Cognition Test 1 Reviews
September 20, 2007
Scholars,
I’d like for you to pick out at least 2 shared sites to review for the 3 chapters that go along with our test. They could both be great or they could both suck. Tell us why this would or would not be appropriate to share during a class presentation, as a reference in a paper, or as a study resource.
Ideally, you would investigate sites that have information about topics that might be confusing you. Alternatively, you could visit sites that you have a great interest in and want to learn more about.
I also want you to think about were these sites can be used appropriately as a resource. Most are obviously inappropriate as a reference in a term paper. If you review a site that you believe would be appropriate for a reference in a paper please tell us why. I’m sure I’ll want to take a good look at the site.
Thanks for learning with me.
prof_chuck
September 20th, 2007 at 5:41 pm
I reviewed Staci Blake’s site on neuroscience for kids. Since neuroscience is typically a scary subject and class i was interested to see how this was presented for kids…although these days kids are pretty smart.. The neuroscience in the news section was pretty interesting and might be good if you ever need current popular neuro stuff in the news…you could always use it more relaxed papers or current events.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
September 20th, 2007 at 5:53 pm
http://ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca/kin356/agnosia/agnosia.htm
For chapter 2 i reviewed Ashley Bogue’s site on agnosia. I am actually pretty interested in agnosia and the site was decent. the links to other sources however are pretty good. it does help explain agnosia in a pretty direct manner. not research paper quality stuff but definitely helpful and will be applicable to the chapter.
http://www.dartmouth.edu/~adinar/publications/binding.pdf
For chapter 3 i reviewed Drew Green’s binding problem site. It was a pretty decent paper that really covered the binding problem and might be useful in a paper. The binding problem had a hard time sticking in my head but now i feel more comfortable with it. woohoo. good paper good job.
September 20th, 2007 at 6:56 pm
I looked at Dan Covington’s site and found it very helpful on a wide range of topics. I would definately recommend it and think it a great resource not only for this class but other as well.
http://content.apa.org/journals/xhp
I then looked at Michele Wiesner webiste for attention and thought it was great. It was easy to understand and had other references to look at as well. Definatley a good study tool.
http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/attention2.php
September 21st, 2007 at 10:46 am
I have already, Wednesday night did all my reviews, they are all in with the comments on the chapter 1, 2, and 3’s pages of comments…
September 23rd, 2007 at 11:44 pm
Review #1
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/cogip.html
I reviewed Amanda Puckett’s article on cognitive psychology because it discussed Bottom up processing versus top down processing. For some reason I was not clear on this subject when we went over it. I feel more confident than before now that I realize Bottom up processing just basically means using incoming information (from pieces or features) and building from them for pattern recognition and Top down processing uses previous knowledge for pattern recognition. The article also discussed some things more in detail from the chapter such as Sternberg and his research on digits from short term memory.
This was a decent article that did help me study. I don’t think it would necessarily be used as reference in writing a term paper: however, it gives good information for test preparation.
Review #2
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/jeopardy.html
I reviewed this article that Michele Wiesner posted and it is so cool!!! I played this Jeopardy game version on perception for quite sometime. It was the perfect study tool. It touched on so many things in the book. It was fun. I even went through it a couple of times to try to remember the answers (since it gave questions and answers both)! I couldnt believe how much it went along with the chapter, almost like it was made to go with our book. It covered things like monocular cues, binocular retinal disparity, rods, cones, and questions about vision where light entering the eyes is concerned and a lot more!! Check it out!! Very helpful in a fun way! Thanks Michele!!
This was a great website that you can study by and it wont put you to sleep in the process. It’s in game format so it would not be used as a reference for a term paper.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:28 am
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http://www.yale.edu/perception/
Chapter One Site Review:
I visited this web site and found it to be a quality resource as a starting point for a paper and I found some very good papers and studies in progress therein. I did not like the fact that the papers and articles were visible in title only or in breif excerpts. This cite host did state that he would happily send the articles and studies in their entirety upon request, however.
To me, this would make this site perhaps more of an ending or mid point in the compilation of a research paper. I think you would need and topic and be reasonably well into the writing of the paper before hitting this site. You need to be looking for something specific when visiting this site.
It is a good cite and I appreciate the submission.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:39 am
For Chapter 2 I looked at Steve Belcher’s site on prosopagnosia. (http://prosopagnosia.homestead.com/ ) I wanted to look at this because the inability to recognize faces is fascinating. This website is a great first person account of how this affects someone. The story and details in this are great for further understanding of this disorder. While great information is available for better understanding and even for studying, this wouldn’t be the best for use as a reference. But it did help me understand even more about prosopagnosia!
