Psych 207

Cognitive Processes
Lecture Times: Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:00 – 2:20
Room: AL 116

Stolz, J., Fugelsang, J., & Fernandes, M. (2018). Cognitive

psychology: In and out of the laboratory. 2nd Canadian
edition. Kendall Hunt.

A Digital eBook version of the text can be bought directly form the publisher (
https://he.kendallhunt.com/product/cognitive-psychology-and-out-laboratory)
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How to find me…

Office: PAS 4034

Office Hours: Tuesdays 10:00 – 12:00
E-mail: jafugels@uwaterloo.ca

TA’s
Alexandra alexandra.anacleto@uwaterloo.ca PAS 2248
Vanessa bbdadzie@uwaterloo.ca PAS 2245
Hanbin hanbin.go@uwaterloo.ca PAS 2235
What is Cognitive Psychology?

…refers to all processes by which the sensory

input is transformed, reduced, elaborated,
stored, recovered, and used.
Neisser, 1967
What is Cognitive Psychology?

• Perception • Knowledge
• Attention • Reasoning
• Memory • Decision Making
Date Topic Textbook Chapters
09/7 Syllabus, Course Overview
09/12 History Chapter 1
09/14 The Brain Chapter 2
09/19 Perception Chapter 3
09/21 Perception - continued Chapter 3
09/26 Test #1
09/28 Attention Chapter 4
10/03 Attention – continued
10/05 Memory Structures Chapter 5
10/17 Memory Structures – continued
10/19 Memory Processes Chapter 6
10/24 Test #2
10/26 Concepts and Categorization Chapter 7
10/31 Concepts and Categorization – continued
11/02 Visual Imagery Chapter 8
11/07 Visual Imagery – continued
11/09 Language Chapter 9
11/14 Test #3
11/16 Thinking and Problem Solving Chapter 10
11/21 Thinking and Problem Solving – continued

11/23 Decision Making Chapter 11

11/28 Decision Making – continued
11/30 Individual Differences and Future Directions Chapter 12
12/5 Test #4
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Requirements

Requirement Date Value

Test #1 Sept 26th 25%

Test #2 Oct 24th 25%
Test #3 Nov 14th 25%
Test #4 Dec 5th 25%
Research Participation 4%
 Research Experience Marks
How to earn FOUR “bonus” marks?
1) Participate in Psychology Lab and Online studies
2) Write Article Reviews

All students enrolled in this course have been set up with a SONA
account. For instructions on how to log in to your SONA account
and for a list of important dates and deadlines please, as soon as
possible go to:
 207 Take Home Message

Conscious experience is
an active reconstructive
process
• What you see, hear, and
experience does not directly
correspond to the stimuli in the
world
“what were you thinking”?
“what were you thinking”?
Godden & Baddeley (1975)
• Asked scuba divers to learn a list of words on land
or under water
“what were you thinking”?

Location at Study Location at Test

- Land - Land
- Under water - Under water
 Human
Memory

cabin vs. CABIN

Logical/Scientific
Reasoning
 Neurophysiology
of Decision Making