Visual perception

• Visual perception This course covers topics in visual perception such as how light is focused on the retina, factors that affect visual perception, depth perception, and monocular and binocular depth perception. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Visual perception The Way in Which Light is Detected and Focused on the Retina Rods Psychological factors Factors that affect visual perception Gestalt Principles Depth perception Binocular depth cue Monocular depth cues Visual constancies Alcohol Old age Old age continued

Visual Illusions

• Visual Illusions This course covers topics related to visual illusion such as the Muller-Lyer illusion, the Moon illusion, and the Ames room. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Fallibility of perception as demonstrated by visual illusions Muller-Lyer illusion Ames-room Ponzo Moon illusion

Enhancing retrieval and memory

• Enhancing retrieval and memory This course covers topics associated with memory such as mnemonics, acronyms, acrostics, narrative chaining, and the peg word method. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Mnemonic devices which use imagery, rehearsal or association Memory: method of loci Memory: peg word method Memory: narrative chaining Memory: acrostics Memory: acronyms

Memory

• Memory This course covers aspects of memory such as encoding, storage, and retrieval, and how to measure retention. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Memory Memory: encoding, storage and retrieval Measures of retention: recall, recognition, relearning

Memory revision crossword

• Memory revision crossword This course is an interactive game to revise the topic of memory . The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Memory and rhymes

Sensory, short term and long term memory

• Sensory, short term and long term memory This course covers topics in memory such as sensory, short-term and long-term memory, the semantic netwrok theory, the serial position effect, and maintenance and elaborative rehearsal. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: The relationship between and properties of sensory memory, short-term memory and long term memory Memory: maintenance and elaborative rehearsal Memory: the semantic network theory Memory: the serial position effect

Theories on forgetting

• Theories on forgetting This course covers topics associated with forgetting such as Ebbinghaus and the Forgetting curve, amnesia and Alzheimer's disease. The Contents tab displays all the lessons and topics of the course. Each time you click the Contents tab, you will come to this page. A green tick indicates those lessons and topics you have completed, so you can easily see your progress. Topics in this module: Memory: Ebbinghaus and the forgetting curve Organic causes of forgetting

Assessment

• Assessment Topics in this module: Memory and Cognition Assessment

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