Psych 229:
Intro to Brain & Cognition III:
Learning & Development

When & Where
Tuesdays & Thursdays, 2:00pm-3:20pm in SBSG 2200

Instructors
Mimi Liljeholm, Department of Cognitive Sciences, SBSG 2312
Office Hours: TTh 3:30pm - 4:00pm, and by appointment.
Email is the best way to reach her to schedule an appointment
not during regular office hours.


Lisa Pearl, Department of Cognitive Sciences, SBSG 2314
Office Hours:
(until Jan 27) Wednesday 3:00pm - 4:00pm,
(after Jan 27) Tuesday 3:30pm - 4:30pm,
and by appointment.
Email is the best way to reach her to schedule an appointment
not during regular office hours.


This class also has a message board on EEE.

Announcements:

  • 2/11/16: Lisa won't be having office hours on 2/16/16. If you were planning to see her then, please email her to schedule a separate appointment.

  • 1/16/16: Lisa's office hours have been updated due to some winter quarter scheduling wonkiness (after Jan 27, they switch to Tuesdays after class).

  • 1/7/16: The final exam for the class has been set for March 15 from 2-4pm in SBSG 2200.

  • 12/23/15: Welcome to the class webpage!
    All readings can be accessed using the username and password mentioned in the first class session and on the class message board. (Check the "Other questions" forum of the message board to get it.) Look to the schedule, and be thinking about what papers/topics you'd like to present to the class.

    Before the first session, please make sure you have viewed the message board and posted your response for the first set of discussion points. (It's easy, we promise.)

    Please also note that we will be updating the date of the final assignment for this class since Lisa will be out of town on March 17. The new date will be set during the first class session.

Learning and development are the processes by which mental representations and behaviors change over time. A variety of methods can be used to examine (i) how human learning and development proceed in various domains, and (ii) the biological underpinnings of such processes. We examine theoretical, experimental, computational, and neuroscientific approaches to understanding learning and development in humans, focusing on the information that each approach yields. Topics include associative learning, language acquisition, causal reasoning, perceptual learning, category formation, and structure learning.

All articles can be accessed through the schedule page (provided you have the class username and password).