For Chapter 3 I looked at Heather Hutchinson’s site on automatic processing and automaticity. (http://psyche.cs.monash.edu.au/v5/psyche-5-05-tzelgov.html )This is a great side for studying and for use as a reference. This site really broke down the information and explained it really well. As a reference this would be useful because the vast amount of knowledge and the reputable sources it cites. Information in this article is great and I really recommend it for studying and if you ever need research information!
September 24th, 2007 at 9:40 am
http://www.apa.org/releases/multitasking.html
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I reviewed Kelly Ford’s submission of this APA article on multitasking. It was an interesting read arguing against the efficiency of multi tasking stating that time time lost (in test subjects switching tasks) can offset the productivity gained through multi tasking itself.
I thought it was a nice read and would consider it as a source in a paper.
September 24th, 2007 at 11:15 am
i reviewed whitney hampton article on the history of cognition and thought it was interesting to see how cognition came about as a science i think this would be a could source for a term paper on the history of cognitive psychology
September 24th, 2007 at 11:20 am
i think jenn collins article on how the brain processes visual infor was a better understanding then actually reading it in the book showed pictures that made it easier to understand. use it as a resource in a term paper for describing the visual processing in the brain
September 24th, 2007 at 11:56 am
http://www.learner.org/discoveringpsychology/brain/index.html
I looked at Hannah Sims second website for chapter one. This website is great, although it would not work for a paper. This is mainly a website that has pictures to help one better understand the parts of the brain. I like the way there is not too much extra information on here and it follows along with the book very well. This website is good if you just need a quick overview of the parts of the brain.
http://ahsmail.uwaterloo.ca/kin356/agnosia/agnosia.htm
This is one of Ashley Bogue’s websites for chapter two. I too was interested in visual agnosia because it is hard to imagine people can physically see objects but can have problems processing them. The website does have some case studies that I liked reading, but overall the explanations for what visual agnosia is and the different types of agnosia were not very good. If someone was reviewing what visual agnosia was for the test, this website would not provide enough information. This website would also not work as a resource for a paper.
September 24th, 2007 at 12:21 pm
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/
I looked at Christie Cates site on the brain. This was a pretty fun site that made studying the brain much more interesting than just reading about it in a textbook. It was interactive and would be great for a class presentation or a study resource.
http://www.biologymad.com/NervousSystem/eyenotes.htm
This is one of Glenda Batista’s websites. It was very useful for better understanding the eye and gives great visual images that would aid in studying.
September 24th, 2007 at 1:57 pm
My Review of Others’ Sites
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/brain_basics/know_your_brain.htm
This site was posted by Whitney Jones for Chapter 1. This site has a lot of helpful information about the brain. It discusses parts of the brain, their functions, neurotransmitters, neurological disorders, etc. I think it could potentially be used for a presentation or studying. Since the site is for the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, I would think the information is relatively reliable. There are also several illustrations that could be helpful.
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/jeopardy.html
I reviewed this site that was posted by Michele Wiesner for chapter 2. I found that this jeopardy game had questions about vision, hearing, and perception, but most of the questions aren’t things we’ve talked about in class or read about in the book. I find it to be of little help to me for this chapter. I think this site would be of little help for a presentation, paper, or study resource, because the information isn’t really relevant to this class. I think jeopardy can be a good study method, but I don’t think this version will help me at all.
September 24th, 2007 at 5:20 pm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4086319.stm
The first site I was reviewed was Adrienne Shipp’s site on fusiform gyrus and face regcognition. After reviewing this site I found it very informative and insightful with how different parts of the brain work together in recalling faces. I found this site well put to understand and great for just getting a better understanding on how our brain recognizes faces.
http://www.psypress.com/pip/resources/slp/topic.asp?chapter=ch06&topic=ch06-sc-01
This site was given by Whitney Hampton. I loved this website, because it completely went along with our class discussion on filtering. It talked about the cocktail party problem and shadowing tasks and the study that was done. I really got a lot out of this article and would recommend this for anyone that needs to better understand the basis of focused auditory attention.
September 24th, 2007 at 7:05 pm
Angie Rink, on September 19th, 2007 at 8:41 pm Said:
Whitney Hampton, on September 7th, 2007 at 11:11 am Said:
Site 1:
http://www.cogsci.princeton.edu/~geo/Miller.pdf
Review:
I found this website to obtain ALOT of information.. This site was very lengthy but contains information that I preceived Very helpful in learning additional information about the history of cognition- THANKS whitney!
