Psychology 392
Senior Seminar Handout
Fall 1998

UNDER CONSTRUCTION

Topic and Reading list
Section Topic Readings
01 Topic #1: depression and cogntion Hertel, P. T. (1994). Depression and memory: Are impairments remediable through attentional control? Current Directions in Psychological science. Vol 3, 190-193.

Coyne, J. C, & Gotlib, I. H. (1983). The role of cognition in depression: A critical appraisal. Psychological Bulletin. Vol 94(3), 472-505.

04 Topic #1: perception Reed, Edward S. Why do things look as they do?: The implications of J. J. Gibson's "The ecological approach to visual perception".

Costall, Alan (Ed), Still, Arthur (Ed), et al. (1987). Cognitive psychology in question. (pp. 90-114). New York, NY, USA: St Martin'S Press, Inc. viii, 260 pp.

Bartley, S. H. (1972). Perception in Everyday Life. New York: Harper & Row Publishers, Inc. Read chapters 1-4.

01 Topic #2: Morals and values, upbringing vs. observation Dericco, Denice A; Garlington, Warren K. The effect of modeling and disclosure of experimenter's intent on drinking rate of college students. [Journal Article] Addictive Behaviors. Vol 2(2-sup-3), 1977, 135-139.

Brewer, Keri R; Wann, Daniel L. (1998). Observational learning effectiveness as a function of model characteristics: Investigating the importance of social power. Social Behavior & Personality. Vol 26(1), 1-10.

Beech, R. P., & Schoeppe, A. (1974). Development of value systems in adolescents. Developmental Psychology. Vol 10(5), 644-656.

04 Topic #2: critical periods for language and second language acquisition Mayberry, R. I., & Eichen, E. B. (1991). The long-lasting advantage of learning sign language in childhood: Another look at the critical period for language acquisition. Journal of Memory & Language. Vol 30(4), 486-512.

Johnson, J. S. & Newport, E. L. (1989). Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language. Cognitive Psychology. Vol 21(1), Jan 1989, 60-99.

01 Topic #3: forensic psychology (psychology and the law) Wells, G. L., Luus, C. A. E., (1994). Windschitl, P. D., Maximizing the utility of eyewitness identification evidence. Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol. 3, 194-197.

Loftus, E. F. (1992). When a lie becomes memory's truth: Memory distortion after exposure to misinformation. Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol. 1, 121-123.

Kuhn, D., Weinstock, M., & Flaton, Robin (1994). How well do jurors reason? Competence dimensions of individual variation in a juror reasoning task. Psychological Science, Vol. 5, 289-296.

04 Topic #3: types of learning environments (and styles) Moran, Aidan. What can learning styles research learn from cognitive psychology? [Journal Article] Educational Psychology. Vol 11(3-4), 1991, 239-245.

Pennell, Lestie. Academic Intervention Program: Applying brain and learning styles concepts. [Journal Article] Theory Into Practice. Vol 24(2), Spr 1985, 131-134.

Sternberg, R. J. & Crigorenko, E. L. (1997). Are cogntive styles still in style? American Psychologist. Vol 52(7), 700-712.

01 & 04 Topic #4: stereotypes and biases Pryor, J. B., McDaniel, M. A., & Kott-Russo, T. (1986). The influence of the level of schema abstractness upon the processing of social information. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Vol 22(4), 312-327.

Macrae, C. N., Bodenhausen, G. V., Milne, A. B., Thorn, T. M. J., & Castelli, L.(1997) On the activation of social stereotypes: The moderating role of processing objectives. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. Vol 33(5), 471-489.

Deaux, K. (1995). How basic can you be? The evolution of research on gender stereotypes. Journal of Social Issues. Vol 51(1), Spr 1995, 11-20.

01 & 04 Topic #5: Represed memories Pope, K. S. (1996). Memory, abuse, and science. Questioning claims about false memory syndrome epidemic. American Psychologist. Vol 51(9), 957-974.

Humphreys, Lloyd G. A little noticed consequence of the repressed memory epidemic. [Journal Article] American Psychologist. Vol 53(4), Apr 1998, 485-486.

Loftus, Elizabeth F. The private practice of misleading deflection. [Journal Article] American Psychologist. Vol 53(4), Apr 1998, 484-485.

Brown, L. (1997)..... American Psychologist


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