Introduction to Cognitive Psychology

One of the most puzzling facts for humans over the centuries has been the understanding of human behavior. Understanding and predicting human behavior will help humans in exerting more control over situations. The bases of human behavior are the cognitive processes underlying them. The present course is an attempt to discuss and understand the basic cognitive processes that guide human behavior. The knowledge from the course will be useful in tackling everyday problems and attaining optimal solutions. Additionally, we can use knowledge about human cognitive systems in designing sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems that learn from mistakes and make our lives a lot easier to live.

A Brief History of Cognitive Psychology-01.
A Brief History of Cognitive Psychology-02.
Studying Cognition.
Perception:Basic Principles.
Models of Perception-01.
Models of Perception-02.
Basic Attention Processes.
Models of Attention.
Automization and Attention.
Memory Introduction.
Short Term Memory.
Working Memory.
Long Term Memory Encoding.
Retrieval from Long Term Memory.
Models of Semantic Memory.
Semantic Memory Basics.
Introducing Concepts and Categories-01.
Introducing Concepts and Categories-02.
Basics of Visual Memory.
Object Transformation in Visual Memory.
Issues in Language.
Comprehension and Understanding of Language.
Factors Influenceing Problem Solving.
Introduction to Problrm Solving.
Insight and Creativity.
Reasoning - 01.
Reasoning - 02.
Classical Theory of Decision Making.
Prospect Theory of Decision Making.
Course Summary.