| Date | Topic | Homework |
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| Feb. 4 | Introduction: The Information Processing Hypothesis | |
| Feb. 6 | Philosophical history of cognitive science | Sternberg: Chapter 1 |
| Feb. 9-16 | Neurons and Cognitive Neuroscience No Class Feb. 13 |
Sternberg: Chapter 2 |
| Feb. 18-23 | Sensation and Perception | Sternberg: Chapter 4 |
| Feb. 25-27 | Attention | Sternberg: Chapter 3 Homework 1: Due 2/25 |
| Mar. 2-6 | Working Memory | Sternberg: Chapters 5 & 6 |
Mar. 9 |
First Midterm Exam!! |
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| Mar. 11-13 | Mental Imagery | Sternberg: Chapter 7
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| Mar. 16-20 | Spring Break | |
| Mar. 23-27 | Knowledge Representation & Organization | Sternberg: Chapter 8 |
| Mar. 30-Apr. 3 | Language structure No Class Apr. 1. Seriously. |
Sternberg: Chapter 9 Homework 2: due 3/30 |
| Apr. 6-Apr. 8 | Language use and acquisition | Sternberg: Chapter 10 |
| Apr. 10-13 | Easter Recess | |
Apr. 15 |
Second Midterm Exam!! |
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| Apr. 17-22 | Problem Solving | Sternberg: Chapter 11 Homework 3: Due 4/22 |
| Apr. 24-May 1 | Decision Making and Reasoning | Sternberg: Chapter 12
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| May 4-15 | Cognitive Modeling and Artificial Intelligence | Sternberg: Chapter 14 Homework 4: Due 5/15 |
May. 18 |
FINAL EXAM!!! |
8:00-10:00am NO EXCEPTIONS!!! If you are not here, except for very extreme circumstances, you get a 0. |