Psychology of higher cognitive processes

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Psychology of higher cognitive processes (C855): The study of thinking, reasoning, decision-making and problem solving.

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"Cognitive psychology" - Online Course by The Saylor Foundation	This is a link to a course which introduces Cognitive Psychology. Memory, along with attention, perception, language, and decision making, are...	cognitive psychology, Chomsky, Cognition, motivation, Emotion, neuropsychology, attention, memory, Language, Knowledge, pattern recognition, object perception, problem solving, reasoning, decision making	view
"Is Autism an extreme of the male brain?" A lecture by Simon Baron-Cohen	This is a Stockholm Psychiatry Lecture given by Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University, entitled "Is Autism an extreme of the male...	Gender, autism, aspergers, Brain, brain scanning, empathy	view
Allpsych - the Virtual Psychology Classroom	AllPsych is dedicated to the education of psychology and this is a link to the website which contains a number of useful materials and references...	virtual classroom, Reference, quizzes, research methods	view
Attention	What does ‘attention’ mean? This link to the Open University unit on attention attempts to unravel the mysteries of the field of attention and ...	attention, cognitive, distract, memory, Psychology, sounds, images, stimuli	view
Elizabeth Loftus on Eyewitness Testimony	Professor Elizabeth Loftus discusses the unreliable nature of eyewitness testimony and describes her groundbreaking research on eye witness...	Eye-witness testimony, memory, Cognition, Loftus, Psychology	view
Expertise - Expert Performance and Practice	This link is to an article which is an updated exercpt from Ericsson (2000). It evaluates the research on expertise, which refers to the...	Cognition, Learning, memory, Psychology, expertise	view
Introduction to Psychology Course by the Saylor Foundation	This is a link to an online, introductory course which presents the fundamental principles of psychology. It begins with a short overview of the...	Psychology, nature, nurture, nature-nurture debate, memory, Cognition, Communication, neurospsychology, Introduction, introduction to psychology, Learning, sensation, Perception, development, adolescence, psychopathology	view
Joseph LeDoux Lecture on "Our Emotional Brains"	"Our Emotional Brains" - delivered by Professor Joseph LeDoux, was the third Copernicus Center Lecture. The 2011 Copernicus Center Lecture...	Brain, emotions, Neuroscience, limbic system, homeostasis, neurotransmission, threat, brain surgery	view
Sensation & Perception Course by the Saylor Foundation	This is a link to an online course in sensation and perception, by the Saylor Foundation. Sensation and perception are the processes by which we...	Perception, Psychology, sensation, eye, optical, ear, hearing, sight, vision, psychophysics	view
The Autistic Spectrum: From Theory to Practice	This is a link to an Open University unit on autism, where the wide spectrum of disorders associated with autism is described. The unit then...	autism, asperger's, Psychology, psychological disorders, developmental disorders, child development, research, diagnosis, treatment	view

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