PSYCH 143P: HUMAN PRBLM SOLVING ( Course Code: 68555 )

Topic	PDF format (three slides per page, easier to print)	PowerPoint format (original slides)	Reference Material
Learning by reinforcement	9_30 reinforcement learning example	9_30 reinforcement learning example	VIDEO clip Reinforcement Learning: pole balancing VIDEO clip Reinforcement Learning: devilsticking
Gestalt theories of problem solving	10_5	10_5
Inductive reasoning & hypothesis testing	10_7	10_7
Inductive reasoning & Bayes rule	10_12	10_12
Heuristics	10_14	10_14
Computer Simulation I	10_21	10_21
Computer Simulation II	10_28	10_28
Cognitive Development	11_2	11_2	VIDEO clip from Scientific American Frontiers. "It's a kid's world" aired on 3/29/1995 on PBS. Start video clip at 32:00 and watch till 43:00. Alternatively, if this file is too large for you to download, visit PBS, Scientific American Frontiers, go to "Season 5 (1994-1995) and click on "It's a kids world". Play the episode "Changing minds"
Intelligence	11_4	11_4
Expertise	11_9	11_9
Analogical Reasoning	11_16	11_16
Problem Solving & the Brain	11_23	11_23	BACKGROUND READING (NOT REQUIRED) PAPER ON INSIGHT & BRAIN: Jung-Beeman, M., Bowden, E.M., Haberman, J., Frymiare, J.L., Arambel-Liu, S., Greenblatt, R., Reber, P.J., & Kounios, J. (April, 2004). Neural activity observed in people solving verbal problems with insight. Public Library of Science - Biology, 2(4). PAPER ON MORAL JUDGMENT & BRAIN: Greene, J.D., Sommerville, R.B., Nystron, L.E., Darley, J.M., & Cohen, J.D. (2001). An fMRI investigation of emotional engagement in moral judgment. Science, 293, 2105-2108.

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