First, the nature of the course and the purpose and requirements of the setting
(A) the nature and characteristics of the course
Cognitive psychology is a changing course for English majors of independent undergraduate course, a self-taught higher education examination in Jiangsu province, and it is a subject to explore people's cognitive process and cognitive characteristics. Since the mid-1950s, with the development of science and technology, cognitive psychology has gradually formed two academic schools: information processing theory and connectionism theory, and has become one of the fastest growing branches of psychology.
(B) the basic requirements of this course
Cognitive psychology is divided into 12 chapters. The purpose of offering this course is to make students understand the research content, research methods, main theories, main experiments and important achievements of cognitive psychology through the study of this course. At the same time, through the study of this course, students' thinking ability can be exercised, so that students can better understand psychological phenomena and apply psychological theories and methods to solve practical problems.
(C) the link between this course and related courses
The course of cognitive psychology is professional and comprehensive. The course involves the basic theories and frontier topics of contemporary psychology. It intersects with physiological psychology, cognitive neuroscience, computer science, psycholinguistics and other disciplines. Learning knowledge in related fields is helpful to better grasp the relevant theories and technologies of cognitive psychology.
Second, the course content and assessment objectives (assessment knowledge and requirements)
The first chapter is introduction.
course content
This chapter mainly introduces the concept, development history, academic viewpoints and subject basis of cognitive psychology, especially the systematic characteristics and computer simulation model of human cognitive psychology.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1. The definition of cognitive psychology
2. The research origin of cognitive psychology
3. Information processing system
4. Human information processing system
(3) Evaluation requirements
1. memorization: cognitive psychology; The meaning, research scope and development history of cognitive psychology; Information processing theory, information equipment, information coding, channel capacity.
2. Understanding: three understandings of human cognitive activities; Human cognitive system and its characteristics; Function of symbolic operating system; Symbolic operating system example; Connectionism paradigm; General problem solving program; Memory program; Associative memory; Adaptive control; Connectionism theoretical model; Information processing system.
The second chapter is the research method of cognitive psychology.
course content
This chapter mainly introduces the basic methods and experimental techniques of psychology and cognitive psychology, especially the recent cognitive research techniques.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, abstract analysis method
2. Computer simulation method
3. Flow chart research.
4. Information processing flow mode
5, oral report method
6, reaction time measurement method
7. Implicit association test method
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, recitation: oral report, implicit association test, reaction time measurement.
2. Comprehension: abstract analysis method; Computer simulation method; Flow chart research; Information processing flow mode.
Chapter III Feeling and Perception
course content
Focusing on the origin of cognition and the love of information, this chapter combines the classical test method with the modern research technology of perceptual information processing, especially introduces the pattern recognition theory of cognitive psychology by using the principle of information processing, which lays the theoretical foundation of cognitive psychology.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, sensory information processing
2. Sensory measurement
3. Perceptual information processing
4, perceptual information processing process
5. Pattern recognition
6. Pattern recognition theory
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorizing: template theory, data-driven processing, concept-driven processing, sensory information processing, prototype theory; Feature analysis theory, whole machining, local machining, serial machining, parallel machining, multi-directional selection and feature extraction, structural advantage effect.
2. Understanding: signal detection theory; Perceptual information processing process; Pattern recognition process; Pattern recognition theory.
Chapter IV Attention
course content
This chapter focuses on the attention theory and research methods of information processing, especially the attention theory based on information processing, the cognitive resource theory of attention and the application of attention theory.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, the meaning of concern
2, the characteristics of attention
3. Cognitive theory of attention.
4. The cognitive resource theory of attention.
5, application matters needing attention
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: attention, filtering model, reduction model, effectiveness of cognitive resources.
2. Understanding: the meaning of concern; Characteristics of attention; Cognitive theory of attention; Cognitive resource theory of attention.
3. The application of attention.
Chapter V Instant Memory
course content
Based on the theory of information processing stages of memory, this chapter introduces the meaning of memory, the stages of memory and the meaning of instantaneous memory, especially the theory of visual information recording.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
The meaning and stages of memory.
2. Instantaneous memory and its characteristics
3. Visual information memory
4. Video memory
5. Registration process of visual information memory
6. Audio-visual memory and its research
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: memory, instantaneous memory, visual information registration, sound and image memory.
2. Understanding: the meaning and stage of memory; Instantaneous memory and its characteristics; Visual information memory; Visual memory; Visual information memory registration process; Audio-visual memory and its research.
Chapter VI Short-term Memory
course content
This chapter mainly introduces the process and theory of coding, storage and retrieval of memory system, which links the past, present and future of human psychological activities into a whole.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, structure of memory
2. Information processing model of memory
3. Short-term memory
4. Information coding of short-term memory
5. Storage of short-term memory information
Step 6 retell
7. Internal memory
8. Information extraction of short-term memory
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: short-term memory, retelling, auditory code, visual code, myopia memory capacity, parallel scanning, complete series scanning, working memory.
2. Understanding: the structure of memory; Information processing model of memory; Information coding of short-term memory; Storage of short-term memory information; Information extraction of short-term memory; Dual memory model of memory.