Angie Rink, on September 19th, 2007 at 8:44 pm Said:
Jennifer Collins, on September 19th, 2007 at 3:37 pm Said:
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2007/04/29/hearts__minds/
Review:
This news article was very interesting. I found the information easy to understand and follow.
Thanks Jennifer!
September 24th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Review of Ch 2 website:
http://www.psychnet-uk.com/dsm_iv/agnosia.htm
Stacy Newman found a website describing the various types of agnosias. It helps if you haven’t really understood the concept, or if you’re interested in learning about how many different types of agnosias exist. What I really liked about this website was it has a link for Capgras Syndrome so you can get more information on that as well. This website should be used more so for a specific study tool rather than a reference in an academic paper.
Review of Ch 3:
http://coe.sdsu.edu/eet/articles/attntheory/index.htm
Angie Rink found this website pertaining to the various theories involving attention. It mentions the filter theory and gives the dates for this and the other theories listed on the site. I probably wouldn’t use this for a reference paper, but it is a helpful study tool for keeping the various theories straight. The only drawback is that the website uses different names for the theories, but if you know the dates and the basic concepts behind the theories, you won’t be confused.
September 24th, 2007 at 9:35 pm
1st site review: http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/attention2.php
This site was very helpful to me in studying attention. It was really easy to read and to understand. It is really a great site. I would recommend it to anyone wanting to study more about attention.
2nd site review:
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/cogip.html
I reviewed this site because I was having trouble with the ideas of bottom-up and top-down processing. It helped me to understand it better. It discusses a lot of different things but I mainly used it for the discussion of top down and bottom up processing. Great site!
September 24th, 2007 at 9:54 pm
I reviewed Megan Collis’ site:
http://www.michaelbach.de/ot/
Fun site. Highly recommended! This site provides several visual experiences that are definately entertaining and appropriate for classroom demonstration.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:03 pm
I reviewed Lauren Foust’s site:
http://www.apa.org/releases/multitasking.html
Very interesting article with good detail. This article discusses the efficiency of multitasking, mostly as it pertains to the work environment. This is an APA article that could be used for a research paper.
September 24th, 2007 at 10:55 pm
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/cognitiv.htm
I knew there was a good reason for procrastinating on this assignment! I looked at Staci Blake’s website from Chapter 1 which pulls together all the influential psychologists (most importantly, cognitive psychologists) onto one page with a short, to-the-point blurb about each one’s work and contribution. It does a great job of giving you just enough information for a college student, who should have a decent background in the material, to use as a quick reference guide or study guide. It also is in a time-line fashion, allowing you to see when certain schools of thought were in style…such as when behaviorism rushed to the scene followed by the cognitive revolution. I think it’s just nice to see all the people we’ve been talking about with their hodge-podge of confusing studies and findings and research methods all laid out in an organized fashion and in one place….I was beginning to get overwhelmed with the researchers, especially when we got into perception and attention. This site really helped sort it out, although I would not recommend using the site in a term paper or probably even in a class presentation simply because the ideas have been broken down into such elementary elements. Something more scientific would be needed for those uses….this is certainly not much more than simple reference and study material.
September 24th, 2007 at 11:25 pm
http://www.mtsu.edu/~sschmidt/Cognitive/pattern/pattern.html
Ok, I must admit…I looked through the sites for a study guide to help me out – again. If I had time, I would look at all the great sites that delve a little deeper or happen to be newsworthy, but the test is too soon and I need to know this stuff. So….this site, found by Staci Youngblood is a great outline to pattern recognition. It gives quick, basic information about the Template Model with its problems, Feature Theories and its supporting research as well as criticisms, clears up questions about top-down vs. bottom-up processes making sure to note the importance of context and neural networks employed, and finally a little blurb on Face Recognition. Like I said, a great study tool for pulling it all together and laying it out cleanly but definitely not suitable for research papers or class presentations. I feel a little more confident about our test tomorrow after having read this outline, so I guess it has done its job..
September 25th, 2007 at 2:28 am
The first site I reviewed was from Ashley Bogue in Chapter 3.
http://www.chssc.salford.ac.uk/healthSci/psych2000/psych2000/attention.htm#susatt
This site was good because it helped clear up a few topics I was a little unsure on. It could be used in a paper because it contains a lot of factual and relevant information.
The second site I reviewed and found useful was from Jessica Boyle in chapter 2
http://mysite.du.edu/~jcalvert/optics/colour.htm
This site really helped me in understanding about the eye. The eye has always been very complex and confusing to me but after reading into this site the things that I was unsure about made more sense. This site could be very useful in writing any sort of paper and it seems to come from a reliable site.
