I. History
A. Early Cognitive Psychology: Structuralism
1.
Definition
2.
Methods
3.
Goals
4.
Problems
B.
Anti-Structuralist Revolt: Behaviorism
1.
Definition
2.
Methods
C. Modern Cognition
1.
Linguistics
2.
Problem-Solving
3.
Verbal Learning
4.
Cybernetics
D. Summary
1.
Emphasis on Mind
2.
Use of Methodological Behaviorism
II. Some Basic Issues & Terminlogy
A. Stage Analysis
1.
Serial Models
2.
Cascade Models
3.
Parallel Models
B. Rules &
Information-Processing
1.
Explicit Storage of Concepts (vs.
activation pattern of a network)
2.
Explicit Storage of Rules (vs.
activation pattern of a network)
3.
Different Approaches or Different Levels?
C. Other Issues
1.
Forgetting? Real? Why?
2.
Consciousness
3. How Many Memory Systems? (e.g., Semanticl Episodic;
Procedural; Declarative; Working; Sensory; etc.)
4. Cognitive Units? (e.g., Images; Concepts; Propositions;
Mental Models; etc.)