Cognition
Psychology 305
Cordelia Aitkin, Busch Psychology, A134. E-mail

 

You are responsible for all the information on the following pages:
Syllabus
Rutgers official academic policy
Tips on how to e-mail a professor
Schedule and abridged slides
Instructions on the papers
Instructions on how to cite articles
Science Direct and Psych Info. Both require Rutgers ID.
Grading Policies and a list of experiments for extra credit

Updates

8/16/07: Final grades have been submitted to the Registrar's Office; they are also posted on SAS gradebook. I will post grades for the final exam and final paper on SAS tomorrow.

8/13/07: Here is the study guide (MS Word document) Remember, our review is tomorrow only; there is no review on Wednesday.

8/10/07: Grades for the second paper are posted in SAS gradebook.


8/8/07: Make-up exams will be this Friday, August 10th, at 11 am. This is the only exam make-up session.
In reference to tomorrow's class, here is some examples of the biological motion display.
We will be covering all of Language on Monday, so that we can spend most of Tuesday on review.

Final Assignments

Start thinking about any questions you may have for the review on Tuesday.

Remember the third papers are due on Tuesday at 10:15, not Wednesday.

Write-ups for extra credit are due at the start of class on Wednesday; see here for an explanation of what is needed in the write-up. I will not accept late extra-credit.


8/6/07: Grades for the first two exams and the first paper are now posted on SAS gradebook. Let me know if you find any mistakes.

As mentioned in class, I will post abridged outlines for classes the evening before. As with the slides, the outline will be on the website by 11 pm, here.

I will have an extra office hours this Thursday, August 9th, from 1 pm to 2:30 pm. I am also available for appointments.

Also as mentioned in class, there are some new experiments for extra credit, for a total of 8 regular & choose-one short. You can find brief descriptions and e-mail contacts on here.
Remember: if you neither show up for nor cancel an appointment, you will have one percentage point deducted from your final grade.

7/25/07: Unless I change this message tomorrow morning, we will have class. There are no slides for tomorrow's class.

7/17/07: Tomorrow is our first exam. We will have a review before the exam, if there is interest. Email me a question by 6 pm tonight to have it answered tomorrow; I will not answer questions about the format or content of the exam in the review.
The exam will start at 11 am or after the review, whichever comes first. Regardless of when the exam starts, I will collect exams after 65 minutes; latecomers will not be given extra time.

7/16/07: I have added a list of the experiments available for extra credit to the Grading page. I will update it as more experiments become available.
Papers may now be e-mailed the day they are due. They are due in my box by 9:30 a.m. the day they are due, or they will be marked late as explained here
Here is an explanation of a Mercator map.

7/10/07: Here are the websites I tried to show in class today. They show visual illusions that are due to change in the visual field.
Window-shade or rocking-disk illusion
Induced contrast asynchrony. (The title should be clearer after you take a look at the illusion.)

Schedule
Class: 10-12:15, Monday through Thursday.
Office Hours: 12:30 – 2:00 pm on Tuesdays, and by appointment.

Book
Smith & Kosslyn (2007): Cognitive Psychology: Mind and Brain.
If you are concerned about cost, please wait for the first day of class.

Cheating Policy
Don’t do it. If you have any questions about why, see the Rutgers official academic policy

General

You are responsible for all the information on this web-page. You are additionally responsible for any Rutgers University sites that are linked to from this page.

Check the web-site for updates.

Class Cancellation: If I am late, DO NOT ASSUME CLASS IS CANCELLED. Should I need to cancel class, I will put a note on the website, and I will call the department to let you know.

Contacting me: E-mail (cdaitkin AT ruccs DOT rutgers DOT edu) is the best way to contact me. However, it is important to note that I do not check e-mail after 4:00 pm on weekdays. I do not check e-mail at all over weekends.

Abridged power point slides will be on the web-site by 11 pm the night before class. PLEASE NOTE: these slides are not enough to pass the course. They are provided as a structure around which to take notes (if you want) and to organize your studying.

Exams
As with the regular schedule, exam dates are subject to change
First exam: July 18
Second exam: August 1
Final exam: August 15

Make-up exams: Make-up exams will be allowed only with a valid doctor's note. They are all-essay exams. All make-ups will be scheduled for one session the week of August 6th; it is likely to be Friday the 10th. This will be your only opportunity to make up the exam.

Papers
First paper: July 19
Second paper: August 2
Third paper: August 14

Extra Credit: Due 10 am, August 15