IB Psychology
The Cognitive Perspective
Mrs. Hermann
Part I: Cognitive Processes (Attention and Consciousness, Perception, Memory, and Decisions Making)
Learning Outcomes
1. Outline principles that define the cognitive level of analysis.
2. Explain how principles that define the cognitive level of analysis may be demonstrated in research.
3. Discuss how and why particular research methods are used by cognitive researchers.
4. Discuss ethical considerations related to research studies at the cognitive level.
5. Evaluate schema theory with reference to research studies.
6. Evaluate two models or theories of one cognitive process with reference to research studies.
7. Explain how biological factors may affect one cognitive process.
8. Evaluate the extent to which a cognitive process is reliable.
9. Explain the use of technology in investigating cognitive processes
Readings: Sternberg Ch. 1 pp.2-27
Key Terms
cognition
mental representations
bottom-up processing
top-down processing
reconstructive nature
false memories
perception
schema
distortions
ecological validity
A. Attention and Consciousness
Reading: Sternberg Chapter 3 pp. 63-88
Key Terms
arousal
controlled processes
search
attention
dichotic presentation
selective attention
automatic processes
sensory adaptation
automatization
distracters
signal
divided attention
signal detection
blindsight
feature-integration theory
signal-detection theory
feature search
Stoop effect
cocktail party problem
tip-of-the-tongue phenomenon
conjunction search
vigilance
consciousness
priming
B. Perception
Readings: Sternberg Chapter 4 pp. 110-153
Key Terms
figure-ground
law of pragnanz
monocular depth cues
C. Memory
Readings: Sternberg Ch. 5-6
Key Terms
multi-store model
attention
coding
rehearsal
sensory memory
short-term memory
long-term memory
working memory model
articulatory control system
perception
perceptual constancy
phonological store
dual-task techniques
explicit memory
semantic memory
episodic memory
implicit memory
procedural memory
emotional memory
chunking
narrative
repression
serial reproduction
anterograde amnesia
retrograde amnesia
decay
declarative knowledge
procedural knowledge
cognitive maps
Part II: Cognition and Emotion
Readings: Glassman and Hadad pp. 194-199
Key Terms
cognitive appraisal theory
Learning Outcomes
1. Evaluate the extent to which cognitive and biological factors interact in emotion.
2. Evaluate one theory of how emotions may affect one cognitive process.
Part III: An Integrative Look at Happiness
Readings:
Key Terms
social comparison theory
level of aspiration theory
upward comparison
illusory correlation
gross national happiness
positive psychology
habituation
set-point
Learning Objectives
1. Examine the nature of happiness from the biological, cognitive, and sociocultural levels of analysis