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Cognitive psychology

      Titles Descriptions
  1. Anatomy of Disgust
  2. Brain Electrophysiology Lab
  3. Color Matters
  4. Formation of False Memories
  5. Is the Brain a Digital Computer?
  6. lllusory Inferences about Probabilities
  7. Long-Term Working Memory
  8. Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information
  9. Marvin Minsky
  10. Psychological Investigations of Unconscious Perception
  11. Psychology of Belief and Superstition
  12. Psychology of Intelligent Analysis
  13. Science of Emotion
  14. Test the Nation Results
  15. Unified Theory of the Nervous System and Behavior
  16. Wadsworth: Complete Psychology Publisher

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Anatomy of Disgust
Resource established to accompany a Channel 4 series investigating the human disgust response and the various uses to which associated reactions can be put. Considers what disgusts different people and why, how this is often used to isolate particular social groups, and methods employed by artists in an attempt to diminish the disparity between our hygienic ideals and the grimy reality of our surroundings. The question of whether disgust is an innate or learned characteristic is discussed.
     Author: Channel 4
     Subjects: cognitive psychology, social psychology
     DeweyClass: 152.4
     Resource type: documents
Brain Electrophysiology Lab
Articles relating to research in trait, cognitive, and brain electrophysiology, which deal with the issues of emotion and affective disorders. Offers details of projects, contact information, and full text transcriptions of recent publications.
     Author: University of Oregon Brain Electrophysiology Lab
     Subjects: brain, cognitive psychology, physiology
     DeweyClass: 152.4
     Resource type: articles, images
Color Matters
Considers the effect of various colours on the brain, body, and vision. Explains why some colours are more likely to cause accidents in certain situations, discusses cultural beliefs relating to colour, and looks at the differences in response to colours as a result of gender. A bulletin board is in operation to share colour-related findings and experiences.
     Author: Morton, J. L.
     Subjects: cognitive psychology, perception
     DeweyClass: 152
     Resource type: documents
Formation of False Memories
Article on the effects of retroactive interference, discussing how the receipt of misleading information after an event can alter a person's recollection leading to memories of objects that never in fact existed.
     Author: Loftus, Elizabeth
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.123
     Resource type: article
Is the Brain a Digital Computer?
Explores the idea of the computer as a model of the mind, investigating the concepts of the brain as a digital computer and the mind as a computer program, and asking whether the operations of the brain can be simulated on a computer.
     Author: Searle, John R.
     Subjects: artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.1
     Resource type: article
lllusory Inferences about Probabilities
Paper suggesting that even intelligent adults make inferences when reasoning which seem obvious but are, in fact, totally erroneous.
     Author: Johnson-Laird, P. N. & Savary, Fabian
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.1
     Resource type: article
Long-Term Working Memory
Paper arguing that models of working memory should be based on storage in long-term memory if they are to account for cognitive processing of skilled activities such as text comprehension, mental calculation, medical diagnosis, and playing chess.
     Author: Ericsson, K. Anders & Kintsch, Walter
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.1
     Resource type: article
Magical Number Seven, Plus or Minus Two: Some Limits on Our Capacity for Processing Information
Explores the recurrence of the number seven in measurements of the amount of information that we are able to receive, process, and remember.
     Author: Miller, George A.
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.1
     Resource type: article
Marvin Minsky
Information about the life and works of Minsky who has contributed to the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, mathematics, computational linguistics, robotics, and optics. Includes access to full text publications and details of research groups.
     Author: Minsky, Marvin
     Subjects: artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, neural networks
     DeweyClass: 006.3
     Resource type: articles
Psychological Investigations of Unconscious Perception
Reviews the history of investigations into the perception of stimuli by the unconscious brain and summarises the current status of experimental research which suggests the importance of unconsciously perceived information in determining cognitive and affective reactions.
     Author: Merikle, Philip M. & Daneman, Meredyth
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.1
     Resource type: article
Psychology of Belief and Superstition
Provides book reviews of publications discussing topics such as irrationality, superstition, magic, the paranormal, delusions, and associated beliefs.
     Author: Taylor, Paul
     Subjects: book reviews, cognitive psychology, paranormal
     DeweyClass: 001.9
     Resource type: documents
Psychology of Intelligent Analysis
Full text publication addressing the mental processes involved when dealing with problems containing incomplete or ambiguous information. Describes human mental machinery such as perceptual skills and memory, tools for thinking, and cognitive biases, and draws conclusions which aim to improve the ability to analyse intelligently.
     Author: Heuer, Richards J.
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153
     Resource type: non-fiction ebook
Science of Emotion
Documents research into human emotion which investigates the brain areas and chemicals involved, effects on immune, cardiovascular and endocrine systems, and reasons for different manifestations of emotions in different people. Highlights studies into both general and specific emotive responses, and offers details of related events.
     Author: University of Wisconsin-Madison
     Subjects: cognitive psychology, psychology research
     DeweyClass: 152.4
     Resource type: documents
Test the Nation Results
Presents the results of the BBC Test the Nation IQ Test, conducted via the Internet on 11th May 2002. Features maps of IQ results showing which parts of the country took part along with their scores, and graphs of results according to age, eyesight, smoking habits, and star sign. The online test used is available, together with a selection of articles on intelligence.
     Author: BBC
     Subjects: cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153.93
     Resource type: articles, interactive documents
Unified Theory of the Nervous System and Behavior
Collection of essays which attempt to develop a theoretical analysis of the different medical practices and issues inherent in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness and neurological disorders.
     Author: Harris, Steven Michael
     Subjects: brain, cognitive psychology
     DeweyClass: 153
     Resource type: essays
Wadsworth: Complete Psychology Publisher
Set of resources including Coon's Introduction to Psychology, Kalat's Biological Psychology, and Barlow and Durand's Abnormal Psychology, with access to interactive elements and a searchable catalogue.
     Author: Wadsworth Publishing Company
     Subjects: applied psychology, clinical psychology, cognitive psychology, psychology research, social psychology
     DeweyClass: 150
     Resource type: articles, books