Welcome!

March 29th, 2014
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Happy Spring Quarter to all! Please bookmark this site, as you are responsible for all the material on this site. The blog page will include course quizzes, announcements, and last-minute changes. Other pages include the schedule, readings, academic honesty policy, frequently-asked questions, and contact information.

Quiz questions

June 8th, 2014
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For study purposes, here are quiz questions from the lectures after Midterm 2. Correct answers are in bold green.

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Final review terms

June 4th, 2014
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Remember that the review session is Monday 5pm in Center 119.

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Week 10 slides

June 3rd, 2014
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Week 9 slides

May 27th, 2014
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COGS101B_Week9

More on Central Park Jogger and false confessions

May 22nd, 2014
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http://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/01/opinion/false-confessions-and-the-jogger-case.html

http://www.businessinsider.com/central-park-five-lawsuit-near-settlement-2014-4

Week 8 slides

May 20th, 2014
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COGS101B_Week8

Quiz questions on midterm 2 material

May 13th, 2014
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Here they are: quizQsMT2

Correct responses are in bold; reasoning for some answers in italics.

Tip: try covering up the answer choices and generating your own answer before looking at the choices. This is a good way to test whether you really know the material, and a good way to avoid getting misled by misdirecting retrieval cues (answers that look kind of right, but aren’t right).

Amnesics from class today

May 13th, 2014
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If you’re interested in reading about the amnesics discussed in class today, here are their names and links to a couple of articles. Try Googling if you’re interested in reading other perspectives (or Bolzan’s book).

Scott Bolzan: http://nypost.com/2011/10/09/memory-loss-is-hi-gain/

Clive Wearing: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/3313452/The-man-who-keeps-falling-in-love-with-his-wife.html

Week 7 lecture slides

May 11th, 2014
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COGS101B_Week7 lecture slides here.

Midterm 2 review

May 9th, 2014
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Apologies for not posting this sooner–it’s been an action-packed week!

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