training 1-5
  • Long-term Memory
  • Coglab: False Memory
  • Autobiographical Memory
  • Mastery Training 6-9
  • Language
  • Decision Making
  • Problem Solving
  • Mastery Training 10-13
  • Cognitive psychology
  • Research methods
  • Working memory

Readings

  • Listed material: The access code is included in the textbook bundle, or it can be purchased separately. Access codes can be purchased online here: https://www.campusbookstore.com/textbooks/access-code-search-engine
Fall 2021

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Problem-solving
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Readings

  • Listed material: Access code for Goldstein eText + MindTap + COGLAB 5 bundle. ISBN: 9781337408288
  • Listed material: For information on accessing MindTap and CogLabs: Accessing MindTap and CogLabs
2021 · Cognitive Psychology (ASO) W21

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Problem-solving
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Readings

  • Listed material: Jan 10 Tuition due Jan 11 Classes start Jan 22 Last day to add courses Jan 22 Last day to drop courses without Ønancial penalty Mar 5 Last day to drop without academic penalty
Fall 2020

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Problem-solving
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Readings

  • Listed material: Goldstein, E. B. (2019). Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience, 5th Cengage Learning. Textbook + MindTap + COGLAB 5 bundle.
2019-2020

Topics

  • Cognitive psychology
  • Attention
  • Perception
  • Memory
  • Language
  • Problem-solving
  • Brain
  • Learning
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Cognition
  • Cognitive neuroscience

Readings

  • Listed material: Cognitive Psychology: Connecting Mind, Research, and Everyday Experience, 5 Cengage Learning. Textbook + MindTap + COGLAB 5 bundle. ISBN: 9781337763424 Access code for Goldstein eText + MindTap + COGLAB 5 bundle. ISBN: 9781337408288
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