Perception, Learning and Memory Psychology

Code:

LP203

Acronym:

PAM

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2004/2005 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Institution Responsible:	Faculty of Psychology and Education Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
LPSI	164	Plano oficial a partir de 2001/02	2	6	10	-

Objectives

Lectures: To present and discuss the central knowledge on the topics of perception, attention, learning and memory.
Practical classes: Replication of 12 well-known experimental studies on the 4 areas above with the aim to illustrate the main steps of the experimental method.

Program

Perception: Psychophysical methods and signal detection theory; Pattern recognition; Face recognition; Perceptual illusions; Perception theories.
Attention: Definition, types and tasks; Cognitive models of attention.
Learning: Types of learning: habituation, classical and operant conditioning; observational learning; verbal learning; concept acquisition and representation; cognitive psychology implications for school learning.
Memory: Memory models; theories of forgetting; sensory memories; short-term and working memory; long-term memory; knowledge representation; autobiographical memory; amnesia and memory disorders.

Main Bibliography

Anderson, J. R. (2000). Learning and memory: An integrated approach. (2 ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons.
Baddeley, A. D. (1997). Human memory: Theory and practice (Revised edition). Hove, UK: Psychology Press.
Goldstein, E. B. (2001). Blackwell handbook of perception. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell Publishers.
Pinto, A. C. (1991). Psicologia experimental: Temas e experiências. Porto: Edição do Autor.
Pinto, A. C. (1997). Cognição, aprendizagem e memória. Porto: Edição do Autor.
Pinto, A. C. (2001). Psicologia geral. Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Purdy, J. E., Markham, M. R., Schwartz, B. L., & Gordon, W. C. (2001). Learning and memory. (2 ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth.

Teaching methods and learning activities

Number of hours per week: Theoretical - 2h/Practical - 2h

Evaluation Type

Evaluation with final exam