September 25th, 2007 at 7:36 am
I reviewed Amanda Puckett’s website for chapter 1. This site did a pretty decent job at explaining the information processing theory and its components. The most helpful section on the page was the explaining of the difference in top-down and the bottom-up processes. Not material for a research paper but maybe for a class project and study material.
http://home.sandiego.edu/~taylor/cogip.html
September 25th, 2007 at 8:01 am
http://www.biologymad.com/NervousSystem/eyenotes.htm
This site about the eye was good! It was easy to understand the diagram, and so it’s good for either a powerpoint presentation OR for studying-which is what I used it for.
September 25th, 2007 at 8:09 am
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=pubmed&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=9770223&ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_RVAbstractPlusre
I reviewed this site about treisman, It was brief and gave some clarity about the subject, I’m not sure if it was just an abstract to an article that I couldn’t get to or just an entry?? Helpful to study.
September 25th, 2007 at 8:33 am
I reviewed Elizabeth Hancock’s website and it was very helpful in understanding the different parts of the brain that contribute to language development and communication with words. This site expanded on the explanation of the Broca’s area and the Wernicke’s area that we also read in our textbook. I learned that these area’s are very important for language. It talked about where language is mainly localized in the brain (the left hemisphere for 90% of right handed individuals and 70% of left handed individuals). This site also reviewed different models of language function over the past years and explained the process of understanding spoken and written language. I found this site very informative and helpful to study.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:05 am
I decided to review Whitney Hampton’s site http://webspace.ship.edu/cgboer/theneuron.html because it really helped me to understand the neuron better. It gave great diagrams relating to action potential which I have always had a problem with. The explanation given by the site also helped to understand exactly what action was and how it works. It also gives a brief definition of the types of neurons which helps to explain what each are responsible for.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:10 am
This time I decided to review Michele Wiesner’s website http://www.cdl.org/resource-library/articles/attention2.php because in the review she did her self made me want to research further. I had problems understanding some aspects of attention when studying for this test. This site helped to further explain some aspects I was having problems with. It also went through different stages of attention and how they work. This site was very helpful.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:18 am
The chapter 3 site on CAPD found by Stacy Newman
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/medical/ears/central_auditory.html
interested me mostly in how the article was presented. It caught my attention because it started off talking about two kids and a little about their situation. It went on to talk about the Central Auditory Processing Disorder, symptoms, diagnosis’s, etc. The page was colorful and not just black and white and full of words. It was easy to understand and made me feel I learned something.
September 25th, 2007 at 9:21 am
Chapter 2 Reviews
Review #1- I reviewed Glendaliz Batista’s site about visual perception. I thought it was a good site there was a lot of information and a lot of studies to back up what was being stated.
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Modules/MC10220/visper06.html
Review #2- I also reviewed Dan Covington’s site on The Physiology of Perception. This is a really good site. It explains the material in easy to understand terms and goes into a depth on the topic.
sulcus.berkeley.edu/FLM/MS/Physio.Percept.html
Reviews for Ch. 3
Review #1- I reviewed Kelly Ford’s site on Assessing Attention in Unilateral Neglect. This site goes over some of the thing we talked about in class. Good refresher of what was said.
http://www.undergrad.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~aktse/assessment.html
Review #2- I also reviewed Adrienne Shipp’s site on Attention and Automaticity. This site is more of an overview of the topic it does not go into great detail but just goes over the basics.
http://www.uark.edu/misc/lampinen/LEC2.html
September 25th, 2007 at 9:57 am
http://huwi.org/gibson/elaboration.php
Site 2 Review:
I reviewed Whitney Hampton’s website on proximal and distal stimuli. This website does do a good job on distinguishing the difference between proximal and distal stimuli. It does go into further detail which sort of confused me when tying to study but it is good information if you needed to know more. Probably not good for a research paper but maybe for facts for projects and studying.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:25 am
Review 1:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1999/06/990624080203.htm
This was a site that Whitney Hampton posted for chapter 2. I review this site, and really liked it. I had a lot of helpful information. The article was short and sweet, but also very helpful. What I liked the most is that they had related articles that you could go to already pulled up. This site could possibly be used in a research paper because the site is from an accredited magazine company, and they list their sources on the webpage.
