The Cognitive Group

The Cognitive Group is an informal group of students and faculty who meet bi-weekly to discuss research in the area of Cognitive Psychology, including studies of attention & perception, memory, language, and problem solving. The group hosts student and faculty presentations of research, brainstorming sessions, and discussions of recent articles of interest to students.

Past meetings have examined the relationship between IMing and anxiety, the importance of sleep to memory consolidation, the functional role of superstitions, false memories across the lifespan, whether schools kill creativity, the use of eyetracking in attentional research, and the influence of technology on gossip.

To receive more information about the Cognitive Group, or to be added to the group's listserv, contact Professor Knupsky or Professor Wiseman. You can also visit my blog (using the link above) to read summaries of Cognitive Group meetings as well as descriptions of recent work in the field and from my lab.

Spring 2009 Meeting Schedule:

Please Note: All meetings will take place on Friday's from 12:00-1:00 in Carnegie 101. Check this website for links to applicable resources and readings for each meeting.

January 23rd
February 6th
February 20th
March 6th
March 27th
April 10th
April 24th

Student Research

for a link to the reading, click here...

Nicole Tindall
Seth Mercer
Natalie Nagy & Sarah Winter
Jamie Skender
Angie Ricciardi
Maria Kennihan & Rachel Learned
Professor Calion Lockridge
Life After Allegheny Panel
WPUPC Practice Talks