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ISMAT 14555

Psychology of Perception, Attention and Memory

Psychology (ISMAT)
  • ApresentaçãoPresentation
    In course unit, it is intended that students be able to describe the current theoretical models on the referred cognitive functions and to know their explanation in everyday situations: reinforcing the skills for analysis and psychological reasoning based on behaviors and mental processes related to perception, attention and memory; and to critically master the research methodologies and main experimental paradigms in the study of perception, attention and memory.
  • ProgramaProgramme
    History and framing of the cognitive psychology paradigm as science: The information processing model; Perception: concept and theories; Sensory systems: sensation and perception; Basic processes in visual perception and perceptual organization; Attention: concept and theories; Auditory and visual attention; Attention and performance: distributed attention and selective attention; Automatic processes and failed acts; Memory: concept and theories: Memory systems and memory processes; Coding, storage and retrieval of information; Long memory term, declarative, procedural, semantic and episodic; Forgetting and retrieving information.
  • ObjectivosObjectives
    In course unit, it is intended that students will be able to describe the current theoretical models on the referred cognitive functions and to know their explanation in everyday situations: reinforcing the skills for analysis and psychological reasoning based on behaviors and mental processes related to perception, attention and memory; and to critically master the research methodologies and main experimental paradigms in the study of perception, attention and memory.
  • BibliografiaBibliography
    Anderson, J. R. (2009). Cognitive psychology and its implications. New York: H. W. Freeman Company. Baddeley, A. D. (2013). Essentials of human memory. East Sussex: Psychology Press. Eysenk, M.W., & Keane, M. T. (2010). Cognitive Psychology: A student¿s handbook.6th Ed.. Hove, East Sussex: Psychology Press. Styles, E. A. (2005). Attention, Perception and Memory: An Integrated Introduction. New York: Psychology Press. Styles, E. A. (2006). The psychology of attention. 2nd Ed.. New York: Psychology Press. Sternberg, R. J. (2008). Psicologia Cognitiva. 4th Ed.. Artmed, Porto Alegre. Squire, L. R., & Kandel, E. R. (2002). Memória. Da mente às moléculas. Porto: Porto Editora. Tulving, E., & Craik, F. (2005). The Oxford handbook of memory. Oxford University Press.
  • MetodologiaMethodology
    Theoretical classes are based on the use of expositive and interrogative teaching methods, for presenting the topics and fostering students' participation, respectively. In order to consolidate the knowledge, presentation of topics is based on several examples of experimental psychology.. To highlight the application of the topics, the active method is preferred, focused on problem-solving using a collaborative and blended learning approach. The UC contents are fully available in various formats, such as .pdf, videos or URLs on Moodle
  • LínguaLanguage
    Português
  • TipoType
    Semestral
  • ECTS
    6
  • NaturezaNature
    Mandatory
  • EstágioInternship
    Não