Course: Introduction to Cognitive Psychology: An Experimental Science

Here Rob discusses the two main kinds of experiments that can be configured. These are known, respectively, as within-participant experiments, and between-participants experiments Each has strengths and each has weaknesses. …

In this video Rob lays out some basic considerations that should be borne in mind when we intend to develop an experimental test of a question about how the mind …

One of the things that people do when confronted by the 2 4 6 puzzle is to repeatedly test variations of the same rule that has been shown to work …

Ok, we have finally arrived at a place where we can put some of what we have learnt into practice and engage with a short experimental task. We can begin …

The fact that people are not robots and that their behaviour changes in, what may appear to be, unpredictable ways might be taken to be a serious problem. It may …

The mind as a black box? The challenge for cognitive psychologists is to try to work out what is going on inside the black box. However, not all psychologists are …

How this all works Each week has a theme that you will learn about through videos, articles and discussion. There will also be other optional tasks and exercises. In addition, …