User talk:Breaugha1

hey its dan, im sending you a message to complete this requirement. ok bye see you in class!

Hey hope you had a good weekend in Dayton. See you in class! --Courtney

Hey it's Lauren! I love wikipedia, SO MUCH!-- Lauren — Preceding unsigned comment added by LAElling (talk • contribs) 00:40, 24 February 2012 (UTC)

Hi Alyssa, This is Dr. D.

I have reviewed, briefly, the interesting articles you have posted to your queue and find these articles very doable: Dual-coding theory, and diffusion of responsibility. The others are "iffy" because their scope is limited with respect to the HISTORY of psychology: cognitive bias, self-serving bias. Finally, I am rejecting for several reasons the article: addiction recovery groups. I believe that you would be taking on a big load in making it relevant for the history of psychology, because is is a concept that is very recent--hence not a long history, and it is a big challenge and most likely beyond the scope of our course time available. You have two excellent choices. I suggest that you select one of those two, given my comments, and focus on it. Let me know of any questions you might have.

Thanks, Dr. D. — Preceding unsigned comment added by WebFlower1 (talk • contribs) 22:50, 26 February 2012 (UTC)

Assignment 4

Sources

Brunye, T. T., Taylor, H. A., & Rapp, D. N. (2008). Repetition and dual coding in procedural multimedia presentations.Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22, 877-895. doi:10.1002/acp.1396

Phylyshyn, Z. W. (1973). What the mind’s eye tells the mind’s brain: A critique of mental imagery. Psychological Bulletin, 80, 1-24.

Reed, S. K. (2010). Cognition: Theories and application (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Sternberg, R. J. (2003). Cognitive Theory (3rd ed.). Belmont, CA: Thomson Wadsworth.

Thomas, N. J.T., "Mental imagery", The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (Winter 2011 Edition), Edward N. Zalta (ed.), URL = .

Outline

At the beginning of the article, I will clearly define and give examples of the dual coding theory. As of now, there is a brief explanation of what the theory states, but it needs improvement. I will elaborate on the existing definition to create a better definition. An external link is already included to Allan Paivio, so I will keep this link.

After defining, I will move into the two types of codes used to store words and images mentally. There is a short paragraph that describes the two types of codes already in the article. While it is a good explanation, it only devotes one sentence to each. Again, I will elaborate on the codes since they are a major component of the theory. Examples of the when the codes are used will also be included.

Next will be support for this theory. Two subheadings: psychology support and cognitive neuroscience support If they can be located, external links for the studies and researchers mentioned in sources that conducted experiments with results that supported dual coding theory will be included. Right now, the article has a support section but I do not think it is very helpful. There are a few sentences that mention what other research has found, but nothing specific. Other experiments by Paivio will be found and referenced in this section. They were referenced in a few of my sources so I need to locate them and include summaries of the experiments he performed to support his dual coding theory. Also currently included in the article giving support for dual coding are various cognitive neuroscience tests. This will be kept in the article and additional information will be added to it. Included will be cerebral blood flow measures, event-related potentials, PET scans, and fMRIs.

Alternative theories In my sources, I frequently came across the Propositional theory. This theory will be linked externally with a brief sentence or two describing its main ideas. Rival of dual coding theory was common coding theory. This will also be briefly described in a few sentences and an external link included. Breaugha1 (talk) 21:46, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

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