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This course will provide an overview of cognitive processes, the processes that collectively comprise what is commonly termed "thinking." Topics discussed will include perception, attention, remembering, language, problem solving, reasoning, and social cognition. The course will focus on how these processes operate in everyday situations, as well as empirical (laboratory) investigations of these processes. Connections between cognitive psychology and other areas of psychology (e.g., clinical, biological) will also be discussed. Prerequisite: PSYC 111
These interdisciplinary seminars are intended to develop integrating insights through an analysis of topics chosen from different disciplines. Often they are taught by two faculty members or by a visiting lecturer who holds one of the endowed chairs at the university. (IDSC 479 is used if the seminar has been approved to partially fulfill a requirement in the core curriculum.)
This laboratory course explores research issues in cognitive psychology, with special emphasis on cognitive psychology methodology, current research issues, hands-on research, and discussion/analysis of primary research sources. Specific topics covered each semester may vary slightly. Examples of topics include: subliminal perception; automatic processing; implicit memory; eyewitness testimony; memory reconstruction; expertise and problem solving; the use of heuristics in decision making; person memory. Approximately four lectures and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: PSYC 212 and 315
This laboratory course explores research issues in cognitive psychology, with special emphasis on cognitive psychology methodology, current research issues, hands-on research, and discussion/analysis of primary research sources. Specific topics covered each semester may vary slightly. Examples of topics include: subliminal perception; automatic processing; implicit memory; eyewitness testimony; memory reconstruction; expertise and problem solving; the use of heuristics in decision making; person memory. Approximately four lectures and three laboratory hours per week. Prerequisites: PSYC 212 and 315
Dr. Greg Robinson-Riegler Chair, Psychology Department Professor of Psychology
Academic History B.S., University of Cincinnati, 1984 M.A., Purdue University, 1986 Ph.D., Purdue University, 1990
Dr. Robinson-Riegler began teaching at UST in 1990. He frequently teaches General Psychology, Cognition, and Research Methods in Cognition. His specialty area is memory illusions, memory and emotion, cognitive processes associated with paranormal experiences. Current projects include research into cognitive processing of attractive and unattractive faces, false memories for different types of events, and individual differences in the ability to divide attention.
He is seeking research assistants for reading and meeting to discuss background literature, development of stimulus materials, testing participants, and data analysis.
I'm originally from Cincinnati, Ohio. My wife is a faculty member in the Augsburg psychology department (Bridget Robinson-Riegler). Currently, we're working on a textbook for cognition. I'm an avid sports fan (mainly baseball and football), and also an avid Simpsons fan."
