SCHEME/SYLLABUS : MCA(SE)
(Fifth Semester)

Code No: MS 825
Paper : Cognitive Psychology

A Brief history of the cognitive approach, cognitive science, Neuro science, Artificial intelligence, The Parallel processing approach.

Perceptual Process: Perception, pattern recognition, theories of pattern recognition, Bottom-up vs Top-down Processing, Template matching, feature analysis, prototype matching, pattern recognition: The role of the perceives.

Communication and Language Processing: Linguistic Hierarchy, Chomsky’s theory of grammer, Psycho-linguistic aspects, Abstraction of linguistic ideas, knowledge and comprehension, non-verbal abstraction – musical syntax, The language of motion.

Memory Modules: Memory, process, storage, Short term memory, long term memory, organization in memory, simulation modules of learning and memory, mnemonics, syntactic and semantic issues, Concept formation, problem solving.

Contribution of cognitive psychology to advances in Artificial Intelligence, computer based learning/teaching systems, knowledge acquisition and knowledge based systems, expert systems.

References:

1. Marc de May, “The cognitive Paradigm”, Reidel, 1982
2. R. C. Shank, P. Childers, “Cognitive computer on language, Learning and AI”, 1984
3. P.C. Kendall, “Advances in Cognition behavioural research and therapy”, Academic Press, 1984.
4. Solso, R.L. “Cognitive Psychology (3rd Edition), 1991, Allyn & Balon.
5. Matlin M.W., “Cognition (3rd Edition), 1995, Harcourt Brace (Prism Indian Edition).
6. Leahey T.H. & Harris R.J., “Learning and Cognition (4th Edition), 1997, PHI.

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