Chapter VII Long-term Memory
course content
This chapter focuses on the information processing theory of long-term memory, including the meaning of long-term memory, the way of information coding, the storage of long-term memory and the state of information organization in long-term memory.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, long-term memory
2. Long-term memory system
3. Double coding of long-term memory
4. Semantic code in semantic coding.
5. Representation code in representation coding
6. Situational memory and semantic memory
7. Explicit memory and implicit memory
8. Declarative memory and procedural memory
9. Organization of information state in long-term memory
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: long-term memory, representation coding, situational memory and semantic memory, explicit memory and implicit memory, declarative memory and procedural memory.
2. Comprehension: a system of long-term memory; Double coding of long-term memory; Semantic coding in semantic coding; Representation code in representation coding; Organization of information state in long-term memory; Extraction and storage of long-term memory information.
Chapter VIII Construction and Expression of Knowledge
course content
This chapter introduces the structure and representation of knowledge in information processing theory, especially the symbolic network model and its application.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, knowledge acquisition
2. The process of knowledge construction
3. Representation of knowledge
4. Representation of declarative knowledge
5. Proposition representation
6. Outline (plan or theory)
7. Script
8. appear
9. Representation of program knowledge
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: proposition, declarative knowledge, procedural knowledge, schema, script, representation, mental dictionary, semantic priming, mental rotation.
2. Understanding: symbolic network model; Hierarchical semantic network model; Prototype model; Activation diffusion model; Acquisition of knowledge; The construction process of knowledge; Representation of knowledge; Representation of declarative knowledge; Propositional representation; Representation of program knowledge.
Chapter IX Language
course content
This chapter mainly introduces language features, language and language features, language structure analysis, human language acquisition, generative-transformational grammar, speech perception, vocabulary understanding, sentence understanding and so on. It is an important part of cognitive psychology of information processing.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, language and its characteristics
2. Language structure analysis
3. Human language acquisition
4. Generate conversion syntax
5. Speech perception
6. Vocabulary understanding
7. Sentence comprehension
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: language, vocabulary understanding, sentence understanding, speech perception,
2. Understanding: sentence processing; Characteristics of language; Language structure analysis; Human language acquisition; Generating a conversion grammar; Speech perception; Principles of syntactic structure.
Chapter 10 Thinking and Reasoning
course content
This chapter mainly discusses the meaning of thinking, language representation of thinking, concept formation, concept mastery, deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, the meaning of thinking
2. Representation of thinking language
3. Concept formation
4. Grasp the concept
5. Deductive reasoning and inductive reasoning
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorizing: thinking, concept, generic learning, blanket learning, parallel learning, reasoning,
2. Comprehension: the meaning of thinking; Thinking and representation; Concept formation; Master the concept; Deductive reasoning, inductive reasoning and reasoning research.
Chapter II Solution to the XI Problem
course content
This chapter mainly introduces problem solving and its types, problem solving strategies, the acquisition of expert knowledge, and the comparison between experts and novices.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, problem solving and its types
2, the strategy of problem solving
3. Acquisition of expert knowledge
4. Comparison between experts and novices
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorizing: problem, solution, algorithm, heuristic, reverse search.
2. Understanding: problem solving and its types; Strategies for solving problems; Acquire expert knowledge; Comparison between experts and novices.
Chapter 12 Metacognition
course content
This chapter mainly introduces the basic meaning, essence, components, knowledge, experience, skills and cognitive development of metacognition.
(B) Knowledge evaluation
1, the basic meaning of metacognition
2. The essence of metacognition
3. Metacognitive elements
4. Metacognitive knowledge
5. Metacognitive experience
6. Metacognitive skills
7. Cognitive development
(3) Evaluation requirements
1, memorization: metacognition, metacognitive experience, metacognitive skills, cognitive development.
2. Understanding: the basic meaning of metacognition; The essence of metacognition; Elements of metacognition; Metacognitive knowledge.
Third, examples of questions
(1) multiple choice questions
(1) program knowledge includes:
A, motor skills and cognitive skills B, thinking skills and learning skills C, divergent skills and collective skills D, special skills and general skills
(2) The attenuation model in pattern recognition is
A, perceptual choice model B, "all" or "none" model C, response choice model D, central energy distribution model
(2) Fill in the blanks
(1) schema is an internalized knowledge structure about _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
(2) Prototype is _ _ _ _ _ _ kind of internal representation of an objective thing.
(3) Definition of nouns
(1) symbolic network model
(2) Concept-driven machining
(4) Short answer questions
(1) What factors are related to the birth of modern cognitive psychology?
(2) What is the description theory of structural advantages?
(5) Experimental analysis questions
(1) Analyze the design and results of greenwald's implicit association test in 1998.
(2) Analyze the design and results of the experiment reported in Sperling part of 1960.
(6) Discussion questions
(1) What aspects does information processing theory emphasize when studying human cognition?
(2) How is short-term memory coded?
Fourth, the examination instructions
1. The questions that may be used in the examination of this course are: multiple-choice questions, fill-in-the-blank questions, noun explanations, short-answer questions, experimental analysis questions and essay questions.
2. The examination method is a closed-book written test. Textbooks and notes are not allowed, and there is no need to bring a calculator.
3. The textbook used in this course is Contemporary Cognitive Psychology edited by Liang Ning, Shanghai Education Press, 2003.