PSYC340 Study Guide - Final Guide: Jerry Fodor, Eye Tracking, Steven Pinker
6 Feb 2018
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The tutorial presentation will be on measuring children"s attention through eye tracker. It"s a 4 minutes presentation on the rational, method, expected result, summary statement (approximately 240words) Rationale is based on use of eye tracker in developmental research. The purpose of the novel experiment design is to understand infant preference by measuring gaze spots, direction, duration, and motion) A typical habituation experiment measures the changes in looking time as a reaction towards familiar/ novel objects or events. Dr. hamish macdougall"s thesis on eye tracking is in university rare books collection # b2667976. The idea is to bring knowledge taught in week 1-8 lectures together: cognitive development, language, theory of mind, moral reason, social psychology, moral reason, empathy, The essay question will be a broad question regarding developmental psychology. To excel in the course: read, read, read! Impact factor should be taken into consideration when selecting journal articles, 1-1. 5 is typically recommend for psychology journal.