Review 2:
http://www.psypress.com/pip/resources/slp/topic.asp?chapter=ch06&topic=ch06-sc-01
This site was posted by Rhonda Adams for chapter 3. I thought this site was great because it went right along with the different theories in the chapter. It was staying the same things as the book, but I just used it as extra reinforcement for the concepts. This site is from a company that also has a psychology text book, so I would say that this site could be used in a academic paper.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:41 am
Site: http://www.cogsci.northwestern.edu/courses/cg207/Readings/Miller_Cognitive_Revolution.pdf
Review: I reviewed Heather Hutchinson’s site from Ch. 1. I think that this account of the Cognitive Revolution would be useful for gaining a better understanding of how it came about and what happened during it. It was written by George Miller, who was a player in its development, and it has the interesting perspective of someone who witnessed it and can give a personal account of the picture. However, this does also give it a somewhat biased, subjective feel, so keep that in mind if you are using it for a reference. Overall, I think that it is a wonderful article and provides a personal, inside glimpse of a major event in psychology’s history.
Site: http://www.eyecanlearn.com/
Review: I reviewed Amanda Patrick’s site from Ch. 3. I liked this site for its interactive exercises and interesting eye tricks. It is aimed towards kids and offers parents/teachers exercises to improve eye function and performance (Note: it specifically noted that it was not vision therapy to correct a problem, only for exercise). I had fun doing the exercises and it seemed that children would enjoy them also; it had some of those “find the differences in these two pictures” that I remember doing when I was a kid. Overall, I think it was a great site for having fun while improving your eyes.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:58 am
This is Staci Blake’s website for chapter one. I also needed a comprehensive review site, so this worked out perfect. However, it would not be a source for a term paper- possibly a presentation.
September 25th, 2007 at 10:59 am
oops. here’s the site:
http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/cognitiv.htm
September 25th, 2007 at 11:03 am
In my dire need to study the best possible information, I also reviewed Adrienne Shipp’s site on Attention and Automaticity.
Cool, quick review on what was said in the class. It will definitely help with the test, but not a site to use as term paper source either.
http://www.uark.edu/misc/lampinen/LEC2.html
September 25th, 2007 at 11:40 am
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/jeopardy.html
I found Michele Wiesner’s link to was very helpful. I love playing review games and I felt as though the Jepordy questions really helped me understand perception better. Also a great way to study.
http://www.psypress.com/pip/resources/slp/topic.asp?chapter=ch06&topic=ch06-sc-01
I looked at Whitney Hampton’s site on Attention. I found this link very helpful to my studying of our chapter on attention. It explains fully about the Cocktail Party Problem, Dichotic Listening, Broadbents filter theory, Treisman’s theory and Deutsch and Deutsch. A great way to review some key points and the website even gave me a few new details that I did not understand before hand.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:46 am
I reviewed Michael Phillips website article about attention and it was very intellectually stimulating. I learned that attention involves numerous processes not just noticing a stimulus. This site talks about alertness, selection, distraction, attention span and duration of attention, self-regulation and many other aspects important to attention. I found this site very helpful in reviewing for the exam.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:53 am
I read the article on bottlenecks in information processing. The site includes a lot of information on bottlenecks and various information, but most of it is covered in the book as well. It seems to cite the same experimenters and findings as are covered in chapter three of the book. Worhttp://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1465665&displaytype=printableth looking at though.
September 25th, 2007 at 11:57 am
I read the article on bottlenecks in information processing. The site includes a lot of information on bottlenecks and various information, but most of it is covered in the book as well. It seems to cite the same experimenters and findings as are covered in chapter three of the book. If you need this information for a paper, you might as well use the book. My last comment got messed up, sorry.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1465665&displaytype=printable
September 25th, 2007 at 12:02 pm
http://www.uni.edu/walsh/jeopardy.html
From Ch. 2 I reviewed Michele Wiesner’s site because it said the game of jeopardy was helpful. I learn better when the process is interactive so I wanted to see if it would help at all. Also, it said it would help with neuroscience as well and I’m taking it right now. The game was good and well set up but I don’t think that the questions were really what I was looking for. It would help but I wouldn’t rely soley on this site as a study tool.
http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1465665&displaytype=printable
For Ch. 3 I reviewed Stacy Newman’s site because I wanted to learn more about dichotic listening and the bottleneck theory and it said this site contained experiment information. I liked this site because it elaborated on some information I wanted to know in more detail and it also discussed the shortcomings of the experiments. I think this site would be good to review as long as you didn’t spend too much time focusing on it, it is on a pretty specified subject.
September 25th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
I reviewed the site about change blindness. It had a few paragraphs about the experiment we reproduced in class, using the static pictures that had one aspect change, with a blank slate in between…..also discusses bottlenecks briefly. Explains some of the concepts a little differently, so might help if you dont understand the book.
http://nivea.psycho.univ-paris5.fr/ECS/ECS-CB.html