| 1 | Introduction | |
| 2 | Variables and Controls - Signal Detection Theory | Written assignment due. CogLab 1: Signal detection (summary). |
| 3 | Single Factor Design and Statistics (T-test) | |
| 4 | Factorial Design and External Validity | Written assignment due. CogLab 2: Signal cueing (summary). |
| 5 | How to Write a Research Paper / How to Give a Talk | |
| 6 | Factorial Design and Statistical Analysis (ANOVA) | Written assignment due. CogLab 3: Visual search (summary). |
| 7 | Project 1 Presentation: Single Factor Design | Written assignment due. Project 1 short paper (1000 words). |
| 8 | MATLAB® Tutorial - Description of Project 2 | |
| 9 | Greatest Experiments in Cognitive Science | Written assignment due. CogLab 4: Typical reasoning (summary). |
| 10 | Experimental Paradigms in Cognitive Science | |
| 11 | Cognitive Neuroscience Methods | Written assignment due. CogLab 5: Mental rotation (summary). |
| 12 | Single Participant Experiments, Quasi-Experiments | Written assignment due. CogLab 6: Receptive fields (summary). |
| 13 | Correlational Studies and Non Experimental Research | |
| 14 | Project 2 Presentation: Factorial Design | Written assignment due. Project 2 short paper (1000 words). |
| 15 | Description of Project 3 | |
| 16 | Experiments in Other Sciences | |
| 17 | Special Topic: Understanding the Visual World | Written assignment due. Coglab 7: False memory (summary). |
| 18 | Ethics in Research | |
| 19 | General Review | Written assignment due. Coglab 8: Lexical decision (summary). |
| 20 | Exam in Class | |
| 21 | Project 3 Discussion | |
| 22 | Flawed Studies | |
| 23 | Review | |
| 24 | Project 3 Presentation | |
| 25 | Project 3 Presentation (cont.) | Written assignment due. Project 3 long paper (pp. 12-15). |
| 26 | Discussion of Articles (Optional) | |
| 27 | Last Class: Final | Written assignment due. Final project 3 paper. |