Comments on: Cognition Test 1 Reviews

By: Matt Strever

Matt Strever — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:07:26 +0000

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

By: Maurissa Whitaker

Maurissa Whitaker — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 16:02:10 +0000

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.

By: Matt Strever

Matt Strever — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:57:34 +0000

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

By: Matt Strever

Matt Strever — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:53:54 +0000

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.

By: Katie Marshall

Katie Marshall — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:46:03 +0000

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.

By: Courtney Demarest

Courtney Demarest — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:40:35 +0000

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.

By: David Jowell

David Jowell — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 15:03:20 +0000

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

By: David Jowell

David Jowell — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:59:00 +0000

oops. here’s the site:

http://www.muskingum.edu/~psych/psycweb/history/cognitiv.htm

By: David Jowell

David Jowell — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:58:18 +0000

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.

By: Christy McAtee

Christy McAtee — Tue, 25 Sep 2007 14:41:02 +0000

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.