DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
S. P. PUNE UNIVERSITY
SEMESTER-I
EP: 101- COGNITIVE PROCESSES
(Major Paper)
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
To acquaint to the students with:
1) The processes involved in sensation and perception
2) Insight into one’s own and other’s behavior and underlying mental processes
3) Understanding of major concepts, theoretical perspectives, and empirical findings in cognitive psychology
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Students will be able to:
1) Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the processes involved in sensation and perception.
2) Analyze and interpret behavior from a cognitive perspective, considering underlying mental processes.
3) Critically evaluate and apply major concepts, theories, and empirical findings in cognitive psychology.
4) Use cognitive psychology principles to analyze and resolve issues in the actual world.
1.0. NATURE AND IMPORTANCE OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY [15]
1.1. Cognitive Psychology: Definition, nature and emergence of cognitive psychology
1.2. Domains & current research areas of cognitive psychology and research methods of cognitive psychology
1.3. Theories of cognitive development – Piaget, Vygotsky
1.4. Current paradigms of cognitive psychology – Information processing approach, ecological approach
1.5. Application: Mental imagery and cognitive maps
2.0. SENSATION, ATTENTION AND PERCEPTION [15]
2.1. Sensation – Psychophysics: Concepts and methods.
2.2. Attention: (a) Functions of attention: Divided attention, selective attention (b) Theories of attention process (c) Signal Detection Theory and vigilance.
2.3. Perception approaches: Gestalt, Bottom-Up, Top-Down and Pandemonium
2.4. Perception: Depth and movement
2.5. Application: Subliminal perception, perceptual defence, and extra-sensory perception, Cross-cultural studies
3.0. LANGUAGE AND RELATED COGNITIVE PHENOMENA [15]
3.1. Understanding spoken language: Speech perception, constituent structure, transformational grammar and factors affecting comprehension
3.2. Reading: Perceptual process, reading and comprehension
3.3. Speaking: Selecting the content of speech, speech errors, gestures, social context of speech
3.4. Writing: Comparing speaking and writing, cognitive tasks involved in writing
3.5. Application: Multilingualism and second-language acquisition
4.0. PROBLEM-SOLVING, CREATIVITY AND DECISION MAKING [15]
4.1. Problem-solving: Types of problem, problem-solving cycle, strategies, and obstacles
4.2. Creativity: Definition, and Approaches: Torrance, Getzels and Jackson, Guilford, Wallach and Kogan
4.3. Types of reasoning – Syllogistic and Conditional;
4.4. Decision-making: Decision-making heuristics, Applications of decision-making research
4.5. Application: Artificial intelligence and digital Learning
BOOKS FOR READING:
1. Farmer, T. A., & Matlin, M. W. (2019). Cognition. John Wiley & Sons.
2. Galotti, K. M. (2017). Cognitive psychology in and out of the laboratory. Sage Publications.
3. Sternberg, R.J., Sternberg, K., and Jeff, M. (2011). Cognitive Psychology. Wadsworth.
4. Kellogg, R. T. (2015). Fundamentals of cognitive psychology. Sage Publications.
5. Solso, R. L. (2014). Cognitive Psychology (8th ed). Pearson Education: India.
6. Glass, A. L. (2016). Cognition: A neuroscience approach. Cambridge University Press.
7. Wade, C. and Tavris, C. (2007). Psychology. ND: Pearson Education.
8. Morgan, C. T., & King, R. A. (2017). Introduction to Psychology: McGraw-Hill.
9. Feldman, R. S. (2021). Understanding psychology (15th ed. McGraw-Hill.
10. Best, J. B. (1999). Cognitive Psychology. USA: Wadsworth Publishing Co.
11. Guenther R. K. (1998). Human Cognition. New Jersey: Prentice-Hall.
12. Kaplan, S. & Kaplan, R. (1982). Cognition and environment. N.Y.: Praeger Publishers
13. Reed S. K. (1998). Cognition: Theory and application (3rd ed). California: Brooks/Cole Pub. Company
14. Desai, B. and Abhyankar, S. C. (2007). Prayogik Manasshastra ani Sanshodhan Paddhati. Pune: Narendra Prakashan.
15. Borude, R.R. (2005). Bodhanik Manasshastra. Chhaya Publication.