University: Biological Sciences: Psychology: Cognitive Psychology Coursework

The Cognitive Psychology category has 348 essays and covers:

Mechanisms and processes associated with perception, learning, memory & thinking

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Discuss the evidence that consciousness enables us to control our thoughts and our behaviour. "Consciousness is the perception of what passes in a Man's (sic) own mind."John Locke (1632-1704)		Read a preview →
Critically consider the importance of attributions in the development of depression.		Read a preview →
COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY "Discuss low-level and high-level explanations of illusory contours." It would appear that the process of perceiving images, objects and color is an effortless activity, however the underlying mechanisms		Read a preview →
Critically evaluate the concept of Implicit Memory.		Read a preview →
Critically evaluate the claim that 'dyslexia is a specific form of language impairment that affects the way in which the brain encodes the phonological features of spoken words'		Read a preview →
With reference to One Psychology Theory, Discuss How it has Influenced Clinical Practice with Either Children or Adults.		Read a preview →
Evaluate the differences between the different memory models.		Read a preview →
Outline and evaluate an alternative to the multi-store model		Read a preview →
Outline one theory of forgetting and describe strategies that can be used to reduce forgetting.		Read a preview →
Outline, with relevant empirical evidence, the main characteristics of Long Term Memory. In what way can an individual use this knowledge to develop strategies to improve their memory.		Read a preview →
Describe and evaluate one study from the cognitive developmental approach		Read a preview →
The Debate About Whether Recovered Memories are False or Genuine.		Read a preview →
The aim of this observation is to observe a child during a problem solving activity and assess their cognitive skills and development		Read a preview →
Eyewitness Testimony: Critical Issue		Read a preview →
The Critical Period: A Biologically Controlled Outcome?		Read a preview →
Can we improve our memories?		Read a preview →
Critically evaluate the models of anxiety and performance.		Read a preview →
The perspective of the narrator in Combray is as much that of an objective observer as a subjective dreamer. Discuss.		Read a preview →
What are your beliefs about the causes of abnormal behaviour? Do you adhere to one of the paradigms we will discuss? Are your reasons for preferring a particular approach personal or scientific? Has the information presented so far changed your thinking?		Read a preview →
Discuss the practical implications of the research on Inhibition of Return.		Read a preview →
What are heuristics? How do they help us make decisions or solve problems? How do they hinder decision making and problem solving? What does the study of heuristics tell us about how our mind works?		Read a preview →
Are there "Higher-order" and "Lower-order" Functions in the Human Brain?		Read a preview →
Memory.		Read a preview →
Definitions of terms containing the morph, morph		Read a preview →
Cognitive psychology.		Read a preview →

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How Do We Perceive Colour		Read a preview →
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