Thematic Seminar II / Cognitive Processes II
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2012-2013
03012144
Psychology
Portuguese
Face-to-face
5.0
Compulsory
3rd Cycle Studies
Recommended Prerequisites
The general admission criteria for the PhD program apply
Teaching Methods
Lecture (seminar, conference).
Learning Outcomes
The curricular unit aims at:
(1) Enabling students to identify fundamental research trends in the study of memory and knowledge organization, language, problem solving, thinking and deciding.
(2) Providing knowledge on the core operational paradigms deployed in these domains.
(3) Fostering the analytical and conceptual skills required for a sound evaluation of the knowledge basis available in these fields, as well as the ability to place and solve productive research problems.
Work Placement(s)
NoSyllabus
Topics in Representation and Knowledge Organization
Topics in Categorization
Topics in Problem Solving and Decision-Making
Topics in Memory and Language
Head Lecturer(s)
José Miguel Andrade Pina Pereira Oliveira
Assessment Methods
Evaluation
Prova de tipo B (trabalho de revisão/empírico) : 50.0%
Type A examination (written exam): 50.0%
Bibliography
Costermans, J. (2001). As Activ. Cog: Raciocínio, Decisão e Resol de Probl. Coimbra: Quarteto.
H. Cohen & C. Lefebvre (Eds.). (2005) Hand.of categorization in cognitive science. Amster.: Elsevier.
J. E.Davidson & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.) (2003). The psych. of prob. solving. NY : Cambridge Univ. Press.
Dunbar, R.I.M. & Barrett, Louise (Eds.) (2007). Oxf. Handbook of Evolutionary Psych.. Oxf. & NY: Oxford Univ. Press.
K. Holyoak & R. G. Morrison (Eds.). (2005). The Cambrid. Handbook of Thinking and Reasoning. NY: Camb. Univ. Press.
G.Jamieson (Ed.) (2007). Towards a cog.-neurosc. of hypnosis and conscious states: A resource for researchers, students, and clinicians. London: Ox. Univ. Press.
Robbins, P. & Ayded, M (2009). The Camb. Handbook of Situated Cog. Camb.: Camb Univ.
E.Tulving & Craik (Eds.) (2000) The Oxf. Handbook of Memory. Oxf. and NY: Oxf. Univ. Press.
Ventura, P., Brito-Mendes, C., Morais, J, & Kolinsk, R. (2002). A org. da memória semântica. Lisboa: Fund. C. Gulbenkian.